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1744-1745 Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds & Will Book 10, Part 1 [Antient Press]; Page 82-84
IN THE NAME OF GOD Amen, I GEORGE WALKER of County of Westmd and Parish of Cople and in Virginia. Planter, being in health of perfect mind and memory thanks be to God for it and calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament (that is to say), principally and first of all I give and recommend my Soul into the hands of God that gave it me and my body I recommend to the Earth to be buried in a decent Christian way at the discretion of my Executors, nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God: And as touching such worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life. I give devise and dispose of in manner following,
Imprimis I give to my beloved Wife, WINIFRED WALKER, all my Land in Westmoreland County during her life provided she doth not thirds my land in FAIRFAX County,
Item I leave to my Wife one Negroe man named Grinock and money out of the Estate to buy another Negroe man,
Item. One black horse branded with on the near buttock named Shaver and the best feather bed and furniture;
Item. One white horse branded on the near buttock thus named Brandy forever.
Item. I give to my Daughter, BARBARY, my Still and Mare and Colt, one feather bed and furniture, the second best in the house, and one Negroe girl named Hannah, and my Daughter WINNIAN is to have the first Colt that the Mare brings forever;
Item. I give my Daughter, RACHEL, one mulattoe boy named Ned, one black Mare and third best feather bed and furniture;
Item. I give to my Daughter, WINNIAN, one Negroe girl named Winney forever;
Item. I give to my Daughter, FRANKY, one Negroe girl named Gracey forever;
Item. I give to my four Daughters, BARBARY RACHEL, WINNIAN and FRANKEY fifteen hundred and six acres of Land in FAIRFAX County to be equally divided among them to them and theirs forever, and if any of them die without heirs, the aforesaid land is to return back to the survivors to be equally divided among them; And as concerning my land in this County after my Wifes death, I desire it may be sold and the money be equally divided betwixt my two Daughters, WINNIAN and FRANKEY; and if any of the said two Children die, the survivor to have it and if they should both die before my Wife, to be equally divided betwixt BARBARY and RACHEL. All my remaining Estate not mentioned after my legacies and debts are paid to be equally divided betwixt my Wife and four Children and do hereby utterly disallow revoke and make void all and every other Testaments made before the ratifying and confirming this and no other to
be my Last Will and Testament;
And Lastly, do conclude this my Last Will and Testament do hereby nominate and appoint Mr. DANIEL TEBBS and Mr. JOHN MIDDLETON to be my sole Exors, of this my Last Will and Testament and likeways. my beloved Wife, WINIFRED WALKER. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 13th day of December Anno Domini 1744
Signed Sealed published pronounced and declared by the said GEO WALKER as his Last Will and Testament in the presence of us JAMES CLARKE, GEORGE WALKER
CLARKE SHORT
HENRY his mark CALVENER
Westmd Sct, At a Court held for the said County the 29th day of Janry. 1744
This Last Will and Testament of GEORGE WALKER. deceased, was presented into Court by WINIFRED. his Relict, and JOHN MIDDLETON of the Executors in the said Will named, who made Oath thereto and being proved by the Oaths of the witnesses thereto, is admitted to Record; And upon the motion of the said WINIFRED and JOHN and their performing what is usual in such cases, Certificate is granted them for obtaining a Probate thereof in due form Teste GEO: LEE, C. W. C
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1712-1716 Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds-Wills No. 5, [John Frederick Dorman]; Page 546-49.
Will of Thomas Walker of the County of Westmoreland in Virginia, being weak of body, dated 26 Jan. 1715 (1716].
To my son THOMAS 30 acres out of that tract I bought of RICHARD TIDWELL.
To my son GEORGE 100 acres out of the aforesaid tract.
To my son George a young horse called Smoaker.
To my son EDMUND 100 acres out of that tract lieing by Peter Smith and one mare colt.
To my son SAMUEL 120 acres out of that tract by PETER SMITH's.
To my loving wife MARY Walker the two Negroes I am now possessed with, with their future increase, and after her decease the Negro man to my son THOMAS and his heirs and the Negro woman to my son George, George paying to my son Edmund 3000 pounds of tobacco in case the Negro woman shall have any increase after my wife's decease, they be equally divided among my daughters.
My son THOMAS shall pay to my daughter MARGERY 2000 pounds of tobacco when she arrives to the age of 20 yeares.
To my daughter Anne one shilling sterling money.
To JOHN WRIGHT (grandson) one ewe lamb.
To THOMAS WRIGHT (grandson) one ewe lamb.
To JAMES WALKER (grandson) one ewe lamb.
