Judith was born in 1705.[1]
Will of David Crawford Dated Dec 1, 1761 and proved Sep 6, 1762 in Amherst Co., Virginia. In the name of God, amen, I, David Crawford , of Amherst County, am ancient and not in health; but in perfect senses, and not knowing the time of my death, do make this my last Will and Testment. First, I recommend my soul to Almighty God, that gave it, trusting through the merits of the exalted Redeemer to receive free pardon for all my sins. Secondly, I commit my body to the earth to be buried according to the discretion of my Executors and as to my worldly goods and estate, I dispose of as follows: Item, I leave to my well beloved wife, my plantation whereon I now reside, with two hundred acres of land joining thereto during her widowhood. Also, I leave to my wife five negros during her widowhood, namely, Will, Ben, Bob, Pompe and Tye, and after her widowhood to be disposed of as hereafter mentioned. Item, I give to my son David Crawford five negros, namely Jack, Arpit, Amiky (Annekey) and Fillis, them and their increase to him and his heirs forever; I give to my son David one feather bed and furniture, and my writing desk. Item, I give to my son David two negros after my wife's death, namely Pompe and Tye, to him and his heirs forever, provided my son David pay my daughter (Elizabeth) Martin's children, sixty -three pounds current money after my wife's death to be equally divided between them. Item, I give to my son David, one negro named Bob, after my wife's death, to him and his heirs forever, provided David does pay my son John Crawford's children fifty pounds current money after my wife's death. Item, I give to my daughter (Elizabeth) Martin's children forty pounds current money to be equally divided among them, to be paid by my wife for the se of the estate I have left her. Item, I give to my son John Crawford six negros, which he has had in his possession a considerable time, they are to him and his heirs forever. Item, I give to my daughter (Mary) Rhodes, four negros namely, Aggey, Nan, Stephen, and Billy, to be passed after my wife's death together with their increase to her and to her heirs forever. Item, I leave to my daughter Judith Terry during her life, four negros, namely Cupit, Savaory, Abram and Ben. Ben is to be passed after my wife's death. Cupit is now in her possession, he being lent to her. Item, In case my daughter Judith Terry should die before her husband, Joseph Terry, then the said four negros do descend to four of my daughter's children namely, Lucy, David, Champness and Elizabeth. Champness to have Ben, Elizabeth to have Abram, and if any of the above said children of my daughter Judith should die without issue, that then legacy to descend to my daughter Judith's youngest children to be equally divided among them. Item, If my son-in-law Joseph Terry, should prove any right to my negro wench Annekey, which I have given to my son David, by this will, and by deed of gift recorded in Hanover Court, which I know of none he has, then my son David is to have a full right and property to three of the said negros I have left my daughter Judith above mentioned, the right to cease in my daughter and right to cease in her three children as above mentioned and the right to be wholy invested in him and his heirs forever, namely, Savory, Abram and Ben, is the negros to be returned to my son David. Item, my will and desire is that my wife shall not remove any of her negros I have left her from the plantation she now lives on, without the consent of my son David Crawford. Item, I give to my executors, five pounds current money, each of them to be paid by my wife for the use of the estate I have left her. Item, I give what money I have on hand and what maybe due to my estate to be equally divided among my children, that is to say, my son David is to have one-fifth part, my daughter (Mary) Rhodes to have one-fifth part, and my daughter (Judith) Terry to have a fifth-part and my son John Crawford, dec'd, his children to have a fifth part and my daughter (Elizabeth) Martin children to have a fifth part so that it is equally divided above mentioned. Item, I leave to my wife all the remining part of my estate as cattle, and hogs, sheep, horses, etc, to pay my just debts and funeral charges and the legacy given as above of forty pounds to my daughter (Elizabeth) Martin's children and the ten pounds to my executors and after my wife's death, what estate she may leave is to be equally divided among my living Children and the heirs of my deceased children so that it is equally divided in five parts, the heirs of each dead child of mine to have equal to those of my children that is now living - to clear this matter if one of my deceased children is to enjoy one fifth part. Item, I give to my grand-daughter, Susannah Barnett, all my land I possess in this county after my wife's death, to her and her heirs forever, lawfully begotten and for lack of such heirs, the land above mentioned to descend to William Crawford, son of David Crawford to him and his heirs forever. Item, I do revoke all other will or wills heretofore made my me confirming this and no other to be my Last Will and Testament and I do here appoint my son David and son-in-law John Rhodes to be my executors of this my last Will. In witness, hereof, I have hereunto set my hand and afixed my seal, this first day of December 1761 David Crawford (Seal) Signed, sealed and pronounced in presents of: Andrew Reid David Roach Daniel Goond Nick M. Halden At court held in Amherst County at the court house the 6th day of September 1762, this last Will and Testament of David Crawford, deceased, was this day presented in court offered by David Crawford, one of the Executors, therein named, who made oath thereton according to law and the said will and also proved by the oaths of Andrew Reid and Daniel Goon, two of the witnesses thereto and on the motion of the said Executor ordered to be recorded. Teste, George Seaton, Clerk
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