The Last Will and Testament of Thomas Jenkinson - 17 January 1720/21 - Transcribed by Sandra Perkins
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In
the name of God Amen I make my Will I Thomas Jenkinson being in health & sound memory
but not knowing how soon the Lord may be pleased to Call me out of this Lower World
I am willing to Settle the Small Estate the Lord has bin pleased to bestow upon me
in manner & form as followeth ~ First I bequeath my soul unto the Almighty God who
gave it me in hopes of Eternal rest & salvation through the merits of our Lord &
Saviour Jesus Christ & my body to the mother Earth from whence it came Secondly it
is my will & desire that all my Just debts shall be truely & honestly paid
Thirdly
I give & bequeath unto my Son Thomas Jenkinson during his natural life one point
of Marsh Commonly called the little Hand that is to say I lend my son Thomas Jenkinson
this point or I lend of Marsh & after my Son Thomas Jenkinson decease to fall unto
my Son Moses Jenkinson & also I give unto my Son Thomas Jenkinson that point of Land
he is now settled upon which is Commonly called plators point beginning at a line
of marked trees by the path side as you goo to Howel Bootes so running from the head
line that parts the land that my son Thomas bought of Sacker Parker and mine the
said point being bounded round by the branch to the head line to him & his heirs
for Ever my meaning is I give this said Land unto my Son Thomas upon provise my son
Thomas Jenkinson giveth as much of his land that he had of Sacker Parker to Joyn
upon the part of my land that I shall give unto my Son Moses Jenkinson the Land that
he giveth in Exchange he shall begin at the Eastward corner of my now Corn field
& to run Eastwardly towards Howel Boots Length & breadth proportional to the point
of Land he hathe out of my tract of Land and if my son Thomas refuseth for to give
as much of this Land called plators point unto my Son Moses Jenkinson to make up
his full quantity as I shall mention as follows
Fourthly I give & bequeath
unto my loving wife my Negroe during her natural life and after her death to fall
unto one of my children as I shall mention & also I give unto my loving wife all
the rest of my Estate of Land & livings & moveables that is of my proper Estate that
is my meaning is I lend my loving wife all my proper Estate during her natural life
to be no ways molested by any of my Children but if it pleaseth God that my wife
should marry then shall she have no more of my moveable Estate then the Law will
give her & my Son John Jenkinson shall take possession of my now dwelling house with
one hundred eighty & Seven Acres of Land it being the half part of my three hundred
Seventy & four Acres lying & situate in Follys Neck I give unto my son John Jenkinson
to him & his lawful Heirs Lawfully begotten of his body for ever And I give unto
my Son Moses Jenkinson the remainor part of my tract of Land being one hundred Eighty
& seven Acres of Land which Concludes my three hundred seventy & four Acres I give
unto my Son Moses Jenkinson to him & his lawful heirs lawfully begotten of his body
for ever But if my son John Jenkinson should die without lawful Issue than my Son
Moses to have my son Johns part of Land I give my Son Mosess part of my land unto
my son Jesse Jenkinson to him & his lawfull heirs lawfully begotten of his body for
ever but if either of these my sons that doth inherit my Land as above given hath
a mind to sell their part of Land one to the other of their brothers I give them
liberty but to no other party whatsoever & if two of these my three Sons should dye
without Lawful Issue as above mentioned than my whole three hundred Seventy four
Acres of Land to fall to the Survival of the three above mentioned brothers If the
three Brothers above named dye without Issue lawfully begotten of their body than
I give the whole three hundred seventy & four acres of Land unto my Daughter Frances
Jenkinson & her lawful heirs lawfully begotten of her body & if she dys without lawful
Issue then my Land to fall to my Daughter Mare Jenkinson in manner & form as above
mentioned to my daughter Frances and if Mare dys without lawful Issue of her body
than my whole tract of Land to fall unto my daughter Naome Jenkinson in manner &
form as before mentioned to my other daughter & if Naome dye without lawful Issue
of her body than my Land to fall unto my daughter Catherine Jenkinson in manner &
form as afore mentioned to my other daughters and if my daughter Catherine dyes without
lawful Issue then my Land to fall unto the next heir in Law & if their can be no
right heir in law found then I give my Land unto the Church of this parish for ever
but if either of my above named Daughter shall by any lawful means Inherit my above
mentioned Land it shall be called Thomas Jenkinson plantation for ever & if they
alter the name they shall ever be disinherited & fall to the next heir in Law to
bear up the name for ever I give unto my Son Jesse Jenkinson after my wifes decease
my Negro Called Mundo & if he dies without lawfull Issue of his I give the negro
Called Mundo unto my daughter Frances Jenkinson & her lawful heirs lawfully begotten
of her body for ever And also I give all my moveable Estate of household stuff &
horses and Mares Cattle Sheep & Hogs to be equally divided after my wifes decease
among Eight of Children as followeth John Jenkinson Catherine Jenkinson Naome Jenkinson
Frances Jenkinson Mare Jenkinson Moses Jenkinson Jesse Jenkinson Elizabeth Jenkinson
three forgetfulness not set in right Cours of age & my wife marrys with another Husband
I set my Children free at Eighteen Years of age but she keeps a widdo then my daughters
to be at age at Eighteen & my boys at one & twenty years and whereas I know I have
made several blotches & some interlines through forgetfulness & mistakes of words
I would not have any [-----] Law against my Will Lastly I make my loving friend
& brother in Law Ralph Corbin my Executor & my Loving wife my Executrix of this my
last will to see it Acted & fulfilled truly & honestly as testimony of aforesaid
of this I do Acknowledge as my real Act and Deed and my last will & testament as
witness my hand & Seale this 17 day of January 1720/21
Thomas Jenkinson
Sinde
Seald and Diliverd in the present of us
Thomas Towles
Job Towles
Howell
Bootin
The within Last will & Testament of Thomas Jenkinson deceased was proved
in open Court of Accomack County by the Oaths of Thomas Towles & Howell Bootin witnesses
to the same & also made Oath they see Job Towles deceased. Signe the same June the
2nd 1724 which the Court admitted to Record
Teste
Cha: Snead Cl Cout
Recored
June the 10th 1724
Teste
Cha: Snead Cl Cout County of Accomack
Sources:
_____. Accomack County, Virginia. Wills 1715-29, pp. 53a, 54.
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