Person:Thomas Kidd (3)

Will of Thomas Kidd

Will of Thomas Kidd

May 28, 1680; Middlesex County, Virginia

In the name of God Amen, I Thomas Kid of Rapahanack River in the county of Middlesex being sick of body butt in perfect health of memory praised be to God for it att the making of this my Will and Testament.

First I bequeath my soule to God my maker, that gave it to me and my body the ground.; to bee burried in a decent manor.

Second my will and pleasure is that my son Thomas Kid shall have my dwelling house & plantation after his mothers decease with foe hundred and fifty acors of land ajoying theirto; Likewise my will and pleasure is, that no parte nor parcell of the estate shall bee alienated or disposed of; but it shall remaine to him and his heires lawfully begotten or to my sonne William or his heires lawfully begotten and in case of mortallity that niither of my sonns enjoy it; then the whole tract of land, that is now undivided between my sonns, to be equally devided between to my datterss, Elizabeth and Jane, further my will and pleasure is that my sonne William Kid have my other plantation with two hundred acores theirto ajoining; further my will is that my son William have the first increase of the mare called gemo and then she and her increase be equally devided between my three children, William, Elizabeth & Jane, at their coming of age; further my will and pleasure is that my sonn Thomas; have that horse colte that sires one my other mare called bonny; further my will is that my datter Elizabeth have a cow called brandy, with hur increase and my sonn William to have one yearline heafer called by the name of brandy's heafer with her increase, further I will and bequeath to my wife Jane Kidd all the rest of my estate and my wife Jane Kid be whole executrixe and adminisstratix and after my wife's decease if he be alive, I appointe my sonn Thomas Kid to be gardian to the rest of my children; and Richard Willis and John Willis to be oversseres.

All the aforesd articles is the will and desire of me Thomas Kid as witness my hand and seale this 28th day of May 1680.

(signed) Thomas Kidd

Testes;

John Willis (his X mark)

Tho. Kid (signed)

Edward _____?