Title: Notes
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LAND: Moved to St. Margaret's Parish in King William Co. (now Caroline Co.),
VA after his marriage in 1715. Land grant to "bridegroom" in 1715 - 100
acres, King William Co., VA, SW side Pole Catt [Creek]; 1718 - 100 acres
King William Co., VA. adj to his lands on Polecatt Swamp; 1726 - 390 acres
in King William Co., VA. adj his own; 1732 - 400 acres same location.
Plantation named "Woodlawn" located south of Mattapony, VA.
In the Name of God Amen I Timothy Chandler of Caroline county being in
perfect health and memory thanks be to God for the same doe make and
ordain this my last Will and Testament in the manner and following Revoking
all other Wills and Testaments by me heartofore maid first I bequeath my
Soul into the hands of my Saviour Jesus Christ hoping for a full pardon of all
my sins at the Resurrection of the just and my Body to be Decently Entered at
the Descretion of my Executors hearafter Named and as for my Temporal
Estate which it hath pleased God to Bless me with all after my Debts
Legasies funeral Charges are paid I have in manner and form following Viz:
Item I give and Bequeath unto my sons Joseph Chandler and Robert
Chandler all that tract and Percell of Land in Orange County containing
seaven hundred Acres to be eaqmlly Divided Between them both Joseph
Chandler to have that part whereon he now lives to them and Their Heirs
forever.
Item I give and Bequeath to my son Richard Woolfolk Chandler the Tract and
percell of Land and a Mill which is thereon the Land whereon I now live to him
and his Heirs forever only his Mother Justine Chandler my Beloved Wife to
have her Natural life thereon.
Item I give and Bequeath to my Son Joseph Chandler one Negro Boy Named
Isaac and two Negro Girls named Eane and Rhoda and their Increes to him
and his Heirs forever.
Item I give and Bequeath to my son Richd W. Chandler One Negro, Boy
Named Samson and Two Negro Girls Named Grace and Visca and their
Increas to him and his Heirs for Ever.
Item I give and bequeath to my Son Robert Chandler One Negro Wench
Named Peg and her Inereas and One Negro Boy Named Glosser to him and
his Heirs forever.
Item I lend to my Daughter Betty Banks one Negro Wench Named Deynor
and Negro Girl Named Lilley and their Increas During her Natural life and
after her natural Life is Ended I give them to her Heir or Heirs of her Body to
be equally Divided amongst them and their Heirs forever But for want of Such
Heir or Heirs of her
body then to return to my three Sons Joseph Chandler Richd W. Chandler
Robert Chandler to be equally, Divided between them and their Heirs for
Ever.
Item I give and Bequeath to my Son Robert Chandler Eight Pounds to be
Raised out of my Estate to repair his plantation in Orange County.
Item Now as my Son Joseph Chandler and My Daughter-Betty Banks has
Each of them a Bed and furniture I also give to my other two Sons Richd W.
Chandler and Robert Chandler Each of them a Bed and furniture.
Item I also give my stock in Orange Between my two Sons Joseph and
Robert Chandler to be Equally Divided Between them and their Heirs for
Ever.
Item I also give and Bequeath to my son Richd W. Chandler and my
Daughter Betty Banks my Stock where I now live Except the Sheep after my
Beloved Wife Justine Chandler Deceased the Sheep to be equally Divided
amongst all my children.
Item I also lend to my Beloved wife Justine Chandler the Remainder Part of
my Estate both real and Personal Which I have not already will’d to her
During her Natural Life and at her Deceas the Negroes for to be Eaqually
Divided between my Three Sons Joseph Chandler, Richd W. Chandler and
Robert Chandler to them and their Heirs for Ever and my Personal Estate to
be Eaqually Divided Between them all Namely Joseph. Chandler Richd
Chandler and Robert Chandler and Betty Banks to them and their Heirs
forever.
Item I do also appoint my Loving Wife and my Son Richd W. Chandler my
executors of this my Last will and testament Revokng all Other Wills
beartofore maid in Testimony whereof I have hearunto set my hand and Seal
this fourteenth Day of November in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand
Seaven Hundred and fifty Seaven &c.
Signed & sealed
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