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- ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY, VA - WILLS - John Powell, 14 Jun 1760 ============================================================================ USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing freeinformationon the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as longasthis message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOTbe reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by otherpersonsor organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this materialfor purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent ofthefile contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWebArchivesto store the file permanently for free access.
This file was contributed for use in the Virginia USGenWeb Archives by: Meredith Clappermeredith_clapper@hotmail.com ============================================================================ I, John Powell, of the Isle of Wight County in Virginia, being inperfecthealth and memory, but calling to mind the uncertainty of thislife, andthat it is appointed for all men to die, do constitute andordain this myLast Will and Testament, hereby renoucing anddisannuling all otherformer wills by me made, desiring that this onlymay be taken for my lastWill and Testament in manner and form asfolloweth, viz:
Item I give and bequeath unto my daugther Mourning DeLoach allthethings that I hve already possessed her with and also oneshillingcurrent money of Virginia I give it to her and her heirsforever.
Item I give and bequeath unto my daughter Mary Riggins all thethingsthat I have already possessed her with and also one shillingcurrentmoney of Virginia, I give to her and her heirs forever.
Item I give and bequeath unto my daughter Elizabeth Pilkinton allthethings that I have already possessed her with, and also oneshillingcurrent money of Virginia, I give it to her and her heirsforever.
Item I give and bequeath unto my daughter Christian Garner allthethings that I have already possessed her with and also oneshillingcurrent money of Virginia, I give it to her and her heirsforever.
Item I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Alice Powell my landandplantation whereon I now live, during her natural life; only mysisterSarah Powell and my two daughters viz. Sarah Powell and LydiaPowell tohave the liberty on the plantation as long as they livesingle, and alsoleave the remainder of my estate to my loving wifeAlice Powell to herduring her life and after her death to be equallydivided amongst my sixchildren viz., Mourning, Mary, Elizabeth, Sarah,Christian, and Lydia,excepting my Coopers and carpenters tools andcross cut saw, one gun,pistols and holsters and sword, I give to myson Moses Powell, myplantation where I now live, after my wife'sdeath, I give it to him andhis heirs forever, and I do make, ordain,and appoint my son Moses Powellto be my whole and sole executor of this my Last Will and Testament, this I own to be my Last willandTestament revoking and disannuling all other wills and testament.
In witness whereof have hereunto set my hand and seal this 14th dayofJune 1760.
John Powell his mark Signed, sealed in the presence of us- Test. John Marshall Ann Marshall Elizabeth Gale
At a court held for the Isle of Wight County, April the 1st 1762 -thelast will and testament of John Powel, dec'd was presented in courtbyMoses Powel the executor therein named, who made oath thereto andbeingproved by the oaths of John Marshall, Ann Marshall, and ElizabethGalethe witnesses thereto, is ordered to be recorded. Test.
Isle of Wight Co., VA will bk 7, 1759-69, p 140-1.
A deed of feoffment is a grant of a free inheritance to a man andhisheirs. see facts section
Deed: 31 March 1718, Isle of Wight Co., VA James & Sarah Denson sell50acres to John Powell, Jr. for 600 lbs tobacco the part is theplantationwith dwlg, etc. & is adj. James Davidson, Robt Johnson, JohnPowell, Sr.,& James Davis. wit: Thomas Powell102 Deed of feoffment: 21 March 1732/33, Isle of Wight Co., VA ArthurBrownto John Powell, planter, carpenter & cooper, part of a tract of200 a.that was John & Susannah Pope's who had sold it to Walter Waters(100acres) & Walter willed it to Arthur Brown's wife Martha.103 Indenture: 06 June 1751, Isle of Wight Co., VA John Powell sells 50acresto Jesse Watkins on main Blackwater Swamp near Long Pond beingpart ofpatent to James Curle (Kerle) adj. Richard Hutchins.103 Inherited: 1732, Isle of Wight Co., VA Wife Alice inherits 180 acresofland adj Wm Watkins & John Powell at Carrawook for total acreageof330.103 Inventory: 03 June 1762, Isle of Wight Co., VA by Moses Powell,executor,John Marshall, John Smelley, John Joyner.104 Mentioned: 31 October 1717, Isle of Wight Co., VA James Denson sells100acres part of 420 acre patent to John Powell, Sr from RobtJohnson'sline to John Powell's line devided from land of John Powell,Jr beingalso part of 420 acre patent.105 Occupation: planter, carpenter, cooper106 Religion: thought to be Quakers107 Will: 14 June 1760, Isle of Wight Co., VA 1 April 1762 recorded108 Witness: 13 September 1718, Isle of Wight Co., VA To 2 indentureswhenThos Powell, Sr. & Jr. sold land to Roger Nevill.108
Notes for ALICE MURRELL: Alice was still living when John died. She had use of the plantationtillher death. Moses didn't sell the property till 1 Mar 1766.
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