Person:George Mott (1)

Will Extract of George Mott

Will of George Mott

In the name of God Amen; I George Mott of the Parish of Sittingbourne in the County of Rappahannock, Planter, being sick and weak of body, but in perfect sence and memory, bless be God, do make my last Will and Testament in manner and form following:

First: I commit my soul to God that gave it me, and my body to the earth to be decently buried at the discretion on my surviving friends, and for my part the divident of land on the North side of Rappahannock River granted to my brother John Mott and I by patent dated as James City the Seventeenth of October, 1670, my will is that my well beloved wife Elizabeth Mott shall enjoy on e third part there of during natural life, and that the land be equally divided among my children, Viz: Elizabeth, Margaret, Anne and Ellen, and if it shall happen that my wife be with child at my death, and the child live, that it shall have an equal part with the rest, but if it be a son my last will ----- is that if any of my daughters above depart this life before she comes to age or marrie that then the son shall enjoy her part of the land and in case more of my children die my will is that the survivors be joint heirs.

Then as for my personal Estate my will is that my wife have and enjoy one third part thereof forever, to be at her own disposition and the other two thirds to be equally divided among the children, to be delivered in kind as in respect of age and quality either when they marry of come to the age of Seventeen years, and Whereas my Brother and I have jointly given to the children some certain sheep and cattle my desire is that they be distinguished by a marke and that they with their increase bee by my wife improver to the childrens best advantage, and I doe make and appoint my well beloved wife to be my sole Executrix of this my last Will and Testament, and I doe desire that my well beloved Brother, John Mott will bee assistant to her in the management of the Estate and for the performance thereof my desire is that an Inventorie may be be taken of all the personal Estate appertaining to my Brother and that noe division bee made thereof butthat they would live together upon the plantation with the Estate jointly as my Brother and I formerly have done, only dividing the crop yearly and each to have the disposal of their part at their own discretion.

But if it should happen that they shall see cause to divide the Estate and live apart, that then my Brother shall have one-half of the profits of the orchard during his life, and I do further give liberty to my Executrix and my Brother to sell one thousand acres of the divident of land a bove before the division thereof betwixt them and to divide the produce thereof betwixt them equally, and the remainder of land to be equally divided betwixt my Brother and my children. And where as there was an Instrument of writing made betwixt my Brother and I under our hands and seals on purpose to destroy joyntenancie betwixt us bearing date the 10th of October, 1671, where in mention is also made of certain parcels of land conveyed and to be conveyed to several persons, as also Two Thousand Acres of land so ald and acknowledged in Court to Mr. William Thornton, therefore this my will that if my Executrix or any of my children shall act or do anything contrary to the true intent and meaning of our several agreements with those parties that then the damages arising thereby shall be made good out of their or any of their part of my Estate. I do likewise constitute and appoint my well beloved wife Elizabeth Mott to my Executrix of the Last Will and Testament of Mr. Soloman Martin, and do desire that my said wife having the Consent of my Brother John Mott if living to dispose of the increase of the Estate given to my children by the said Soloman Martin as also of the Estate a----already in their possession the use and benefit of my children and to no other end or purpose, and I do by this Will and Testament revoke all other Wills and Testaments.

As Witness my hand and seal this last day of March 1674.

(Signed) George Mott Seal

Wit:

James Harrison

John Bowsier

Henry Hackery

Probate & Record at 27 day of May 1674

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