In the name of God amen. I Richard Pemberton of Cumberland County being sick & weak but of sound & disposing sence & memory do make & ordain this my last will & testament in manner following hereby revoking all former & other
wills by me at any time heretofore made.
First I desire that all my debts be paid & discharged by my executors
hereafter named.
Item my will & desire is that my beloved wife Frances hold and enjoy the
plantation & tract of land whereon I now live during her natural life time
with full power to cut clear & work the same or otherwise make use thereof
as she in her discretion shall think fitt for the better support education &
maintainance of my children and after her death my will & desire is that the
said plantation and tract of land may be sold & the money arising therefrom
may be equally devided amongst all of my children William, Martha, James,
Richard, George, Mary, & Magdalane or their representatives to them & to
their heirs forever.
Item my will & desire is that the remainder of my estate of all kind soever
it may consist of and be such as hogs, horses, cattle, sheep, & houshold
goods & of all other kind whatsoever may be appraised & devided into eight
equal parts one of which parts for my wife and one part for
each of my children to have & possess as they shall arrive to the age of
twenty one years or being married to them & to their heirs forever.
Lastly I do appoint my wife my friends James Briant & James Briant jun'r &
William Street executors of this my will In witness whereof I have set my
hand and affixed my seal to this will written in part of two pages this
Thiryeth day of January Anno Domini one Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty
Nine.
                       His
         Richard (X) Pemberton
                   Mark
Signed sealed published & declared
In presence of us the subscribers who in
the testators presence & at his request
Subscribe as witnesses
Sam'l Flournoy
William Bradly
John Howard

At court held for Cumberland county the 24th July 1769. This last will and
testament of Richard Pemberton deceased was proved by the witnesses thereto
and ordered to be recorded and on the motion of Frances Pemberton the
executrix therein named who made oath according to law certificate was
granted her for obtaining a probat thereof in due from giving security
whereupon she together with William Street and Samuel Flournoy his securitys
entered into bond according to law liberty being reserved to the executors
to join in probat.
   Test
    G. Carrington jr D. C.

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Note : William Bradly may have been a brother of Frances(Bradly)Pemberton
list here as wife.
In 1753 Richard Pembleton bought 100 acres of land, between the two Manikin
Creeks, from Daniel Perrow.(Deed Book 2 page 74) This land adjoined Thomas
Bradley, and was Witnessed by James Bryant Jr. who was now an executor.

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submitted by Walter Pemberton