Last Will and Testament
of John Grigsby
Book M, Pages 17-18, Stafford County, Virginia Records
Contributed By:
Sandra Stephens
In the name of God Amen I John Grigsby of the Parish of
St. Paul in the County of Stafford being in good health of body,
sound, perfect and disposing mind and memory, thanks be returned
to God for same, yet being sensible of the uncertainty of this
mortal life, do make, publish, and ordain this my last will and
testament in manner & form following (that is to say) first and
principally I recommend my soul into hands of Almighty God,
hopeing through the meritorius death & passion of my blessed
Saviour and Redeemer Jesus Christ to receive full & free pardon
and remition of my sins and to inherit everlasting salvation,
and my body I commit to the earth to be decently interred at the
discretion of my executors hereafter mentioned as touching the
disposition of such temporall estate as it hath pleased Almighty
God to bestow upon me, I give and dispose thereof as followeth
Item I give unto my son John Grigsby & his
heirs part of tract of land I bought of Nicholas Battain from
his spring branch to uper corner tree by Wm. Smith's old field
and likewise I give him three (two?) Negros, named Sambo, &
Dick.
Item I give unto my son Charles Grigsby all that parcell of
land from the swamp to Mr. Chandler Fowke's line whereon he now
lives, it being in the pattain (patent?) I bought of Nick
Battain and likewise I give unto him two Negros, Robin & James,
and to him & his heirs the land & Negros.
Item I give unto my daughter Mary Anne four Negros, Jemmy,
Will, Joney & Bess, to her and her heirs.
Item I gave unto my son James Grigsby and his heirs all that
parsall of land whereon he now lives from Jones Branch up his
own spring branch and to across to his brother John' spring
branch, and likewise I give him three Negros, Jack, Ben, Dall
and her increase forever to him & his heirs.
Item I give unto my son Wm. Grigsby, and his heirs all that
parcell of land whereon he now lives, it being part of that
patten I bought of Nicholas Battain from James' spring branch up
Jones Branch to my head line and so along the line to his
brother John's land, and likewise I give him three Negros,
Allow, Jane & Grace, their increase to him and his heirs
forever.
Item I give unto my son Thomas Grigsby all the remainer part of
that pattain I bought of Battain from the end of Wolf Pit Point
up Jones Branch to my head line on the east side of branch; also
I give him the said tract of land whereon now I live to him and
his heirs and likewise I give him three Negros, Nan, Genny,
Mary, and their increase to him & his heirs forever and likewise
I give unto my son Thomas Grigsby all my hoggs belonging to me
and likewise I give him half my cattle and the other half of
cattle to be divided between my other four sons and daughter and
likewise all my other part of my moveable estate to be equally
divided between my six children and further I doe desire that my
estate may not be brought to an appraisment, and further I doe
appoint my two sons John and Thomas Grigsby to be my executors
of this my last will & testament to see that everything equally
divided between themselves revoking all former wills as witness
my hand and seale this 17th March, 1728/9.
Signed & Sealed in the Present of us &
Delivered: Jn. Grigsby (Seal)
Hen. Lopdell
Eliz. Q. Eaton
At a Court held for Stafford County the 11th day of
November 1730 this Will was presented into Court by John Grigsby
and Thomas Grigsby, executors therein named, who made oath
thereto and the same being further proved by the oath of
Elizabeth Eaton, one of the witnesses thereto, who also made
oath that she saw Henry Lopdell, another witness, subscribed,
sign the same it is granted them for obtaining a probate thereof
in due form.
Test: Catesby
Cooke, Clerk
A Copy Teste:
S.L. Alexander, Clerk
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