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In the Name of God Amen I Charles Lewis of Pittsylvania County being
at present in tollerable Good health and of sound mind and disposing memory
do think proper to make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament in
manner following Viz. first I Give and bequeth to my son Charles one Negro
man Sam and one feather bed to him & to his heirs and assigns forever,
Item I give & bequeth to my son Zachariah and to his --- Lawfull heirs
one Negro man Names Essex & one feather bed. I also lend to my said son
Zachariah my Negro Girl Delpha with her future increase and at the Decease
of my said son Zachariah I then Give my said Negro Delpha and increase
to be equally Divided amongst his children Lawfully begotten. Item I Give
& bequeath to my son Edward and to his heirs and assigns forever one Negro
woman Philis with her future increase and one feather bed. Item I lend
to my son James during his Natural life one Negro Woman Dinah, and a Negro
Boy Ramdom with their future increase, and one feather bed and at the
Decease of my sd son James I then Give my said Negroes & increase (as
lent to him) to be Equally Divided between his children Lawfully begotten.
Item I lend to my Son John during his Natural life one Negro boy Ben and
a Negro Girl Lankey with her future increase and one feather bed and after
my son John's Decease, I then Give the said Negroes Ben & Lankey & increase
to be Equally Divided amongst his Children Lawfully begotten. Item I Give
& bequeath to my son William and to his heirs and assigns forever my Negro
man Roger, my Negro woman Anna, my Negro Girls Polley and Jinmey with
their future increase, also two feather beds & furniture likewise all
my tract of Land I now live on supposed to be ------ Three Hundred acres
Excepting one acre around the Grave Yard or Burying Places which I reserve
for a Burying Ground, together with the Plantations and all its appurtannances
thereto belonging, also all my Household & Kitchen furniture, my Plantation
utensils & with my stocks of Horses, Cattle, sheep & Hogs, Item I give
to my Daughter Mary Keatts one Negro man James, and one feather bed to
her and her heirs forever, Item I lend to my Daughter Lucreasy
Clement, one Negro Woman Lucy with her future increase and at the
Death of my said Daughter I then Give the said Negro Lucy & future Increase
to be Equally Divided Between all my Said Daughters Surviving Children,
by Will and Devise is that my son William may and is hereby compelled
to pay all my Just Debts out of What I give him also my Desire is that
my Estate may not be appraised, nor my Executor compelled to Give security
for his Performance as Executor to my Estate as the ------ I do hereby
Ordain Constitute and appoint my said son William my whole and sole Executor
to this my Last Will and Testament Disammitting revoking and making Void
all other will or Wills Heretofore by me made. In witness whereof I have
Hereunto set my Hand and offered my seal this 30 Day of March 1802
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Charles Lewis |
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| Vincent Shelton, William } |
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| Shelton Henry B. Chilton } |
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At a Court held for Pittsylvania County the 19 Day of October 1805 the
Last Will and Testament of Charles Lewis ---- was Presented in Court and
Proved by the oaths of two of the subscribing Witnesses thereto Ordered
that the same be Recorded and on the motion of William Lewis the Executor
therein Named there being no security required by the said Will who made
oath according to Law Certificate is Granted him for obtaining a Probate
thereof in due course
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Teste Will Turnstall C.P.C. |
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