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1713-14 Wright, John
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Deeds and Wills Book 5, pp 291-292
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In Margin: Wright, Jno Will
Page 291
In the name of God amen I John Wright of Cople parish in the
county of Westmorld blacksmith being sick & weak of body but
of sound & perfect sence & memory thanks be to God for the
same and being alsoe senscible of this fraile life make here
my Will & testamt. Impr's. It is my will &
desire that my just debts be honestly paid-
Item I give &
bequeath to my grand son Thomas son of my daughter Hester
one heifer yearling together with her encrease to be
delivered to him within twelve months after my decease
Item I give &
bequeath to my grand daughter Mary daughter of my daughter
Susanna one yeareling heifer to be delivered to her within
twelve months after my decease
Item I give &
bequeath to my son John my plantation where on I now live
and the land thereunto belonging to him and the heires of
his body lawfully begotten for ever. and for want of
such heires then to my next heir at law and the heires of
his body lawfully begotten forever and in default thereof to
my next heir in the like maner forever-
Item I give
unto my said son John all my negroes by name Betty. Hannah.
Joe. & Solly to him & his heires together with all their
encrease for ever.
Item I give & bequeath to the child my wife now
goes with (if it be a male) all my land lying in Richmond
County to him and the heires of his body lawfully to be
begotten for ever and for want of such heires then to my
next heir at law and the heires of his body lawfully
begotten forever and in default thereof to my next heir in
the like manner forever But if please it should be a
female then I hereby give the said land & appurtenances to
my said son John in the same manner as the land above is
bequeathed to him. Provided he pay to his said Sister
- five thousand pounds of Tobacco within two years after she
shall attaine the age of seventeen or be marryed which shall
first happen
Item I give &
bequeath to my lov: wife Anne my grey mare called Jewell,
alsoe her side sadle & bridle
Item I give &
bequeath to Anna Sorrell daughter of Thomas & Eliz:a Sorrell
one three year old heifer to be delivered to her imediately
after this my will is proved.
Item I give &
bequeath to my son John aforesaid my best sett of Smith's
tools perticularly the largest anvil and the other sett I
give to the child my wife now goes with (if a boy if not)
then to my son John and
Page 292
his heires forever.
Item whereas I
have heretofore given unto my afores'd daughters Hester &
Susanna a large part of my estate I doe therefore give and
bequeath unto each of them one Shil. Sterl: To be in liew &
full of their filial part or child's por'ion of my personal
estate which they by any meanes whatsoever might or could
claime.
Lastly I doe
hereby nominate & appoint my s'd loving wife Anne & my said
son John es'ta Ex'er of this my will & testament
hereby revokeing all wills by me formerly made and I doe
appoint my son Thomas Blundell & my brother Thomas Walker to
take care that this my will be performed and to see that my
said son be taught to read & write and in case of his
mothers decease before he attaine the age of seventeen
yeares (at which time I leave him of age) then they to take
him & look after him and his estate soe as it may redound to
his best advantage, But he to live with my wife & she
to have the benefitt of his negroes labour soe long as she
remaines a widdow for & towards the schooling of my s'd son
& maintaineing him and further my will is that all my
personall estate, not above bequeathed be equally
divised between my wife the child she now goes with & son
John and in case of the death of the child my wife is now
quick with before it comes of age then that part of my
personal estate herein to it bequeathed to be & ascend to my
son John aforesaid
In Wittness whereof I have hereunto sett my hand & seale
this 21th day of January Ano 1713.
Seal'd published and declared in John Wright
(mark) Seal
P'Sence of us Tho: Sorrell Henry Asbury
Westm'rld ss: At a court held for the s'd county
the 26th day of May 1714. The last Will & testament of
John Wright dec'd was produced into Court by Ann his relict
who made oath thereto and being proved by the oaths of both
the wittnesses thereto is admitt to record and upon the
mo'con of the said Anne and their performing what is usuall
in such cases certificate is granted her & John Wright her
son for obtaining a probat thereof in due form.
Test
Tho: Sorrell DCCprd
Record atz nono die Juny 1714 pr Eunum Clerum
NOTE: In 1713, we were under a different calendar that
began in March, so this is written in 1714 by our calendar.
This tells us that Thomas and Hester Wright Blundell had a
son Thomas, and establishes that John Wright's second wife
Anne Walker had a brother Thomas Walker. And John's daughter
Susanna had a daughter Mary, but what was their last name?
