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The will of William Jones, dated July 26, 1669, proved August 30, 1669, recorded September 1, 1669 in Northampton Co. Court Order Book, 1664-7, No. 9, page 71
The following is a copy of the will of Captain William Jones :
"I William Jones of Hungars parish Northampton County in Virginia being now Sicke & weake in body but of perfect memory praised bee God Doe make this my last Will & Testamt in manner & forme foil (vis)
I Doe make my loveinge wife Anne Joanes my whole & Sole Executrix of this my last will & Testamt and after all my just debts beinge fully satisfyed I Doe give & bequeath as foil (oweth)
Impris unto my Loveinge wife above Sd all my lands wherever it lyes dureinge her Natural life, and after her decease unto Such of my grand children now livinge as Shee Shall thinke fittinge to them and their heirs forever.
I Doe also give unto my Grandchildren now belonginge to Michaell Rickett Term Weanable Calves male & female the next Summer after my decease to them & their heirs. And if in case any of the aforesd Children Shall dye before they attaine to lawfull age than to bee equally divided amongst the Survivors.
I Doe also give unto my two grand children belonginge unto Anthony Hodgkins deceased tenn calves male & female the Second Summer after my decease weanable to them & their heires. And in case either of the Two children die before they Attaine to lawfull age then to the Survivor and in case both Should dye before they Attaine to lawfull age then the sd Calves with all their future increase Devided to the children of the above Said Rickett now living to them & their heires.
I Doe also give unto my Grandchildren belonginge unto Symon Carpenter of Maryland Marchn to them and their heires Tenn Weanable Calves the third yeare after my decease And if in case any of the Sd Children dye before they Attaine to lawfull age then to the Survivors & their heires.
I Doe also give the Remaininge part of my Estate both moveables & immoveables unto my loveinge wife Anne Joanes abovesd unto the performance of which I have sett my hand the day & yeare above written:
Signed Sealed in the presence of the word
(weanable) interlined betwixt y° fifteene
line & ye Sixteene in ye Margent was done
before signinge hereof.
I Doe also give unto William Carpenter the Sonne of the abovesaid Symond Carpenter one Mare now two yeare old and one horse now three yeare old unto him his heires.
WILL. JOANES ye Seale
Signed Sealed in the prsence
of us: Isaac Foxcraft Ann Wilcokes
This will was proved in open Court the 30th of August 1669 by the corporal! oathes of Lt. Isaac Foxcraft and Mrs Anne Wilcokes and allowed of & ordered to bee recorded.
Test Dan: Neech Dept. Cl. Cu. Co. North'
Recorded the 1st of September 1669 P me Dan. Neech, Dept. Cl. Cu. Co. North'.
A COPY :-Teste : Geo. T. Tyson, Clerk; By Virginia Williams, D'y. Clerk. (Seal of Northampton County.)
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
Abt 1606 - 1669 (~ 63 years)
