Person:John Richardson (64)

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Will of John Richardson of Cumberland County, Virginia

In the name of God amen, I John Richardson of the County of Cumberland being through the abundant Mercy of God though weak in body yet of a sound & perfect understanding & memory do constitute this my last Will and Testament and desire it may be rec'd by all as such, Imprimis I most humbly bequeath my soul to God my Maker beseeching his most gracious acceptance of it; through the all sufficient Merits & Mediation of my most compassionate Redeemer Jesus Christ who give himself to be an atonement for my sins & is able to save to the utmost all that come unto God by him being he ever liveth to make intercession for them, & whom I trust will not reject me a returning penitent sinner when I come to him for mercy in this hope & confidence I render up my Soul with comfort humbly beseeching the most blessed & glorious trinity one God most holy most merciful & gracious to prepare me for the time of my dissolution & then take me to himself into the peace and rest and incomparable felicity which he has prepared for all that love & fear his Holly Name Amen Blessed be God Imprimis I give my body to the Earth from whence it was taken in full assurance of its resurrection from thence at the last day as for my burial I desire it may be descent without pomp or state at the desire of my Executors hereafter named who I doubt not will manage it with all requisite prudence, as to my worldly estate. I will & positively order that all my lawful debts be paid.

Item. I give and bequeath to my son, Isham Richardson, the plantation whereon I now live and five hundred acres of land which is the survey whereon the plantation is to him and his heirs forever.

Item. I Give and bequeath to my son Isham Richardson, all land I own on Hodnetts Creek in Albemarle County except sixty six acres on the South side of the said Hodnetts Creek being Little Willises, which belongs to John Gannaway, Junr and it is my desire that my son, John Richardson may have two acres of the said land on the South side of said creek which is intended to build a mill on that he and his brother, Isham Richardson, may be partners in the said mill, which I give to him and his heirs forever & the remainder part to the said Isham Richardson and his heirs forever.

Item. I Give and bequeath to my son John Richardson eight hundred acres of land lying on Cub Creek in Lunenburg County to him and his heirs forever.

Item. I Give and bequeath to my daughter Eliza Richardson, three hundred and twenty acres of land lying on Lickinghole Creek in Goochland County to her and her heirs forever.

Item. I Give and bequeath to my daughter Mary Richardson three hundred acres of land joining the land I now live on, to her and her heirs forever.

Item. I Give and bequeath to my daughter Martha Richardson, one hundred and fifty acres of land lying on Mill Creek in Goochland County, to her and her heirs forever.

Item. I give and bequeath to my said daughter Martha Richardson forty pounds current money which is to be paid her by my son Isham Richardson, to her and her heirs forever

Item. I give and bequeath to my daughter Ann Richardson two hundred acres of land on Buffelow River in Amelia County at the upper end of my land, to be laid off in regular form length ways across the river.

Item. I give and bequeath to my daughter Sarah Richardson two hundred acres of land joining the above mentioned lands.

Item. I give and bequeath to my daughter Susanah Richardson two hundred acres of land joining the same.

Item. I give and bequeath to my daughter Agness Richardson two hundred acres of land joining the same.

Item. I give and bequeath to my daughter Frances Richardson the remainder part of the said Tract of Land to them and each of them and their heirs forever.

Item. I give and bequeath to my son Isham Richardson one Negro woman named Cate, one feather bed and furniture to him & his heirs forever.

Item. I give and bequeath to my son John Richardson one Negro Girl named Hannah and one feather bed and furniture to him & his Heirs forever.

Item. I give and bequeath to my daughter Eliza Richardson one feather bed and furniture to her and her heirs forever.

Item. I give and bequeath to my daughter Mary Richardson one feather bed and furniture to her and her heirs forever.

Item. I give and bequeath to my daughter Martha Richardson one feather bed and furniture to her and her heirs forever.

Item. I give and bequeath to my daughter Ann Richardson one feather bed and furniture to her and her heirs forever.

Item. I give and bequeath to my daughter Sarah Richardson one feather bed and furniture to her and her Heirs forever.

Item. I give and bequeath to my daughter Susanah Richardson one feather bed and furniture to her and her heirs forever.

Item. I give and bequeath to my daughter Agnes Richardson one feather bed and furniture to her and her Heirs forever.

Item. I give and bequeath to my daughter Frances Richardson one feather bed and furniture to her and her heirs forever.

Item. I lend to my Beloved Wife Mary Richardson all the remainder of my Estate during her life and after her decease to be equally divided among my children.

And it is my desire that my beloved Friends John Gannaway, Obadiah Woodson, and Charles Anderson be Executors of this my last Will & Testament, In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 22d day of June 1753.

(Signed) John X Richardson L. S. [His Mark]

Roger Williams

His

William X Brown

Mark

Cumberland Sc.

At a Court held for Cumberland County Sep’r 24th 1753.

The within last Will and Testament of John Richardson dec’d was presented in Court by Obediah Woodson and Charles Anderson two of the Executors therein named who made oath thereto according to Law, and being proved by the Witnesses thereto was ordered to be recorded, and on the motion of the said Executors Certificate was granted them for obtaining a probate thereof in due form. John Gannaway the other Executor therein named refused to take upon himself the burden of the Execution thereof.

Teste

Thompson Swann C.C.C.

Carol O. Henshaw Debuty Clerk,

Circuit Court, Cumberland County, Virginia