Person:Sarah Burden (4)

Sarah Burden

• A Last Will & Testament of Sarah

Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Wills

Walker, Sarah. 28 Jan., 1668/9; 22 Dec., 1679.

To Col. John Walker's six daughters, Anne Paine, Frances Walker, Elizabeth Walker, Sarah Walker, Esther :Walker and Jane Walker; son Henry; daughter Mary Burden;

witnesses Francis Setle, Richard Fox.

• Old Rappahannock Co Deeds & Wills - 1677-1678; pg 123-126

I SARAH WALKER doe give and bequeath unto Collo. JOHN WALKERs Six Daughters as followeth;

Imprimis Six young Negroes

Item I give to ANNE PAINE the Negro boy cald Richard.

Item I give to FRANCES WALKER the Negro boy cald Peter. Item I give unto JANE WALKER the Negro girls calld Deborah.

Item I give unto ELIZABETH WALKER a Negro girle calld Suzanna;

Item I give unto SARAH WALKER the Negro girle cald Mareay at my decease;

Item I give unto EASTER WALKER the Negro boy called Palmer when she marrieth

Item I give unto ANNE PAYNE one young Filley allmost a yeare old and to the rest of her Sisters every one a Mare foale as soone as it pleaseth God to send them

Item. I give unto FRANCES WALKER five Cows when she marrieth

Item. I give unto JANE WALKER five Cows when she marrieth

Item. I give unto ELIZABETH WALKER five Cows when she marrieth

Item. I give unto SARAH WALKER five Cows when she marrieth January the 28th: in the yeare of our Lord 1668

Item. I give unto ESTHER WALKER five Cows when she marrieth

Item I give to ANNE PAYNE, FRANCES WALKER, JANE WALKER and ELIZABETH WALKER all the Plate that was their Fathers to be equally devided amongst them

Item I give to my Sonne, HENRY, one Silver Beaker and a Silver Spoone at my decease

Item I give unto my Daughter, MARY BURDEN, one Silver Tankard & one Silver Spoone att my decease

Item I give unto my Daughter, SARAH WALKER, one Great Silver Salt Cellar & one Silver Spoons att. my decease

Item I give unto my Daughter, ESTHER WALKER, one Silver Bason & one Silver Spoone att my decease

Item I give unto FRANCES WALKER when she marrieth ten Pewter Dishes Item I give unto JANE WALKER when she marrieth ten Pewter Dishes

Item I give unto ELIZABETH WALKER when she marrieth ten Pewter Dishes

Item I give unto my Sonne, HENRY, when he cometh to age, one Feather bed and Boulster, one Rugg, one paire of Blanketts, one paire of Piloves; & pillowbeeres, and one pairs of Sheetes

Item I give unto my Daughter, MARY BURDEN, one Featherbed, one Boulster, one paire of Blanketts

Item one paire of Sheets with a Couple of Pillows and pillowbeares at her Marriage.

As Witness my hand and Seale the day and years abovesd

FRANS. SETTLE, SARAH WALKER

RICHD: FOX

Recordatr. xx9th die Xbris 1679

• Old Rappahannock Co Deed Book 5 - 1672-1674; pg 69-70

TO ALL CHRISTIAN PEOPLE to whom these presents shall come Know yee that I SARAH STONE alias WALKER of the County of Rappa did in the time of my widowhood but before I had proved the Will of Conel JOHN WALKER my late Husband deceased did set apart certaine young Negroes certaine Cattle some Plate and household stuff which I did intend to give unto the Children of Collo. JOHN WALKER deceased as also to some of my owne had by him and to that intent RICHARD FOX did make a writing of the particulars doe intended upon consideration that it might oblige them the more to Love and Respect me and stir up filial! affections in them unto me but finding contrary to Expectation I am for my good will and affection to them contemned & despised and Rewarded wth Contumelious words and opprobrious actions and my loving Husband JOHN STONE molested by Litigious Lawsuits and daily threatened by more Suites of Law doe by these presents annul! make void and of none effect the said Instrument of Wrighting annulling revoking and making void all and every the said premises part parcel! or gift therein contained in the said Wrightings as if there never was or had been any such Gifts by Writing made and giving them fully to the disposing of my own loving husband and do further declare that I the said SARAH STONE alias WALKER did never subscribe the said Wrighting but what is there subscribed is the act and subscription of RICHARD FOX and doe moreover with the consent of my loving Husband JOHN STONE make and appoint Mr. HENRY CLERK my true and lawful! Attorney to acknowledge this as my act and deed in Court. In Witness whereof I have sett my hand and seale this 3 day of November 1672

in presence of us THOMAS BLISSED, SARAH STONE

HENRY CREIGHTON

I acknowledge my consent to this as witness my hand and seale the day and year above written

Test THOMAS BLISSED. JOHN STONE

HEN CREIGHTON

Recognit in Cu: Corn Rappa sexto die Novembris 1672