To Mary Owen (daughter of Richard Owen, Jr. and Lucy his wife) a legacy, provided she lives with her grandmother until her decease of she herself marries and proves dutiful to her grandmother, Elizabeth Owen.
To eldest son John Owen, &c.; to my daughter Mary Nicholds, &c.; to my son Richard Owen, &c.; to my son Ralph Owen, &c.; to my son Henry Owen, &c.; to my daughter Elizabeth Stovaul; to my son, William Owen, &c.; to my son Thomas Owen, &c.; to my daughter Sarah Wamaack; to my well beloved sons, James Owen and Ambrose Owen, &c.
Wife, Elizabeth, executrix; James & Ambrose Owen, executors.
(Signed) Richard [His-X-Mark] Owen
Witnesses: David Green, Wm. W. Chandler, William Chandler, Jr.
[Source: "A History of Halifax County (Virginia), Chapter X, Wills, pg. 322-323].