John Bond (1647 - aft. 1695)

Born 1647 in Isle of Wight, Virginia

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Died after 1695 after age 48 in Isle of Wight, Virginia

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John Bond was born in 1647. He was the son of John Bond and Dorothy Harris. He passed away after 1695.

ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY, VA - WILLS - John BOND 16 Jan 1669

[p.] 63

In the Name of God Amen, Gratious & Mercifull, I John BOND of the Isle of wight County in Virginia, Gent.e beinge Sick & weake in body, but of sound & p/fectt memorie, praise & glory be to God, doe this Sixteenth day of January 1668 make & ordaine this my last Will, & Testament as followeth, First I bequeath my Soule to God, that gave it me, Stedfastly beleevinge that throwgh the merritts of Jesus Christ my Savio:r I shall have remission of my Sinns, And that I Shall rise againe att the last day, amongest the Ellectt & chosen of God, And as for my Body I bequeath, to the earth from Whence it came, wth Christian buriall, And what worldly Estate it hath pleased god, to bestowe upon me, my just debts beinge paid I give & bequeath as followeth; First I Give & bequeath unto my Sonne William BOND the Plantation Whereon I live, And all the land thereunto belonginge, includeinge all the Neckes, & pointes Extendinge to Edward HUICKSON's ["huickSons"] Springe, Alsoe I give to my Sonne John BOND all the plantation, whereon Edward HUICKSON now liveth And all the land to that, or thereto belonginge, includeinge all the woodland Grounds on the other Side of the Swamp, Accordinge to the bill of Sale, the bounds expresst, I Give Unto my two Sonnes William & John BOND, one breedinge Mare, & her increase, To go equally betwixt them, And if either of my Sonnes Should dye, Then for the Mare & her increase to goe to the survivo:r And I give Unto my two Sonnes, each of them two Cowes; Alsoe I Give & bequeath to my Frances BOND Six: Cowes, wth their increase, Alsoe I give unto her the best bedd & furniture that is in my house, To be delivered her, att her day of Marriage, And halfe my howsehold Furniture besides Alsoe my desire is, That my Male Cattel be Sould to Satisfie my debts Alsoe my will & pleasure is, that my Wife, have the benefitt, of all my lands, dureinge her Naturall life, And as for the rest, of my Estate, as Catell horse, hoggs & all else, that doe belong Unto me, I give Unto my loveing Wife, Dorothy BOND, whome I make, & appoint, my whole & sole Executrix of, this my last Will & Testam:t And doe hereby revoake, all wills & deedes by me don, And doe Ratifie & establish & Confirme, this to be my last Will & Testam:t Whereunto I the Said John BOND the Testator hath hereunto Sett my hand & Seale, the day & yeere above Written, And alsoe I doe request, ordaine & apoint these my loveinge freinds as followeth, Cap:t Francis ENGLAND Left: Arthur SMITH & M:r Richard SHARP to be overseeres of this my last Will his John J BOND / Siggill marke [mark 'J' written over erased, redundant "John"] Signed & Sealed in y.e p'sence of us / John BENNETT Thomas IO OFFE his m'ke This Will is p/ved by the oath of W:m COOKE Jun:r Will'm C COOKE his m'ke/ y.t he die See & was p'sent when Majo.r BOND, writt what was Sett to y.e will to writeinge his hand writeinge, And did owne it to be his Acct & deed. this delilv'ed by him this 3.d day of ma? 1669 And then Recorded P/ me Jn:o JENINGS Clr Thereby[?] further p/ved June 9.th 69; by the oath of Tho: OFFE in open Cort, that he was p'sent, when Majo.r BOND [illegible] And did acknowledge it to be his will Teste Jn:o JEN' Clr [page end]

[The clerk used a cursive letter "?" (thorn) for "th", in about half of the occurences, which here has been rendered "th" for easier readings; i.e., "wth" (with), not "w?"]

Isle of Wight Co., VA, Record of Wills, Deeds, Etc., Vol. 2 (1661-1719), p. 63 The Library of Virginia, Isle of Wight Co. Microfilm Reel 23 abstracted by Matt HARRIS [surname capitalization, line breaks & brackets mine]

This is the will of John Bond Sr. mentions his sons John and William and daughter Frances.