Will of John Watson of
Written
In the name of God Amen: I, John Watson of Pittsylvania County, Virginia, being of perfect
health, body, and mind and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to
die,do make, constitute and ordain this my last Will and Testament that isto
say principally and first of all, I recommend my soul unto the handsof God who
gave it to me and as for my body, I recommend it to the earthto be buried in a
Christian like and decent manner at the direction ofmy executors, hereafter
named, and as for my worldly goods wherewith ithath pleased God to bless me
with in this life, I give and bequeath, deviseand dispose of in the manner and
form as following:
Item: It is my Will and I do order in the
firstplace all my just debts be paid and burial
charges paid and settled.
Item: I give and bequeath to my beloved son, William and his heirs forever my dwelling plantation and all the
land thereto belongingand as for my moveable estate, I also give and bequeath
the whole I possessto my son William whom I constitute and ordain to be my only
sole executorof this my last Will and Testament.
Item: I give and bequeath to my son Thomas and to my son John and to my daughter Grisel lFarthing to my daughter Ceziah Hughes and to my
daughter Anphilda
Tounsend and totheir heirs forever one
shilling sterling to each of them their full shareof all my whole estate to be
paid out of my estate by my executor as witnesswhereof I have hereto set my
hand and seal this day and year.
/s/ John Watson
Witnesses: John Hammond, Josiah Ferguson and Elisha Burton
Teste Will Tunstall
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