Chesterfield County, Virginia, Will Book 2 (LDS Microfilm 30,871), pages 138 and 139:
First I give & bequeath unto my daughter Rebecca one Negro fellow named Bristol with his wife Lucy, and their two sons Jonny & Dublin with all their future Increase to her & her heirs forever, also one feather Bed of furniture at her brother Bernards.
Item I give unto my daughter Judith one negro man George with his wife Amey & their son London with all their future Increase to her & her heirs forever, also one feather Bed of furniture, But in Case of the death of either of my daughter Rebecca or Judith before they arive of lawfull age or Marry, then my desire is that their part be equally divided by my Executors one half to go to the Surviving Sister Rebecca or Judith and the other half to be equally divided between my four sons John Vincent George & Archibald, but in case of the death of both of my said daughters before they arrive of lawfull age or marry that then the whole of their parts be equally divided between my sons aforesaid
Item I give unto my daughter Catherine Smith one feather Bed of Furniture
Item I give unto my son William Five pounds current Money
Item I give unto my son Bernard five pounds current Money
Item I give & bequeath unto my four Sons John Vincent George and Archibald my Negroes York, Toby, Wiggom, Tom, Silvie, & Aaron, to be equally divided between them and their heirs forever
All the rest of my Estate both real & personal of every kind whatsoever I give & sense to my Executors hereafter named (except my Land & Ferry opposite to Warwick in Henrico County) in trust to be by them sold for the best price that may be got and in such manner as they shall think proper, and the Money issuing from such Sale after my just debts are paid is to be equally divided between my four sons afore named John, Vincent, George & Archibald or so much thereof as will make their poportion of my Estate with what I have already given them amount to the Sum of two hundred & fifty pounds current Money.
My Lands houses & Ferry opposite to Warwick in Henrico County aforesaid I give & devise to my Executors hereafter named to be rented for the best price that can be got & the money issuing from such Rent I give to be equally divided between my sons John Vincent George & Archibald aforesaid and my mind is that when Brett Randolph's Estate is divided between his children who ever of them get married shall have the offer of my aforesaid Land & Ferry, and pay to my heirs the price the said Land & Ferry shall be valued to by three different men. But if they refuse to give the price it shall be valued at That then my Executors sell the same for the best price that can be got and in Case the Legacies which I have given my sons John, Vincent, George & Archibald should not amount to the sum of Two hundred & fifty pounds then I desire it may be made up out of the money arising from the sale of such Land & Ferry, and if there should be any Overplus after paying my four Sons the legacies aforesaid then I give to my daughters Rebecca & Judith so much as will make their shares of the estate with what I have already given them amount to the Sum of two hundred fifty pounds and in case there shll be any thing remain after paying the Legacies aforesaid I desire the same may be equally divided between all my children. And lastly I constitute and appoint my friend Benjamin Watkins and my sons Bernard, Vincent and George to be Executors of this my last Will and Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this twentieth day of October in the Year of our Lord One Thousand seven hundred and Seventy.
Signed dated Published
in presence of......................................./s/John Markham
Dudly Brooke
William Balch
Samuel Brooks
Thomas Wooldridge
The above transcript was made from a photocopy of the will from LDS Microfilm 30,871 by Ralph D. Clark, 2 May 1998.