In the name of God Amen I Robert Hicks of the parish of St. Andrews in the
County of Brunswick being [weak] in body but of a sound and perfect disposing
mind and memory [__________] for the same in calling to mind the mortality of
men [______] that it is appointed for all persons once to dye to make and ordain
this to be my last will and Testament in manner and form following hereby
revoking all other wills [and codicils] by me heretofore made. First, I commend
my soul unto the hands of God that [ ________ ] my body I commend to the earth
to be buried in decent Christian manner by my executrix hereinafter named and as
touching the disposition of all such temporal estate as it hath pleased Almighty
God to bestow upon me [ _______ ] I give devise and dispose thereof al follows.
Impimis I will that my debts and funeral expenses be duly paid and discharged by
my wife my executrix. Item. I give unto my son Nathaniel the plantation whereon
Richard Johnson now lives and an entry of land on the Great Creek being
approximately 200 acres. I give and bequeath unto my son Nathaniel 3 negroes
Jules Holcey (?) and Jack. Item. I give and bequeath unto Elizabeth a negro boy
named Sam. Item. I give to my daughter Winyfred a negro girl named Dinah and the
child dark now goes with. Item I give unto my daughter Martha my negro girl
Platt. Item. I give unto my daughter Sarah my negro London. Item. I give unto my
daughter Mary negro Charles. Item. I give unto Capt. John Turner his heirs
executors and assign all my lands at Great Swamp being 400 acres bought of
Arthur Kavanaugh one hundred fifty I bought of Capt. Brown one hundred and
thirty five I bought of Col. Allen. Item. I give unto my loving wife all my
goods and chattels both real and personal which are not hereintofore given and
disposed of and I do hereby nominate and appoint my wife and son full and sole
executors of this my last will and Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and fixed my seal this twentieth day March in the year of our Lord
Christ 1735. My estate to be inventoried but not appraised. Signed by Robert
Hicks (Seal) Signed sealed and published by the sd. Robert Hicks the Testator as
his last Will and Testament in the presence of us the subscribers, viz. Benjamin
Chapman Donaldson, Simon Turner, Robert Clark.
At a court held for Brunswick County on the 7th day of October Anno Domino 1737
this will was presented in Court by Elizabeth Hicks the Executrix therein named
who made oath thereto and the same being proved by Simon Turner and Robert Clark
witnesses thereto it is admitted to record.
Deed and Will Book 1, page 285, Brunswick County, Virginia