The Last Will and Testament of Ann Crippen - 18 September 1783 - COPY - Transcribed by Gail M. Walczyk
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In the name of God Amen I Ann Crippen of Accomack
County in Virginia do make and ordain this to be my last Will and Testament in manner
and form following Imprimis I give to my son James Crippen One hundred Acres of Land
joining Mark Littleton's Land and John Taylor's heirs and half my part of the land
on Morrisses Isanad and Assateague Island and if he should die without Lawfull heir
the Land that I have given to him to go to his Brother Savage Crippen and if Savage
Should die without lawfull heirs to go to my son Samuel Item I give to my son Savage
Crippen the remainder part of my plantation in the Woods One hundred and fifty acres
more or less with the houses and ill likewise half the land I hold on Morrises Island
and Assateague and if he shoud die without Lawfull heirs to go to his Brother James
Crippen and if he should die without heir to go to my son Samuel and if Savage Crippen
should take a Negro Girl (Merrum) into Slavery again ny desire is that he should
forfeit what I have given him and it to go th his Brother James Item I give to my
Daughters Esther and Peggy Crippen all my Wearing appear; and of either should die
without heir to go to the other I give the remainder part of my Estate to my Daughter
Peggy Crippen and if she should die without heir to go to my Daughter Esther Crippen
I constitute and appoint my friend William White Daniel Mifflin Thomas Crippen ad
Parker Barnes Executors of this my Will In Testimony whereof I hereunto Set my hand
and affixed my Seal this 18 day of March 1783 --- NB I desire my friend Daniel Mifflin
should have charge of my children and their Estates ---
Ann Crippen
Signed
and Sealed
in presence of
Esther Custis
Thomas Crippen
Parker Barnes
At
a Court held in Accomack County March 25th 1783 This Will was proved by the Oaths
of Parker Barnes Thomas Crippen and Esther Custis Witnesses thereto and ordered to
be Recorded and on the motion of Thomas Crippen taking Oath and giving John Burton
and John West (deep Creek) for his Securities who entered into and acknowledged a
Bond for that purpose certificate is Granted him for Obtaining a Probate thereof
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Sources:
_____. Accomack County VA Chancery Causes, 1727-1805. Petition of Sampson - (Alias George). Local Government Records Collection, Northampton County Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia. Accessed 8 December 2011.
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