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COX, William (abstracts of the 5 pages of the will) p. 291: In the name of god amen I William Cox of the County of Essex and Parish of Southfarnham being of Sound & perfect Sence and memory but not knowing the hour of death do make and ordain this my last will and Testament in manner and form following First I recommend my Soul into the Hands of God that gave it and my body to the earth to be decently Buried at the Discretion of my Executor hereafter Named and Touching Such Temporal Estate as it hath pleased god to bless me with in this Life I give and dispose of as followeth

p.292: Imprimis I give and bequeath forty foot Square of my Land to be laid of at the Usual Place for a Buriing place never to be sold nor disposed of for any other use but to remain so forever, Item I lend to my son WILLIAM COX and MARGRET his wife that part of my Land he now lives on during their Natural lives to be bounded by the road that Leadeth from John Pickets old field to Samuel Allens and the path that was formerly Called Harpers path at t Marked white oak and after the decease of my said son WILLIAM COX and MARGRET his wife I then give and bequeath the said Land with all the Appurtenances thereof unto my Grandson AMBROSE Cox Son of the said WILLIAM COX to him and his heirs Lawfully begotten of his body and for want of Such Heirs the said Land to go to my Granson AYRESS TYPUS COX to him and his heirs Lawfully begotten of his body with all the Appurtenances thereof Item I lend to my son HENRY COX and his wife ANN During their Natural lives all the remainder of my Lands and after their decease I give and bequeath the said Lands with all the appurtenances thereof to my Grandson JOHN COX son of HENRY COX to him and his Heirs Lawfully begotten of his body and for want of Such heirs the said land to go to my Grandson WILLIAM COX son of HENRY COX to him and his heirs Lawfully begotten of his body furthermore the negro Girl Margery which I have lent to my son MATHEW COX deceased and now in the possession of Richard Hodges and MARY the wife of the said MATHEW COX decd. The said Negro Girl Margery and all her Increase and three Head of Cattle I lent my son MATHEW COX deceased which was a Cow a Heifer and a Young Stear the said Cattle and the said Negro Girl Margery and all her Increase I give and bequeath unto my five Grandchildren JOHN, ELIZABETH, AMEY, CLARE, and WILLIAM COX Children of HENRY COX to them and their Heirs Lawfully begotten of their bodys to be Equally Devided between them.

p.293: Furnuture which I lie on and one Young Heifer & one Buckeneer Gunn a Great Chist Two Small Iron Pots and pot hooks and one Iron pot Rach and a large frying pan and one Horse Bell I give to my Grandson JOHN COX son of HENRY COX Item I give and bequeath my Horse with bridle and Saddle to my Son HENRY COX If if pleases god that I die Suddenly my son HENRY COX Shall sell my Cattle which is four Stears a Barron Cox and a yearling to the best Advantage for ready money Item My will is that all the Cash that I shall have by me or in my house and all that I shall have due to me by Bond or Accounts and the money that my Cattle sells for Shall be Equally devided between my son HENRY COX and my son in Law James Pryor. Item I lend to my Daughter SARAH BOWCOCK during her Natural Life five Negros and all their Increase Vizt. Jack (?) Sarah Judy Jeffery and Ben and after my Decease and my Daughter Sarah Bowcock decease Item I give and bequeath the said Negros and all their Increase to my GrandDaughter JENEY BOWCOCK to her and her heirs Lawfully begotten of her body and if she dies without heirs Lawfully begotten of her body Then the said Negros and all their Increase to go to my Two GrandSons JAMES & ANTHONY BOWCOCK to them and their heirs Lawfully begotten of their bodys to be Equally devided between them and if either of them dies without heir Lawfully begotten o f their body then the said Negros and their Increase to go to the Longest liver of the said Brothers Item I lend unto my Daughter FRANCES GATEWOOD and my son in Law JOHN GATEWOOD during their Natural lives four Negroes Vizt. Jenny Nell Lydia and Murear and their Increase and after the decease of the said JOHN GATEWOOD and his wife FRANCES the said Negros and their Increase to be equally devided between the five Children of the said John Gatewwod Vizt. Cathrine

p. 294: John Phillip Chaney and Mathew Gatewood to them and their heirs Lawfully begotten of their bodys Item I Lend unto my Daughter PRYOR and my son in law JAMES PRYOR one Negro Girl Named Murear and her Increase during their Natural Lives and after their decease the said Negro Girl Murear and her Increase to be Equally Devided between the four Children of the said JAMES PRYOR and MARY his wife Vizt. Mildred Caty Croxton and Frankey to them and their heirs Lawfully Begotten of their bodys Item I five to my Daughter MARY PRYOR one large Skillet one pint pot one Larg Mugg and Tankard and a Small Bason Item I give to my Grandson JOHN GATEWOOD one Small Chist. Item I give to my Grandson PHILIP GATEWOOD one two Gallon Judd Item I give to my Grandson CHANEY GATEWOOD one Two Gallon Jugg Item I give to my Granson MARTHA COX son of MATHEW COX decd. five Shillings Cash Item I give to my son HENRY COX all my Waring Cloaths Item my will is that all the Houshold goods and Stocks which I have lent to my Children Shall and may remain in their possession after my death without Molestation of any one Excepting what I lent my son MATHEW COX decd. Item I do Constitute and Appint my son HENRY COX my whole and sole Executor of this my last will and Testament. In witness Whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal this twenty first day of April one Thousand Seven Hundred fifty and three

Signed Sealed in Presence of Samuel Allen Edmund Ball Marthew Allen William Allen

At a Court helf for Essex County at Tappahannock on the 19th day of March Anno Dom. 1754 (Essex Co, VA Will Book 9, pp. 291-295)

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