To my daughter MARY one flock bed and furniture, a iron pott and a frying pann and one pewter dish and a young heifer two yeares old the next spring. To my daughter ALICE my schue bald mare and one young heifer two yeares old the next spring.
To my daughter RACHEL one young heifer of two yeares old the next spring and one ewe.
To my loving wife the plantation I live upon for her natural life with all the stock of cattle, horses, mares, sheep and hoggs. After her decease I give the plantation I now live upon to my son BENJAMIN and his heires.
To my loving wife all my household goods. My tooles to my three sons GEORGE, EDMUND and SAMUEL to be equally divided.
To my two sons Samuel and Benja. my pistolls, holsters, sword and rapier.
To my son George a gunn commonly called his gunn and to my son Edmund a gunn commonly called Bayly.
My loving wife MARY WALKER executrix Thomas (x) Walker
Wit: Samll. Damonvel,
John Froud, George Bruce.
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1718-1721 Westmoreland County, Virginia Order Book, Part 7 [Antient Press]; Page 53
Westmoreland County Court 27th day of May 1719.
Ordered that the Sheriff of this County do summon GEORGE WALKER, EDMUND WALKER, RACHELL WALKER, WILLO. HARRISON & ALICE HARRISON to be and appear at the next Court to be held for the said County to answer the Petieon of THOMAS WALKER & MARY his wife on of the daughters of THOMAS WALKER Wheelright, decd
Thomas Jr. Walker: 1654-1800 Westmoreland County, Virginia Wills [Augusta B. Fothergill];
WD 8-78 Dorman p.23 WALKER, THOMAS, 11 Dec. 1726; 23 Feb. 1726. Sons James where I live and 30 acres to George and Thomas land 362 acres in Stafford ; sons Samuel, Willian and Hardidge Stafford; dau. Hannah land on Salisbury Plain in Stafford County; exrs. bro. George Walker; James and wife Lydia.
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1726-1729 Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds & Will Book 8, Part 2 [Antient Press]; [Antient Press}: Page 78
IN THE NAME OF GOD Amen, I THOMAS WALKER of the County of Westmoreland in Virginia being weak in body butt of perfect sence and memory, praised be to Almity God, doe make my Last Will and Testament in manner and forme hereafter following: First, I bequeath my Soul to Almity God my heavenly Father hopeing by the menus of my blessed Saviour to receive it again at my resurrection and my body I bequeath to the Earth from whence it came, to be decently buried by my, Executors heareafter named, and as to what worldly Estate it hath pleased Almity God to bestow upon me. I bequeath it as followeth:
Item. I give and bequeath unto my Son, JAMES, the track of land and planttation as I nowe live on to him and his heires for ever, and Thirty akers of land by GEORGE WALKERs to him and his heires for ever.
Item. I give & bequeath to my Son THOMAS, three hundred and Sixty two akers of land that lies by POTOMACK RUN in STAFFORD County, to him and his heires for ever.
Item. I give to my Sons, SAMUELL, WILLIAM and HARDDIGE and to my Dafter, HANNAH. twelve hundred and seven akers of land in STAFFORD County lying upon the LICK RUN and SALISBURY PLAIN RUN, to them and their heirs for ever to be equaly devided.
Item. I give to my Wife. LIDYA my pacein Horse, Sharper, and side sadle and Negro Winne dureing my Wife's life. and after my Wife is deceased, I give Negro Winne and Horse to my Sun, JAMES:
Item. I give to my Son, JAMES, my Oval Table and all the rest of my moveable Estate that is not all ready given I desire to be equaly devided between my Wife and Six Children. My Will is that all my Children shall be free for themselves and enjoy their Estate att the age of seaventeen years ould agd.
Item. I constitute appoint & make my loving Wife, LIDYA WALKER, and my Son, JAMES and my Brother. GEORGE WALKER, my whole and soul Executors of this my Last Will and Testtament. As Witness my hand and seal December the 11th day in the year of our Lord 1726
Tested, Sined. Sealed in the presence of us
WILLIAM his mark LANE. THOS: WALKER
PETER his mark DUNKIN
Westmoreland ss. At a Court held for the said County the 23d. day of February 1726 The Last Will and Testament of THOMAS WALKER, deced., was presented into Court by LIDYA his Relict, and GEORGE WALKER. two of the Executors therein named, who made Oath thereto and being proved by the Oaths of WILLIAM LANE & PETER DUNKIN, the witnesses thereto, is admitted to Record
Test G. TURBERVILE, Cl Co. W.
Recorded the Fifteenth dy of March 1726 pr G. T. C. C. W.
On margin: Collo. & Capt. LEE's Deed to Capt. TURBERVILE)
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
Bef 1702 - 1745 (> 43 years)