Person:Daniel Field (13)

Will

Will of Daniel Field, signed a will 17 April 1720, proved on 19 June 1720 in Westmoreland County, Virginia.

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

(Signed) 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 into 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

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   Daniel Field had a residence from 1663 to 1720 in Washington Parish, Westmoreland County, Virginia.
   
   Inheritance Fact: Daniel is listed in his father, Abraham's will, 26 August 1674, Westmoreland County, Virginia. -Aug. 26, 1674. Daniel Field is listed in father, Abram Field's will written 16 June 1674. He is willed a heifer and equal division of Abram's "personall estate be sold at an outcry for the best advantage of my five children"...
   
   Daniel Field worked as a Planter from about 1680 to 1720 in Westmoreland County, Virginia.
   
   http://www.luciefield.net/FieldDaniel1663.pdf