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SAMUEL NUCKOLLS
July 1757, Louisa VA
In the name of God Amen I Samuel Nuckolls of St. Martin's Parish in Louisa County being in my perfect senses and memory do make this my Last Will and Testament first I give my Soul to God my heavely Maker hoping through the Death and passion of my blessed Savior to receive .... pardon and remission of all my Sins. As to my Worldy Estate I dispose of it as followoth
Item - I lend to my wife's Daughter Ann Brown during her natural life four hundred acres of Land lying and being on Muddy Creek in Cumberland County with a plantation thereon to run down the ...... to the mouth of the spring branch so up to the back line . The sd: four hundred acres of land .... during her natural life. Four slaves, Viz. York, Lucy, Dinah, and Little Lucy and their increases to her and her heirs and after her decease my will and desire is that the above sd: land together with the sd: slaves and their increases to be equally divided amongst the children of the sd: Ann Brown. But in case the sd: Ann Brown should depart this life without issues of her body then and in that case my will and desire is that the sd: land and slaves and their increases be equally divided amongst all the rest of her sisters or the survivors of them to them and their heirs forever.
Item- I lend to my wife's Daughter Elizabeth Parker during her natural life four hundred acres of land with a plantation thereon commonly called Dick's lying and being on Muddy Creek in Cumberland County to be .......on..........on the back line as on the crook & also Lend her during her Natural Life three slaves, Viz: Peter, Jack(?) and Patt and all their increases to her and her heirs and after her decease my will and desire is that the above sd: four hundred acres of land together with the sd: three slaves and their increases to be equally divided amongst all the children of sd: Elizabeth Parker to them and their heirs forever.
Item- I lend to my wife's Daughter Susanna Brown during her Natural Life four hundred and seveny five acres of Land lying and being on Deep Creek in Cumberland County with a plantation thereon ................the .................house. I also lend her during her Natual Life three slaves Viz: Daniel Christian and Will and all their increases to her and her heirs and after her decease my will and desire is that the above sd: four hundred and seventy five acres of land together with the sd: slaves and their increases to be equally divided amongst all the children of the sd: Susanna Brown to them and their heirs forever. But in case the sd Susanna Brown should depart this life without issues of her body then and in that case my will and desire is that the above sd: four hundred and seventy five acres of land together with the sd: three slaves and their increases be equally divided amongst all the rest of her sisters and the survivors of them to them and their heirs forever.
Item- I lend to my daughter Sarah Powel(?) during her Natural Life three slaves Viz: Dick Nanny and Sarah and their increases to her and her heirs and after her Decease my will and desire that the above sd: three slaves and their increases be equally divided amongst all the children of the sd: Sarah Powel(?) to them and their heirs forever.
Item- I lend to my beloved daughter Judith Nuckolls during her natural life five hundred and twenty five acres of land Lying and being in Cumberland County and joining the other lands mentioned ........ ............. I also lend her during her Natural Life the three following slaves Viz: ............and Will and their increases. ........and after her decease my will and desire is that the above sd: five hundred and twenty five acres of land together with the sd: slaves and all their increase be equally divided amongstall the children of the sd: Judith Nuckolls to them and their heirs forever. But in case the sd: Judith Nuckolls should depart this life without issue of her body then and in that case my will and desire is that the above sd: five hundred and twenty five acres of land together with the sd: three slaves and their increases be equally divided amongst all the rest of her sisters or the survivors of them to them and their heirs forever.
Item- I lend to my daughter Frances Shelton upon the acco....................given up her Right and Title to any of my negroes the two plantations whereon I now live Containing by Estimate six hundred and thirteen acres during her Natural Life. I also Lend her during her Natural Life one negro of the name Tom and one old negro of the name Jonny to her and her heirs and after her Decease my will and desire is that the above sd: six hundred and thirteen acres of land with the sd: slaves Tom and Jonny be equally divided amongst the children of the sd: Frances Shelton to them and their heirs forever. But in case the sd: Frances Shelton should depart this life without issues of her body then and in that case my will and desire is that the above sd: six hundred and thirteen acres of land together with the sd: slaves Tom and Jonny and their increases to be equally divided amongst all the rest of her sisters or the survivors of them to them and their heirs forever.
Item- My will and desire is that after...................................................the rest of my estate not lent or given before be it of what quality or nature soever to..............................ving persons Viz: Ann Brown Elizabeth Parker Susanna Brown Sarah Powel Judith Nuckolls and Frances Shelton to them and their heirs forever. But the crop as is made on my plantation as I now live upon to be ......................three girls as live with me Viz: Ann Susanna and Judith as is made this ongoing year ..................every one a share of my Estate may contribute. So much as will find clothing for old Jonny ....................and to find eatables for her. I Desire my Estate not be appraised and I Likewise Constitute and appoint my son-in-law Peter Shelton and my Loving Brother James Nuckolls to be Sole executors of this my Last will and Testament........................as witness my hand and seal this first day of July one thousand seven hundred and fifty !
seven. Item/.....................that my daughters Susanna Brown and Judith Nuckolls may have liberty of working their negroes on the land and plantations ...................for the term of three years as witness my hand and seal this first day of July one thousand seven hundred and fif.........en.
Samuel Nuckolls (Wax Seal)
At a Court for Louisa C................August 1757
This Will was this day...............the oaths of all the witnesses thereto and admitted
....................Recorded. .......Jas. Littlepage Clr. Cor.
Signed in the presence of Andrew Hunter
the mark of
Gorge (mark) Hunter
Pouncey Anderson
Notes of the transcriber (Neil Shelton):
i) This is transcription from a copy of a copy. The original is probably
in a dusty box somewhere in the Louisa clerk's office. Probably almost all
of this will could be recovered by referring to the original, and most by
simply referring to the first copy.
ii) There were two other pages which I did not copy. They were photographs of the front and the back of the will in the folded state. These had writing identifying the will and its date.
iii) If you should go look for this will the the book "Wills not Fully Proven 1757-1902" please note that cover page (photograph of the front of the will in folded form) is out of place and is at the end of the other pages while it should be the first. This makes the will hard to find.
iv) Sarah Powel may not be a Powel. I had trouble with this surname.
v) I had trouble with the part about Clothing for old Jonny, etc.
vi)The handwriting of the last item (working the slaves) seems to me to be slightly different.
