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Will of Edward Harris (harris2001)

Isle of Wight Co., VA, Will Book 3 (1726-1734), pp. 391-93 abstracted by Matt HARRIS [brackets, line breaks, & surname capitalization mine]

In the Name of God Amen I Edward HARRIS of the Upper Parish of the Isle of Wight County being in perfect Mind & Memory and calling to Mind the Mortality of my Body and knowing that it is appointed for all Men once to Die: do make & ordain this my last Will & Testament: Committing my Soul to Almighty God and my Body to ye Earth and as for my Worldly Estate which hereafter is expressed: I Give Devise and Dispose of the same in the following manner and form (Viz.): Imprimis I Give and Bequeath unto my loving Son Edward HARRIS Two Hundred & forty Acres of Land lying in the Isle of Wight County joining upon John JOHNSON and John TURNER their Land it being a tract of Land granted by Patent to Thomas HARRIS my ffather to him and his Heirs and Assigns for ever. Item I Give & Bequeath unto my Son Jacob HARRIS one tract of Land granted to me by Patent containing One Hundred & Ninty Acres lying in the Isle of Wight County on the flatt Swamp on Meherin River to him and his heirs and Assigns for ever. Item I Give and Bequeath unto my two Sons Nathan HARRIS & West HARRIS Two Hundred and fifty Acres of Land granted to me by Patent and lying on the North side of Warwick Branch and joining to the Plantation whereon I now dwell: to be divided between Them both (Viz) Nathan the Upper Part and West the lower Part to them and their Heirs and Assigns for ever. Item I Give & Bequeath unto my Son Daniel HARRIS the Land & Plantation whereon I now dwell containing by estimation Two Hhundred & fifty Acres more or less to him and his Heirs and Assigns for ever. Item I Give and Bequeath to my Daughter Anne HARRIS the ffeather bed which she usualy lyeth on and the ffurniture thereunto belonging and two Pewter Dishes and one Linnen Wheel: Item I Give and Bequeath unto my Son Nathan HARRIS: one ffeather Bed and the furniture thereunto belonging and One Gun and one small[?] Iron Pott and one Sword. Item I Give and Bequeath unto my Son West HARRIS the ffeather Bed that he usualy lyeth on himself with the furniture thereunto belonging and one Gun and one Iron Pott and one brasse Kettle and one Chest. Item I Give unto my Son Daniel HARRIS the ffeather Bed that I usualy lyeth on myself and the furniture thereunto belonging and all my Cooper Tools and one Sett[?] of Iron Wedges and one Iron Pott containing three gallons and one Crosscut Saw. Item I Give unto my Daughter Martha WILLIAMSON one Linnen Spinning Wheel:. Item I Give and Bequeath unto my four Sons James, Nathan, West, and Daniel HARRIS all my Pewter: as Dishes, Basons, Porringers, Plates, and Tankards to be equally divided amongst Them all.:
Item I Give and Bequeath unto my loving Wife: Mary HARRIS all the rest of my Estate dureing her Life and then to be equally divided amongst my Children that shall be then living:. I desire also that The Crop which is upon the Ground at my Death or just made shall be equally divided amongst my Children that shall help to make or bond the said Crop. I also do Appoint & Ordain my Son Nathan HARRIS to be my only & sole Executor of This my Last Will & Testament: ratifying & confirming This and no other to be my last Will and Testament In Witness whereof I have: hereunto set my Hand, and Seal this 27:th day of April: Anno Domini 1733.

Edward HARRIS *Seal*
E:H: his Mark
Signed Sealed and
Delivered in presence of
Thomas ATKINSON
John HARRIS IH mark

At a Court held for Isle of Wight County March ye 25: 1734
The last Will & Testament of Edward HARRIS dec'ed was p'sented in Court by Nathan HARRIS the
Executor therein named who made Oath thereto and being Proved by the Oaths of the Witnesses thereunto is admitted to Record.
Teste James BAKER Cl.Cur:

Will of Thomas Harris (harris1001)

