Person:Joseph Woolfolk (13)

Will of Joseph Woolfolk

Pages 523-26. Will of Joseph Woolfolk of Orange County and Parish of St. Stephen, being sick and weak in body, dated 21 May 1778.

To my loving wife Christian Woolfolk during her natural life my tract of land I now live on and mill which I shall hereafter give to my son Joseph. In case my wife should marry she should have only the houses and one helf of the said lakd and the mill, the other half the said lands, my son Joseph to take possession of immediately after she marrys.

Also to my wife during her natural life the use of six Negroes Charles, Abram, Dinah, Milly, Jack, Arthur, as also all my stock of cattle, horses, hogs, sheep, etc., except such as I shall hereafter mention. Likewise my household furniture, plantation utensils.

To my son Agustin Woolfolk hour Negroes Isaac, Adam, Will and Dave, a feather bed and furniture and a sorrel mare.

Unto my son Joseph Woolfolk the other half of my lands and mill, two negroes Dick and Cookey, one feather bed and furniture and a young bay mare.

The lands I lent to my wife, at her death my son Joseph to have the whole tract.

I have given my son Augustine Woolfolk too [sic] Negroes in leu [sic] of the lands, Will and Dave.

To my daughter Elizabeth Thomas two Negroes Lilly and Pompey, a feather bed and furniture and a young bay mare.

To my daughter Frances Woolfolk two Negroes Sarah and Peter, one feather bed and furniture and a young mare.

To my daughter Elender Woolfolk two Negroes Harry and Keziah, also one feather bed and furniture and young mare.

If my son Joseph Woolfolk should die without heir the lands should fall to his brother Augustine Woolfolk upon the said Augustine Wollfolk paying each of his sisters £50.

As to the Negroes, should either of them [my children] die before they come to lawful age or marry, that part shall be equally divided among all my children.

My wife and executors shall either sall a Negro lent to my wife named Arthur or either of my Negroes lent my wife or what part of my stock and household furniture they think proper to pay my debuts.

Shoud my wife marry, what I have lent to her shall not be carried our of this colony. It shall be forfeit and divided among all my children.

Should either of my children have misfortune to loose one of there Negroes before my wife dies my wife and executors shall make up the same.

What estate falls to me at the death of my mother shall be equally divided among all my children.

All my estate which I have lent my wife, at her decesase to be equally divided among all my children.

My brother John Woolfolk and John Oakes and my loving wife Christian Woolfolk executors. Shouldeither refuse to act then my brother Thomas Woolfolk executor.

(signed) Joseph Woolfolk

Wit: Lawrence Young, Thomas Woolfolk, David Bibb, John (X) Burrus.

22 Oct. 1778. Presented into Court by John Woolfolk and John Oakes. Proved by Laurence Young, David Bibb and John Burrus. Executors with Thomas Woolfolk and Laurence Young their securities entered into bond in the sum of £10,000 current money.

[Orange County Virginia Will Book 2, 1744-1778, Dorman, pg. 113-14].