Will of Shadrach Mims

Date: 1777 [unknown]
Location: Goochland, Virginia, United States
Surname/tag: Mims 68

In the name of God Amen. I Shadrach Mims of Goochland County being Sick &
weak tho in my Sound and Perfect sences and memory of being mindfull of my Mor=
tality do make and ordain this my Last & Testament in Manner & form as followeth

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followeth.

First my will & Desire is that all my Just Debts and funeral Charges be fully paid & Discharged
Item I give and bequath unto my Son Drury Mims the one half of my Estate Being part of the

Tract wheron I now live to have full and Lawfull Possession at the Age of Twenty Years
to Spare the Upper part on the Turkey Branch Not Interupting the plantation to him his
heirs or assign forever.

Item I give and bequeath the other half of my Land unto my Second wife Elizabeth Mims being

the Mansion house and plantation whereon I now live Dureing her natural Life &
After Death unto my Son Robert Mims to him and his heirs and Assigns forever.

Item I Lend unto my Loveing wife Elizabeth Mims all my personal Estate to Educate &

Maintain my Children Thereon and all the profits of my part in the mill untill my
Youngest Daughter come to the age of Eighteen Years.
My will is Such that all my personal Estate & mill to be Equally Divided Betwixt my
Beloved wife Elizabeth Mims and my Children hereafter named when my Youngest Daughter
Comes to the Age of Eighteen Years. Viz. Drury Robert Mary Elizabeth Sally Martha and
Susanag to them & their heirs forever But if either dies before they come off full age or
Married to be Divided amongs the Survivours and that my two Sons Drury & Robert
Mims do pay unto my Daughters above named the Just Sum of One hundred and Twenty
five Pounds Lawfull money of Virginia to be Equally Divided Betwixt the above
Daughters when they are of Lawfull age or Married.

Item I Do Appoint my Brother Drury Mims and Gideon Mims my Executors of this my

Last will & Testament hereby Revoking all other wills By me hereto for made and
and that my Executors above named Shall have full power to Sell any Part of the personal
Estate or my Part of the mill as they Shall think fitt .proper for the profits of my Estate In
Winess whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal this 10^th Day of April 1777.

Signed Sealed in

Front of

Thos Riddle
Shad (his mark) ____
David Mims

his

Shadrach X Mims Seal

mark

At a Court held for Goochland County November the 17^th, 1777.

This Writing was proved by the Oaths of David Mims & Shad^h also Witness hereto, to be the will and
Testament of Shadrach Mims dec^d wch was thereupon admitted to Record.

The above will of Shadrach Mims (1724-1777) was transcribed by Ben Couch III from the image at FamilySearch, film #007645028, image pages 51 & 52 of 677, from Goochland County, Virginia, Deed books (with wills, inventories, etc.), 1728-1901; general indexes to deeds, wills, etc., 1728-1969, , v. 12-14 1777-1788