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- Contributed by: James Hughes
URL title: 1654-1800 Westmoreland County, Virginia Wills [Augusta B. Fothergill]; Page 89
MARTIN, JACOB, 9 Jan. 1727; 30 Oct. 1728.
Daughters Sarah Martin, Anne Lovell and Jane; wife Sarah and son John my land; negroes to each of my daughters.
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1726-1729 Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds & Will Book 8, Part 2 [Antient Press]; Page 104
IN THE NAME OF GOD. Amen. I JACOB MARTIN of Washington Parish in the County of Westmld. being sick of body but in perfect sence and memory doe make this my Last Will in manner following;
Imprimis. I bequeath my Soule into the hands of Almighty God from whom I had it hopeing through the merets of the Redeemer to receive the same againe att the Resurrection & my Estate I leave as followeth;
It. I give & bequeath to my Daughter, SARAH. a Negro man called Tom & his Wife, Judith, with her Child Allan, and all her increase as also one Negro to be bought when she pleases;
It, I give & bequeath to my Daughter, ANN LOVELL & her heirs one Negro girl called Winifred:
It. I give & bequeath to my Daughter, JANE, one Negro boy called Robin & two to be
bought when she pleases, and one young one named George after her Mother's decease;
It. I give & bequeath to my Wife, SARAH, during her Widowhood all my houshold stuff as also I give & bequeath all the rest of my Estate to be equally devided betwixt my said Wife and Son, JOHN, during my Wifes Widowhood, but if she shall marry, it is my will that she have what the Law directs and no more;
It. After my Wifes decease, it is my will that my Son, JOHN, to have the Sloop with his part of the said Negros and all the rest of the personall Estate to be equally divided betwixt my Son, JOHN, and my three Daughters;
It I doe appoint my Wife, SARAH MARTIN, & my Son, JOHN MARTIN, Executrix and Executor of this my Last Will and Testament. Given under my hand this Twenty nineth day of January 1727.
It is my desire that my Estate not be appraised
Signed Seald & acknowledged in ye presents of us
JAMES HORE, JACOB MARTIN
ALLAN HOWTON
Westmoreld. ss. At a Court held for the sd. County the 30th day of October 1728
This Last Will and Testament of JACOB MARTIN, deced., was presented into Court by his Executors therein named who made Oath thereto and being proved by the Oaths of the witnesses to the same is admitted to Record
Test G. TURBERVILE, C, C. W.
Recorded the fourth day of November 172
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
Abt 1705 - 1743 (~ 38 years)