In the Name of God Amen  I Charles Bradchew of the County of Cumberland being very Sick and Weak but of a perfect Sence and Memory but knowing the certainty of Death and the uncertainty of the time have made and appointed this my last Will and Testament in Manner and Form following Whereas I do revoke all former Wills Deed of Gifts or Legacy theretofore made when in Claim Title or Claims to be laid to any part of my Estate as followeth Viz: First I give my Soul unto God that made it and my Body unto the Ground whence it came to be decently Enterred at the discretion of my well beloved Wife and other Executors of this my last Will and Testament of this my Estate    Item I leave unto my well beloved Wife Jemima Bradchew the Plantation which I now live on during of her Naturall Life and after her decease I give the said Plantation unto my Son Joel Bradchew to him & his Heirs or Afsigns forever and also I give unto my beloved Wife a Negro Woman Named Tamer & her Increase to her and her Heirs or Afsigns forever and as to my Stock and Housen Goods excepting my Young Mare and Nine Cows & Calves & one good Feather Bed & Furniture my two Saws & Riffle I give it to my beloved Wife to make use of it as she thinks proper & as to my Crop and all the Money which is due to me after my Debts being paid with my young Mare & Riffle & Whip Saw and they being sold I leave to be laid out for Land at the best advantage for my son William Bradshew against the time that he come of Age   Item I give unto my Son Joel Bradchew a Negro Girl named Lews & her Increase to him and his Heirs or Afsigns forever & two Cows & Calves and my Crofscut Saw to receive them when he comes to Age   Item I give and bequeath unto my Son William Bradchew a Negro Girl named Hager and a Negro Boy named Jacob & their Increase to him and his Heirs and Afsigns with two cows and Calves to be received when he comes of Age    Item I give unto my Daughter Temporance Bradchew a Negro Girl Named Sall & her Increase to her and her Heirs or Afsigns for ever and a good Feather Bed with Furniture & three Cows & Calves for to be received at the time of Marriage   Item I give and bequeath to my Daughter Ruth Bradchew a Negro Woman Named Jean & a negro Child Named Sarah & their Increase to her and her Heirs or Afsigns forever with two Cows & Calves to be received at the time of Marige    Item I do appoint my dearly beloved Wife Jemima Bradchew & my two Brothers William Bradchew & Josiah Bradchew my Executors jointly to take care & manage my Eftate in the best manner and see to the bringing up my Children and likewise give them Education as much as is sufficient & as Witnefs my hand this of March one Thousand Seven hundred and sixty one.

At a Court held for Cumberland County 22nd June 1761.
This last Will & Testament of Charles Bradchew dec'd was proved by John Bradshaw & Joseph Robinson two of the Witnefses thereto and by the Court ordered to be recorded and on the motion of Jemima Bradchew William Bradchew and Josiah Bradchew Executrix & Executors Therein named who made oath according to Law Certificate was granted them for obtaining a Probat therof in due Form giving Security Whereupon they together with William Hobson John Hobson and Hezekiah Robinson their Securities entered into and acknowledged their Bond with Condition according to Law