William Womack Jr. (1710 - 1791)

Born 1710 in Henrico County, Colony of Virginia

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Died 20 Sep 1791 at about age 81 in Cumberland, Virginia, United States

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Biography

William Womack Jr. was a Virginia colonist.

Death & Legacy

"In the name of God Amen. I William Womack of the County of Cumberland and state of Virginia being in health of Body & of perfect and sound mind & memory do make & ordain this my last will and Testament in manner following; that is to say first and principally I commend my soul into the hands of God who gave it, hoping through his mercy to have a joyful resur. rection, and my body to buried in a decent manner by my Executors hereafter named and as for such worldly goods as I am blessed with I give and dispose of in the following manner:

Item. I lend unto my daughter Judith Hendrick one negroe wench named Dinah, now in her possession with what increase she now has and may ever have here. after for & during natural life of my said Daughter, and after her death I give the said negroe with all her increase to be equally divided among her children to them and their heirs forever.

Item, I give and bequeath unto my son Mascenella all my Land Lying on the North side of Davenports Road joyning Hendricks to be divided from the land whereon I now live by the said Road as it now runs, to him and his Heirs forever.

Item. My will and desire is that all the land I hold on the south side of Davenports road as it now runs, whereon I now live, may be sold by my Executors for the best price can be got for it, and forty pounds of the money paid to my son Nathan, over and above his eaqual division of my estate, and the other part of money arising from the sale of the Land to be put into the division of my other Estate as next follows.

Item. My will and desire is that my Estate goods & chattles Slaves, Effects & credits of whatever kind or quallity, with the money for the land above mentioned, be eaqually divided among my seven children namely Agness Sims, William, Charles, Nathan, Mary, Marcenella and Jesse, only as Jesse is dead allowing all his children which he had by his wife Sarah except his oldest son William, an eaqual part such as their Father would have had if living, which childs part I desire may be kept or put to usury by my Exrs. for the benefit of Jessey's said children or the survivors if any die, whenever and as soon as they come of age or marry, & so on till the youngest comes of age or marries so as the division be eaqual & each ones part paid as fast or as soon as they come of age or marry.

My will and desire is that notwithstanding the above division, my negro woman Bess shall have free liberty to choose which of my children she will live with, and he shall take her at the appraisement for so much of his part of the division.

Lastly I do nominate and appoint my four sons namely William, Charles, Nathan & Marcenella my executors of this my last will and Testament hereby revoking all former wills by me heretofore made and declaring this to be my only true last will & Testament In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal this first day of January one thousand seven hundred and eighty six.
Signed sealed & published /s/ W. Wamack (Seal)
In presence of
Joseph Starkey
Wm. Richardson
Phebe her X mark Richardson
Examd. At a Court held for Cumberland County the 20th day of September 1791.

This last Will and Testament of William Womack was exibited in Court by the Executors therein named & proved by William Richardson & Phebe Richardson two of the witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded. And on the motion of William Womack, Nathan Womack & Massanello Womack three of the Executors named in the said will who made oath according to law certificate is granted them for obtaining probat thereof in due form, they having entered into bond with security according to law and liberty is reserved to the other Executors to join in probat when they shall think proper.
/s/ Miller Woodson Clk.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ https://sites.google.com/site/womackgen/abr/wil/wil WILL OF WILLIAM WOMACK, 1786, Cumberland Co., Va,, - Cumberland Will Book Z, 1769-1792, pages 518, 519:

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/233866150/william-womack : accessed 15 March 2022), memorial page for William Womack (1710–26 Sep 1791), Find A Grave: Memorial #233866150, citing Charles Womack Family Cemetery, Guinea Mills, Cumberland County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by David Goode (contributor 49372965) Burial Details Unknown.