In the name of God Amen April 17th 1720,
I Daniel Field of Westmoreland County am extream sick at
thes point expecting to die and do ordain this my last Will
and testament revoking and avoiding; all other wills and
testament
first I bequeath my soul to the hands of
the Almighty God trusting in the merritts & redeemer of our
blessed saviour to have full pardon of all my sins as for
what estate it pleased god to send me in this world I give
advice & bequeath in manner and informed as followeth.
Item I give and bequeath to my eldest son
Dan Field all his holy living wherein he now lives within
and without and all the land belongeth to me about Popes
Creek to him and his heirs forever
Item I give and bequeath to my daughter
Joyce Hudson one negro named Jey & 3 plantacons the Taylor
Wilkersons and John Edwards to her and her heirs forever.
Item I give and bequeath to my son Henry
Field a large still and copper with the worm & materials
belonging to it One large brrass kettle a spitt & a iron
pottrack being at my lower plantacon in Stafford County
going by the name of William Ports to him and his heirs
forever.
Item I give and bequeath to my son
Abraham Field the plantacon called Simeon Luckens & all the
lower part of the land joyning to the lower branch near the
plantacon called Taylors Wilkinson to him and his heirs
forever
Item I give to my son Henry One little
plantacon containing 50 acres which Charles Ricklings lives
on to him and his heirs forever.
Item I give and bequeath to my sons
Abraham and Henry all my other estate in the fork of the
Rappahannock river in what manner of Kind soever & four
negroes Will, Geb, Sam and Peter; one white servant called
Catrine Simons
as for my personal estate at my lower
houses One half to be conducted into this and the other to
Evan Price.
Item I construct & impower my son John
Wheeler and Evan Price to be my exs of this my last Will &
testament & in comformacon hereof I the said Daniel Field
hereunto set my hand & seal the day above written
Daniel Field (seal)
Witness
Robert Duncan
Roger Abetman
Ann Betman
Joseph Parkes
Westmoreland Co.-
At Ct held for the said County the 29th day of June 1720 the
last Will & testament of Daniel Field decd. was presented in
to Court by Evan Price one of the Executors who made oath
thereto and being proved by the Oaths of Robert Duncan,
Roger Abetman & Joseph Parke three of the Witnesses thereto
is admitted to record, and upon the motion of the sd PRICE
and his preforming what is usial in such Cases Certificate
is granted for Obtaining a probate thereof in due form John
Wheeler the other exr in Open refusing to undertake the
burden thereof
Test: Tho: Sorrel Clu. Com. D Record date (no date) July
1720