"... In the name of God, Amen; I, Thomas Harris, of the Isle of Wight County, being sick and weak in body but in sound and perfect memory, I do first and primarily bequest my soul unto God almighty, who gave it, and secondly, my body to the Earth to be buried in a decent and Christianlike manner, and do ordain this to be my last will and testament in manner and form as followeth; 1. I doe give and bequeath unto my well beloved sonne Edward Harris myplantation that I now live on with all my land belonging to it, the same to him and his heyers forever; Also one yolk of draughsteers, with a cart belonging unto them, also one great chest and 8 ells of sheeting and canvass, 3 iron wedges, 1 froe, 1 small frying pan, also I doe give and bequeath unto my well beloved son John, 1 great iron pot, 2 pewter dishes, one bigger than the other, one large frying pan, 1 iron pestle, 2 chests, one small table and couch.
Also, I doe also give unto my sonne, Thomas Harris, 4 pewter dishes and a flagon, 2 salt sellers, 1 small iron pott, 1 cow and heifer of two years old, 1 yearling heifer.
Also, I doe give unto my well beloved sonne Robert, 1 bed, being part of flake and feathers with all the furniture thereunto belonging, 1 small gun, 1 horse to be sold for his use.
I doe give uto my well beloved daughter, Jane Jones, 8 milk trays.
I doe give ansd bequeath unto my well beloved daughter, Anne, 1 bed that I now ly uppon, with all the furniture thereunto belonging, but in case she dieth before she cometh of age or marryeth, then the bed with what belongeth to itt shall fall to my sonne, Robert. Also, I give her a large Brass kettle and 1 iron pott containing 2 or 3 gallons with 2 pewter dishes, but if she dieth, that the same likewise fall to Robert and John. i also desire that what cattle is left that is not herein disposed of, may be sould and likewise my stock of hogs sold after my debts being paid.
I doe desire likewise what wheat I have now growinge on the plantation if it pleases God, it comes to maturity the same be sold likewise with the cattle, and what hogs may be left after the debts aforesaid payd, the same to be sold to the profitablest uses as may bee thought fit by my son Edward being my whole executor, and John Fulgam and John Turner, they two persons beinge appointed my overseers of this my last will and testament, they with my executor to advise to the disposall of all my cattle, hogs and wheate to the best advantage for the good of my three youngest sons, George, Martin, William; Only two pewter dishes to be purchased and one ironn pott out of the proceeds to be delivered to Robert Harris, and the remainder to be equally divided between said George, Matin and William, and likewise, I desire that these three boyes last mentioned as uppon the plantation and afterards that Robert Harris may reside with John Fulgam 3 years and George is to dwell with John Turner 4 years and Martin Harris to remain with his brother Edward 5 years and my sonne William Harris to live with Bridgeman Joyner 7 years and likewise my daughter Anne to live with Mrs. Anne Tharpe 7 years if the said Mrs. Anne Tharpe shall live so longe. I further desire that if my sonne Edward Harris beinge apponted my excutor in or my appointed overseers, Mr, John Fulgam, Mr. John turner, that is them or either of them shall find that my children that is places out as aforesaid be abused that then either of them may have the liberty of removing them to some other place where they shall think fitt.
One thing more, ..i bequest unto three of my grandchildren a cow calfe a piece to them and **** of the female; thus owning and acknowledging this to bemy last will and testament and doe revoke, renounce and deny all other wills and testaments from or by me made, as witness my hand and seal this 14th day of Marcgh in the year of our Lord 1687.
Recorded in Will Book #1661-1719 #2
Proved 10-09-1688

Will of Thomas Harris (harris101)

In the Name of God Amen, the one and thirtieth day of March in the yeare of our Lord God 1672 - I Thomas Harris, being of whole mind And in good and perfect remembrance - Laud and praises be unto Almighty God, - make and ordaine this my last will in mannere and forme followinge, That is to say, first I commend my soule unto Almighty God, my maker and redeemer and my body to the earth, to be decently buried, And as for my worldly estate, which God hath blest me with, I dispose of as followeth / Inprimis - for the land which I now live uppon, It is my will and desire, that the same shalle equallie divided, between my to sonnes, John and Thomas Harris, And both of them to live uppon it/ Item, for my land which I have att the Indian Towns, which is in quantitie, two hundred and sixtie Acres which doth properlie belong to me, I give and bequeath, the said land, to my sonne Thomas and his heirs forever / Item for my land lieing to Corotoman, in the County of Lancaster , beinge seven hundred Acres, I bequeath unto my eldest sonne, John Harris, and to his heirs forever / Item It is my will, that if either of my sonnes should happen to dye and leave not issue - then the survivinge sonne to enjoy all my lands, herein mentioned, And (#) to belonge to him and his heirs forever, - but if my sonne John should happen to marry, and have children, then what lands I have herein this may will, bequeathed unto him, shall' of right, belong to him, and his heirs lawfully begotten / Item It is my will that my loveing wife, Alice Harris, shall live on the plantation I am now seated on duringe her natural life, And not to be any waies disturbed or molested by my sonnes as aforesaid, And to have her due part, of all other, my lands herein, bequeathed, duringe her life / Item It is my will, that an Iron gray mare, and a browne bay darke Phillee, about the age of two years old in June nexte, shalle both they, and all theire increase, for a joynt stock, for the use and benefit, of my children, Item I give and bequeath, unto Mary Harris my daughter, if she lives to be married, to be delivered her on her wedding day one Silver Tankard, a fether bedd, with furniture, one brass kettle, of sixteen gallions, three pewter dishes - three plates, sixe spoons, a cowe and calfs, and two heiffers / Item I will and ordain my loveing wife, Alice Harris, to be whole and sole executrix, of this my last will and testamente and leave all the rest of my estate, which I am now possessed with, att her absolute disposal, trusting in her care and goodness for the allowings of the rest of my children, not mentioned in this my will, a share and proportion of my estate / Item I request and desire, my loveinge friends Major Nicholas Hill and John Jennings to be overseers to see this my last will and testament, performed, - revoking all other wills, whatsoever, formerlie by me made, - to the confirmation of which I hereunto sett my hand and seale, the day and years above written /

Signed sealed and delivered Thomas Harris /Siggitt
in the presence of (seal)
Francis Hobbs
Lewis Rogers
This Will is proved by the oathes of
Captain Francis Hobbs and Lewis Rogers in Open Court held for the Isle of Wight County
this tenth day of June 1672 - and then recorded.
Testr, John Jennings, Chr. Cns.

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