| Mecklenburg County, Virginia Will Book #2, page 1:
In the name of God amen, April 24th 1782, I Drury Malone
of Mecklenburg County being low and weak but of sound and perfect sense
and memory praised be God for it and calling to mind that it is appointed
of God for man once to die do make and ordain this my last will and testament
causing all other will heretofore made by me to be absolute and of none
effect and first of all I give my soul to God that gave it to me hoping
for the resurrection of eternal life and my body to the dust from whence
it came (to be buried) in such descent and Christian like manner as my
executors hereafter mentioned shall think proper and as for my worldly
estate which God of his infinite mercy hath bestowed on me I give and devise
as in manner and form following.
Item my will and desire is that all my just debts be first and truly
paid. I give and devise unto my eldest son Isham Malone one Negro
man named Will, one Negro boy named Hardy, one Negroe girl named Mall and
one Negroe girl named Amey also a set of blacksmith's tools, two pewter
dishes to him and his heirs forever.
Item I give and devise unto my eldest daughter Martha Holmes
one Negroe girl named Selah, one Negroe boy named Bob, one Negroe girl
named Anica and one Negroe girl named Edey all these to the said Martha
Holmes during her natural life and my will and desire is that at her death
all the said Negroes and all their increase may they be equally divided
among all the children of the said Martha Holmes that is living to them
and their heirs forever.
Item I give and devise unto my daughter Amy Taylor one Negroe
girl named Cate, one Negroe boy named Manuel and one Negroe boy named Bob
and one Negroe girl named Delph and one Negroe boy named Jimmey unto the
said Amy Taylor during her natural life and my will and desire is that
at her death the said Negroes and all their increase may then be equally
divided among all the children of the said Amy Taylor that is then living
to them and their heirs forever.
Item I give and devise unto my son Nathaniel Malone the mill
place, mill stone and iron works of the same with the old plantation where
on I formerly lived and all my land on the south side of Jenetoe Creek
to my son Jones Malone's line being four hundred twenty and eight
acres also one Negroe
girl name Jinney and all her increase, one Negroe boy named Pompy,
one Negroe boy named Tim, one Negroe boy named Britan also two pewter dishes
all to him and his heirs forever.
Item I give and devise unto my son Jones Malone the plantation whereon
I now live and all my lands on the north side of Jeneto Creek being by
estimation five hundred and twenty and two acres. Also one Negroe fellow
named Ned, one Negroe wench named Dell, one Negroe girl named Cate and
one Negroe boy named Nard. Likewise one bed and furniture, three
cows and calves and eight head of hogs, two iron pots, one still and eight
rush bottom chairs, one desk, one chest, one table and all my pewter that
has not heretofore been mentioned all to him and his heirs forever.
Item I give and devise unto my daughter Betsey Seward one
Negroe wench named Pegg and all her increase, one Negroe boy named Tom,
one Negroe girl named Lucy and one Negroe girl named Silvey all during
her natural life and my will and desire is that at her death the said Negroes
and all their increase my then be equally divided among all the children
of the said Betsey that is then surviving to them and theirs forever.
Item I give and devise unto my grandsons Josiah Floyd and
Drury
Floyd and unto my granddaughters Pattey Floyd and Phebe Floyd
one Negroe boy named Abram, one Negroe girl named Hannah, one Negroe boy
named Rolley and one Negroe boy named Robin to be equally divided among
or either of them that is living in the year of Lord one thousand seven
hundred eighty and six to them and their heirs forever.
Item I give and devise unto my grandson William Malone one
Negroe boy named Joe to him and his heirs forever.
Item I lend unto my brother Thomas Malone during his natural
life two Negroes namely Cook and Phyllis and at my brother's death my decree
is that the said Negroes may then be equally divided among all my children
that is then living.
Item my will and desire is that all the rest of my Negroes that
is not mentioned on this will may be set up at the highest bidder among
my children and no other person bid and be equally divided among all my
children then living and then all the rest of my wholes estate be it of
what kind of property to be sold and the money arising therefrom to be
equally divided among all my children then living to them and their heirs
forever.
And lastly I appoint Isham Malone and Jones Malone
my two sons executors of this my last will and testament. Witness whereof
I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day above written.
Drury Malone.
Signed, sealed and acknowledged in the presence of us,
Isham Epps, James Standly, John Saunders, Daniel Malone.
At a court held for Mecklenburg County the 14th day of October 1782.
This will was proved by the oaths of Isham Eppes, James Standly,
John Saunders and Daniel Malone the witnesses thereto and ordered to be
recorded and on the motion of Isham Malone and Jones Malone the executors
therein named who made oath thereto and together with Lewis Parham and
Samuel Holmes their securities entered into and acknowledged their bond
in the penalty of ten thousand pounds specie conditioned as the law directs.
Certificate was granted them for obtaining a probate of the said will in
due form. Teste. John Brown, Cl. Cur." |
Drury
MALONE