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- === did John Moss marry the sister of John Boughan or did John Boughan marry Mary the sister of John Moss?
1697-1699 Essex County, Virginia Deed & Will Book, Part II; [Antient Press]; Page 163-165
IN THE NAME OF GOD, Amen. I JOHN MESS [Moss] being very sick & weake in body but I thank God in perfect sence & memory, do make this my last Will & Testament in manner & forme as followeth:
First I give my soul to Almighty God that gave it me hopeing through the merits & mediation of my Lord & Savr: Jesus Christ to receive eternall hapiness after this paynfull life is ended and my body to th earth from whence it came to be decently buryed at. the hands of my &ex: hereafter followeth;
Itm. I give and bequeave unto my Daffter, ANNE MESS, one parcell of Land that lyeth on the West side of a brance called the POPLAR BRANCH, as is already layd out from the head of the said Brance to the back line so adjoyning upon the Division line of JNO. HARPER & her heiers for ever
Itm. I give & bequeave unto my Dafter, MARY MESS, that Land and plantation where HENRY KURBEY now liveth with all ye Land on the South side of a Brance called the MEREY BRANCE to take into her possesssion after my death & so to remains until! please God my Wife, MARY MESS, shall dye, and after the death of my said Wife, I give the above sd Land & Plantation to my Daffter, ELIZA: MESS, and her hares for ever and the Plantacon and land belong to it wch: is not already bequeaved where I now liveth I then give unto my Dafter, MARY MESS, and her hares for ever;
Itm. I give all the Increase of my Mare to be eaqualley to be devided between my to Daffters, MARY MESS & ELIZA: MESS, as long as my said Mare shall live to them and there hares for ever;
It. My will & desier is tht my old Mare & my Spaied Mare shall run upon my now dewell Plantation for the yuse & service of the sd Plantation;
It, I give and bequeave to MARY BOUGHAN, Daffier, to JNO: BOUGHAN, one yowe & a Lame to take into her harn hands & posesion presently after my death;
It: I give and bequeave unto DIANEY RICHARDSON, Daffter of ROBT. RICHARDSON, one yowe & Lame to be take into har porsisian presently after my death
Itm. I give & bequeave to my Brother, JOHN BOUGHAN, all my waring gloves to take into his posision presently after my death;
It: I give and bequeave to my Son in Law, WM. COX, one pare of gloves & one pare of Spures to take into his hands & p;osision presently after my death;
It: I give and bequeave unto JOHN TAYLOR four yards of Karsey that I have noe in the Chest wth: butons & thread to make it up to take into his hands & posision presently
after my death; And all the rest of my Estate that please God have bestowed upon me, my will & desier is that it should be eaqually devided between my Wife, MARY MESS, & my three Children, as above menconed, making my Daffter, ANN MESS & my Wife, MARY
MESS, my solde & holle Exectricks of this my last Will & Testamt., as witness my hand & seal 22d. day of Desember 1697
Sined seal! in the presentes of us
HENRY KEARBY, JOHN MESS
WILLIAM SAMES
JAMES BOUGHAN
Prov'd by the oathes of the witnesses hereto in Essex County Court ye 10th day of March 1697 & truely recorded
Test FRANCIS MERIWETHER, Cl Cur
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