- 1735-1743 Orange County, Virginia Will Book; {John Frederick Dorman}:
Pages 106-09. Will of William Smith of Orange County, being sick and weak, dated 14 Sept. 1739.
Unto my son Edwin Smith one gray horse, one feather bed and furniture and one cow and calf, and the liberty of working what ground he shall have an occation of on the plantation whereon I now live.
Unto my two sons John and Samuel Smiths one shilling sterling a piece, they having received their parts before.
Unto my two daughters Eliza and Ann one shilling sterling a piece they having received their parts before.
Unto my son Jesse Smith one Negro boy named George and that he take the crop of toba[cco] now on the plantation after the same is finished and pay my just debts out of the same
Unto my loving wife Eliza Smith two Negroes named Nan and same.
Moll for ever and one Negro named Wiggon during her natural life, and all the rest of my housall goods for her nessary use and all the stock of hoggs and cattle (except one heiffer to my son Isaac) during her natural life and after her decease to be divided between my sons Edwin and Benjamin.
Unto my son Benjamin Smith one gun and one Negro named Wiggon after my wifes decease, and the tract of land whereon I now live (he allowing my son Edwin to work what part of the same he shall have ocction to do during his natural life).
Unto my granddaughter Mary Ann Bryant one Negro girl named Bess.
It is my will and desire that my estate be not appraised.
I appoint my son Benjamin Smith my whole and sole executor. Wit: Will Smith
Zachary Taylor
George Nettles
Mark (X) Thornton
25 Oct. 1739. Presented into Court by Benja. Smith. Proved by the oaths of Zachary Taylor, George Nettles and Mark Thornton.
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