Person:John Boone (55)

Will of John Boone

In the Name of God Amen I John Boone of Christ Church Parish now of sound memory do make this my last Will and Testament

Item I Give and bequeath unto my Nephew John Boone Son of my Brother Thomas Boone & his heirs after the death of my Mother, my Plantation in Christ Church Parish.

Item I Give my Mother the work of Will and Hagar the Wife of Will, Israel, Murriar, Gate, hagar the Coock, big Tony Mulatto Frank & Bob, during her life, I also Give her the use of my boat Carts & Stock on said plantation during her Life.

Item after the death of my Mother I Give & bequeath unto my Nephew John Boone Son of my Brother Thomas Boone five negroes Namely Will, Hagar wife of Will, Israel, Murriar & Gate & their increase, but if the said John Boone dies before my Mother, then I Give the said five Negroes & their increase to my Nephew Thomas Boone son of my Brother Thomas Boone & his heirs, I also give my Nephew John Boone, my Boat, Carts, & Stock on said plantation.

Item. I Give to my Nephew Henry White the use of fifty Acres of high Land out of my Plantation in Prince Frederick's Parish, to be run Square from his House up the Branch.

I also Give him the use of fifty Acres of Swamp out of said Plantation beginning at the Head of the Lake and Continue up the Swamp, during the Space of ten years and no longer.

Item. I Give & bequeath unto my Nephew William Boone & the Issue of his Body My Plantation in Prince Frederick's Parish, but if my Nephew William Boone should not have any lawfull Issue at the time of his Death, I then give the said Plantation to my Nephew John Boone Son of my Brother Capers Boone and his heirs but if he should be dead at the time of the Death of the said William Boone I then Give the said Plantation to the Eldest son of my Brother Capers Boone then Living and his heirs, And I Give all my Stock on said Plantation to my Nephew William Boone.

Item. I Give and bequeath the remainder or Residue of my Estate including the Negroes given to my Mother and not otherways Disposed of with all their Increase to my Brother Capers Boone and my Nephew Levi Durand & their heirs, to be Equally divided between them, out of which I Will that each of them shall pay to my Niece Mary White Daughter of James White, the sum of four thousand pounds, and I do farther Will that the money remain in their Hands they paying her the Interest half Yearly, And I do further will that the Money be paid to her in one year after she is married, and in Case she dies before Marriage I then Give her full power to dispose of it by Will, as she pleases, my desire is that my Negroes be Divided in families, and if it should so happen that it cannot be Equally done that the Difference be paid in Money, My Will is that my Brother Capers Boone and my Nephew Levi Durand shall pay all my Debts and funeral Charges.

Lastly I do hereby Constitute Nominate and Appoint my Brother Capers Boone and my Nephew Levi Durand Executors to this my last Will and testament given under my hand and Seal this twenty Second Day of June in the Year of our Lord One thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy three.

This was Signed the fourth day of June One thousand Seven hundred and Seventy Six

(Signed) John Boone

Witnessed by:

Mary White

Sarah Gibbes

Mary White

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 International Genealogical Index. ( The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint, 1999-2008).