LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF THOMAS LINDSEY, 1769

IN THE NAME of God Amen The Twenty First day of May One thousand seven hundred and sixty Nine I Thomas Lindsey Frederick County in the Colony of Virginia, makes [sic] this Last Will and Testament I Humbly Resign my soul to God my Creator in Hopes through the merits of Jesus Christ my Saviour to Receive Pardon of my sins and Everlasting Life and Leave my Body to be Buried in Christian manner at the Discreation [sic] of my Executors Imprimis I give to my son John Lindsey the upper Part of my Land where I now live on Joining to Edmund Lindsey extending one Hundred Poles down the marsh and the same at each end Item I Give to my son Thomas Lindsey the Plantation where I now live on Extending one Hundred Poles down the marsh and the same at each end Item I Give to my son Abraham Lindsey the lower Part of my Land where I now live on extending one hundred Poles to Isaac Larews [sic] Line Item I give to my son James Lindsey my Tract of Land in Hampshire County on Little Capecapon Item I Give to my son in law Nathaniel Baret three Breeding Mares such as my Executors shall choose Also I Give to Nathaniel Baret the Bay horse he now has and three Cows such as my Executors shall choose Item I Give to my son in law Richard Allen the Mares he now has in Possession and three more Breeding Mares such as my Executors shall choose also I Give to Richard Allen four young Cows also I Give to Richard Allen Seven Pounds to Buy a Feather Bed Item I Give to my Daughter Mary Turner Living in Carolina Twenty Pounds to be Raised out of my Estate Item I Give to my Wife Elizabeth Lindsey the use of my Negroman Fortune and my Negro wench Rachiel until my son James Lindsey arrives to the age of Twenty Years and During that time my three youngest sons to be supported out of the Profits of the Negros [sic] at the Discretion of my Executors it is my Will that my three sons John Lindsey Abraham Lindsey and Thomas Lindsey each of them shall give my son James Lindsey fifteen pounds apiece as they Can agree with him when he Comes of age Item Give all my horse Kind Cattle and Hogs to be equally Divided Between my Four sons John Lindsey Abraham Lindsey Thomas Lindsey and James Lindsey It is my Will that when my son James Lindsey arrives at the age of Twenty Years that my Negros [sic] to be sold to anyone or Two of my sons and divide the money equally among It is my Will that my Waggon [sic] and Team to be kept for the use of my Family. I give my Household furniture to be Divided amongst all my Children Share and Share alike. I make my Wife Elizabeth Lindsey and my son John Lindsey Executors of this my Last Will and Testament. Whereof I Have Hereunto Subscribed my Name.

THOMAS LINDSEY

Signed and Published by the above named Thomas Lindsey as his Last Will and Testament

George Hamson
Jacob Lerew
Thomas Blakemore
Jacob Lindsey

At a Court Held for Frederick County August 1st 1769 This Last Will and Testament of Thomas Lindsey Deceased was Proved by the oaths of the Witnesses thereto and ordered to be Recorded and upon the motion of John Lindsey one of the Executors therein named who made oath thereto Certificate is granted him for obtaining a Probate thereof in due form whereupon he Together with Edward Snickers and Humphrey Wells his securities entered into and Acknowledged a Bond in the Penalty of One thousand Pounds conditioned for their faithful Administration of the said Decedents Estate Elizabeth the Widow came into Court and Refused to Accept the Provision made for Her by the same which is ordered to be Recorded.

By the Court

J. A. Keith, Clerk

Leslie Anders, Frederick County, Virginia, Will Book, No. 3, p. 502.