Hanover County, Virginia
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In the name of God Amen this Twenty Seventh day of September in the Year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred and seventy two I, John Walton of Hanover County being sick and week in Body but of perfect sence and memory thanks to god for the same calling to mid the mortality of my body knowing it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament that is to say principally and first of all I give my Soul into the hands of Almighty God that gave it and my Body to the Earth to be Buried in a Deceant Christian manner at the Descretion of my Executors hereafter named and as touching my Worldly Estate which it hath been pleased God to Bless me with in this life I give and dispose of in the following manner and form First I will that all my Just Debts be paid Item I do lend to my loving wife Mary Walton the Plantation whereon I now live & the plantation called the New Design adjoining with all Houses thereunto Appertaining household and kitchen furniture (Beds & furniture only excepted) four Negroes named Harry, Hannah, Sue and Lewis, my Cart & four work Oxen, Six cows with Calf & Six young Cattle, eight Head of Sheep & thirty head of Hogs, of the Plantation whereon I now live, two work Horses, namely a Grey horse called Possom & the bay Colt, one womans Saddle and Bridle, all the Crop of Corn made upon the Plantation whereon I now live and all the Geese if my Wife should Marry again then my desire is she to have only one third part lent her and the thirds of the land to laid of on the East side of the plantation, and after her decease all the Estate lent her be equally divided amongst all my Children, George, John, Simeon, Edward, Mary, Jessee, Elizabeth, Robert, Frances, William, Mizapina & Newel Walton, Item I gave and delivered to my Son George Walton one Tract and percell of Land lying in Amelia County containing two Hundred Acres and two Negroes named Peter and a Girl named Lett which I give to him & to his heirs and Assigns forever Item I give and Bequeath to my Son John Walton one tract and percell of Land in Louisa County whereon he now liveth & five Negroes namely, Doll & her two Youngest Children (Delivered) and a Wench named Sall & a fellow named Ned and thirty pounds to be raised out of my Estate (to make up his land equal to the others) which I give to him & his Heirs and Assigns forever Item I give and bequeath to my son Jessee Walton a certain Tract and percell of Land in Amilia County whereon he now liveth and three Negroes named old Phillis young Phillis & a Boy named Cager and fifty pounds to be raised out of my Estate (to make his land equal to the others) which I give to him & his Heirs and Assigns forever Item I give and Bequeath to my son Simeon Walton a Tract of Land in Amilia County likewise a Tract of Land I Bought of his brother George Joining to his former Tract (my son Simeon to pay my Estate one Hundred Pounds as this Bond given to me, and the Balance of the Value of the Land I bought of my son George my Will is the said Simeon to pay my Son George) and two Negroes named George & Amy which I give to him his Heirs & Assigns forever Item I give and Bequeath to my son Edward Walton all that Tract or Percell of Land that I Bought of John Tisdale commonly called Holloways & all the Land I bought of Wainston thereunto adjoining, and a Negro Girl named Morning and as much Money as he paid to John Hawkins for a Negro of which I took in the Bond to him & to his heirs and Assigns forever Item I give and Bequeath to my son Robert Walton a Tract of Land upon the branches of Hensons Creek in Louisa County, and three Negroes named Unity Venus & Agga, a bed and furniture & the Young bay Stone colt which I give to him & to his Heirs and Assigns forever, Item I give and Bequeath to my Son William Walton (after my wifes decease) all the Land and plantations whereon I now live & lent to his Mother, and four Negroes named Darba, Lucy, Dinah & Lucy’s youngest Child named Mager a bed and furniture a young bay Colt Just braiking to him & to his Heirs and Assigns forever Item I give and Bequeath to my Son Newell Walton all that Tract and percell of land I bought of Presshood & England on the North River and all the profits and Rents thereof tell he arrives to Age of Twenty one Years and three Negroes named Pompa, Rachel & Ebo one Bed & furniture ten pounds in Lue of a horse and ten Pounds to pay for the Schooling of him which I give to him & his Heirs and Assigns forever, Item I give and Bequeath to my Daughter Mary Baker four Negroes named Dava, Patt, Tenah & Daniel which I give to her & to her Heirs & Assigns forever Item I give and Bequeath to my Daughter Elizabeth Wadkins four Negroes named Jacob, Howard, Milly, Nutta, which I give to her heirs and Assigns forever, Item I give and Bequeath to my Daughter Frances Walton five Negroes named Jack, Nan, Ama, Charles & Jemmy one Bed and furniture and a Horse commonly called England which I give to her & her heirs & Assigns forever Item I give and Bequeath to my Daughter Mizapina Walton five Negroes named Will, Jenny, Daphny, Sam & Tamor, one Bed & furniture, and twelve pounds in lue of a Horse and Saddle which I give to her & to her Heirs and Assigns forever And if any of my Children should die before they Marry or come of Age to Twenty one years, then my Will is all that part left or bequeathed to them to be equally divided amongst all rest of their surviving Brothers & Sisters I will that my Estate may not be appraised I Will that all the Bonds Bills & all Debts and Demands due to me, all the present Crop Tobacco and all other of my Estate not given out, consisting in what nature or Quality whatsoever may be equally divided amongst all my Children above mentioned, and I do appoint my Son John Walton & Isham Wadkins & William Baker Executors of this my last Will and Testament. In witness whereunto I have hereunto set my hand and Affixed my Seal this day and year above written
Signed, Sealed published pronounced
and Declared by the said John Walton
as his Last Will and Testament in the
Presence of the Subscribers
The words….God….it, a….pounds…& to enterlined before Assigns
David Smith
his
John Anthony
Mark
Edward Walton
Joseph Goodman
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At a court held for Hanover County on Thursday the 5th day of November this last Will and Testament of John Walton deceased was offered to proof by John Walton & William Baker two of the Executors therein named & the several witnesses thereto being sworn & examined. It appears to the Court that the said deceased executed the said Will when in his perfect Sences and the same being proved by the Oath of the said Executors was ordered to be Recorded
Test
William Pollard CHC
A Copy
William Pollard Jr. CHC
The surviving Executor of old Mr. Walton (to wit) Mr. Baker should proceed to sell the perishable estate in 12 months credit after having advertized the same a reasonable time – If old Mrs. Walton has died without will, some person must qualify as her administrator before the crop made this year, or the rest of the property which she has acquired since her husbands death can be disposed of
F. Harris
Nov 26th 1804
N. B. The executor of old Mr. John Walton has nothing to do with his wifes estate
F.H.