1802 Will & Testament of Timothy Tynes, Isle of Wight
Virginia
From Copies in Possession of Barbara Tynes Claiborne and
Mark James
Submitted: March 2006
In the name of God amen, I Timothy Tynes do make and ordain
this to be my last Will and Testament in the following
manner (to wit). My Will and desire is that all my slaves of
every description (to wit)
Prince, Bob, George, Peter, Jacob, Great James, little
James, Dick, Silver, Chaney, Nancy, Bathia, Conny, Phillis,
Fanny, Lily, Sukey, Nancy, Little Phillis, Harry, Patience,
Isham, Harriott, Davy, Linda, Dolphin, Aaron, Isaac, Bukey,
Betsey, Moses, Cherry, Great Charles, Little Charles, Robin,
Grace, Sam, Lewis, Kitt, Godfry, Jack, Beck, Venus, Caty,
John, Iris, Charles, Daniel, Ephraim, Fanny, Rose, Foreman,
Sidy, Rhoda, Joe, Sirus, Nanny, Soukey [or Loukey?], Harry,
Jesse, Dick, Mary, Jude,Pricilla, Nancy, Willis, Benn, asia,
Sarah, Hannah, Dick unge, Tina, Randall, Ned, Tom, Talus,
Cambo, Sal, Daughny, Aggy, Bob, & Ally together with their
increase including Nancy's Child and all other of my Slaves
that are not herein mentioned -- be fully & freely liberated
from all Slavery & stand discharged from Slavery & bondage
to enjoy all the priviledges that Free Negroes are entitled
to by the Laws and regulations of the state of Virginia. It
is to be understood that all my slaves & their increase are
to be liberated. It is my will that that part of my River
Land call'd Bennett's shall be occupied by Beck (which
formerly belonged to Allen Cock's estate) and all her
children during their lives & after the death of them all
the said land shall revert to David Tynes Son of Benjamin
Tynes decd. to him & his heirs forever. I give & bequeath to
John & iris Children of Beck the sum of Five Hundred pounds
to be Equally divided between them. -- It is also my Will &
desire that they may have each of them one feather Bed &
furniture and five head of Cattle & that John have my bay
colt at the river plantation. I give & bequeath unto Sukey
the daughter of Nancy two hundred & fifty pounds to her and
her Heirs for ever. -- I give & bequeath unto Beck (of A.
Cock's Estate) One Hundred & fifty pounds to her & her heirs
forever. It is my Will and desire that my River plantation,
formerly Drews, be given to John the son of Beck to him and
his Heirs forever. It is also my will & desire that the said
John shall have the stock of every description on the said
place (river plantation) formerly Drews, to him & his heirs
forever. I Give and bequeath to Prince a servant liberated
by my Will a Plantation which my Father Robert Tynes
purchased of James Jones to him & his heirs forever. I give
& bequeath toTim a servant liberated by my Will One Hundred
acres of Land, being part of the Tract which my father
purchased of Rascow. I give and bequeath unto Sam One
Hundred Acres of the said Tract it is understood to them and
their Heirs forever. I give & bequeath to Dick unge one
Hundred acres of Land of the Tract whereon he now lives to
him & his heirs forever. I give & bequeath the ballance of
the said Tract to be equally divided amongst the Negroes
liberated by me, living on the said Plantation with Dick
unge & the stock to be equally divided amongst Dick unge &
others on the said plantation and also Plantation utensils.
I give & bequeath to my Niece Sally Tynes Purdie the whole
of that tract or parcel of land formerly the property, of
Timothy Tynes decd. (now known by the name of Harry's to her
& her Heirs forever. I give & bequeath after my decease the
whole of the tract of land which I now live on, & which was
generally known by the Appelation of Tynes's Store unto
David Tynes to him & his heirs forever. I Give & bequeath
unto little Charles my Plantation known by the name of
Toby's together with the stock thereon and also the stock at
Harry's & where I now live to him & his Heirs forever. I
constitute and appoint my friend James Johnston whole & Sole
executor of this my last Will & Testament. In Witness
whereof I have hereunto set my Hand & Seal this 9th day of
May one thousand eight Hundred & two.
Timothy Tynes {Seal}
Signed & Sealed
In the presence of
John Easson
P. Jordan
Will Johnston
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