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Richard Pleasants , Sr. was born Abt. 1710, and died 1778 in Goochland Co., VA. He married Anne Porter Abt. 1735 in Henrico Co., VA, daughter of William Porter and Hannah Povall?.
Name Richard Pleasants
Records in Virginia Richard Pleasants disowned for marrying contrary to good order at Henrico Monthly Meeting, 1st 8mo. 1735.
Will of Richard Pleasants, Sr. [1]Recorded 15 May 1778 Proved by the oath of John GUERRANT and the affirmation of Arch. Pleasants (a Quaker) and recorded. May 15, 1778.
WILL OF RICHARD PLEASANTS in Goochland County, Virginia [2] Recorded 15 May 1778
I Richard Pleasants of the County of Goochland being sick in body but of sound and perfect memory do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament to be as follows......
First I give and Divise unto my Son Richard my Tract of Land near Geneto Creek containing by Estamation three hundred and sixty acres as it being all the Land that I purchased of Richard Adams, unto him my said son Richard and to his heirs forever.
Item: I give and Divise unto my Son Joseph the Land and Plantation whereon I now dwell, lying on Beverdam and Bufflo Creek containing two hundred acres be the same more or less unto him my said son Joseph and to his heirs forever.
Item: I give and Bequeath unto my Grand Daughter Jane Pleasants one negroe Girl named Sarah unto her my said Grand Daughter Jane and to her heirs forever.
Item: I give and bequeath unto my Grand Daughter Ann Watson ane negroe Girl named Milley unto her my said Grand Daughter Ann, and to her heirs forever.
Item: I give and bequeath unto my Grandson Reuben Pleasants one negroe girl named Cloe unto him my said Grandson Reubin and to his heirs forever.
Item: I give and bequeath unto my Son Richard Pleasants my young Bay mare unto him my said son Richard and to his heirs forever.
Item: I give and Bequeath unto my Grand Daughter Jane Pleasants one Bed and furniture unto her my said Daughter (sic) Jane and to her heirs forever.
Item: I give and bequeath unto my beloved Wife Ann the use of my negroes Girls Fanny Sylva and Sall for the term of her natural Life with all my household and Kitchen furniture not before mentioned and after her death the said three negroes Fanny Sylva and Sall to fall in the Division hereafter mentioned and the said household and Kitchen furniture I give unto my Son Joseph unto him my said Son Joseph and to his heirs forever.
My Will and Desire further that all the residue part of my negroes Including the two negroes girls lent my Daughter Martha Watson and the girl Lent my Son Richard (named Tamor, Doll and Jane with every other part of my Estate not before mentioned in this my Last Will and Testament be Equally Divided by my three Friends Thomas Pleasants Thomas Hatcher and William Royster to the best of their Judgments amongst my three Children Martha Watson Richard Pleasants & Joseph Pleasants which I give unto my said three Children Martha Richard & Joseph and to Each of their heirs forever.
My Desire is tha my beloved Wife may hold possess and enjoy peaceably my houses Plantation & c. whereon I now live Dureing her Life.
Lastly, I Constitute and Appoint my Loveing wife Anne Pleasants and my two Sons Richard and Joseph Pleasants Executors to this my Last Will and Testament In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this fifteenth Day of May, Anno.Dom one Thousand seven hundred and seventy eight.
Signed and Sealed
Richard (initial?) Pleasants (seal)
In presence
Archd Pleasants
John Guerrant
At a Court held for Goochland County Septemr the 21st 1778,
This writing was proved by the Oath of John Guerrant and the Affirmation of Archer Pleasants (a Quaker) Witnesses hereto to be the Last Will and Testament of Richard Pleasants decd, and thereupon admitted to Record.
Richard Pleasants , Jr.' was born Abt. 1740, and died Aft. 1801 in Goochland Co., VA (Probable). He married Anne "Jeannie" LaPrade 01 July, 1762 in Goochland Co., VA, daughter of John LaPrade and Unknown.
Children of Richard Pleasants and Anne LaPrade are:
1. Ann "Sally" Pleasants, born in Goochland Co., VA (Probable). She married John T. Gladden 19 February, 1815 in Albemarle Co., VA.
2. Jane Pleasants. (Adopted). She married David Spradling 07 November, 1821 in Albemarle Co., VA.
3. Joanna F. Pleasants, born in Goochland Co., VA (Probable). She married Jacob Drumheller 16 October, 1819 in Albemarle Co., VA.
4. Robert Pleasants, died 1818 in Albemarle Co., VA. He married Sally Rogers 07 September, 1801 in Albemarle Co., VA.
5. Samuel Pleasants.
6. Temperance Pleasants.
7. Thomas Pleasants, born in Goochland Co., VA (Probable). He married Susan H. Goodman 04 April, 1825 in Albemarle Co., VA.
8. Union Pleasants.
9. Jeanie Pleasants, born 02 November, 1763 in Goochland Co., VA. She married Robert Blanks 02 May, 1785 in Goochland Co., VA.
10. Martha Pleasants, born 26 April, 1765 in Goochland Co., VA; died Abt. 1848 in State of Virginia. She married William Suddarth , Sr. 01 April, 1786 in Goochland Co., VA.
11. John Pleasants, born 10 January, 1767 in Goochland Co., VA (Probable). He married Jane Spencer 23 November, 1816 in Albemarle Co., VA.
12. Richard S. Pleasants, born 1780 in Goochland Co., VA (Probable). He married Zipporah Hicks 24 December, 1806 in Albemarle Co., VA.
[3] Will of Joseph Pleasants: 9 Sept. 1725; Recorded 7 Feb. 1725/6.
Witnesses - Thomas Pleasants, John Pleasants, Edward Bennett, John -X- Cooke, Jr., Eliza -X- Morris.
The will proved by solemn affirmation of John Pleasants and Edward Bennett, Quakers, witnesses thereto and ordered recorded.
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