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- IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, I Drury Parker of Southampton County and
St. Lukes Parish being sincesses? and many thanks be to almighty God
for the same do make and ordain this to be my Last Will and
Testament and do dispose of my estate.
Item: I give and bequeath to my wife Milly Parker two feather beds and
furniture and iron pott, one frying pan, four pewter dishes and six
pewter plates and chest, one long trunk, four chears, three cows and
calves, three sows and piggs, six horses and saddle, three ewes and
lambs, one linen wheel, one woolen wheel, also I leave the labour
of my negro man Jame and my negro woman Agge to her during her
natural life and then at her death to be sold and divided amongst
her children begotten by me. I also give my wife Milly Parker two
thousand pound of porks and forty barrels of corn.
Item: I give and bequeath to my son Howell Parker one negro man named Tom
to him and his heirs forever.
Item: I give & bequeath to my son Richard Parker one negro boy named
Harry to him and his heirs forever.
Item: I give and bequeath to my son William Parker one negro girl
named Rachel and one feather (bed) and furniture to him and his
heirs forever.
Item: I give and bequeath to my son Thomas Parker the plantation I
purchased of Benjamin Cooper with all the land lying on the south side of
Myrrick's path belonging thereto, also I give and bequeath to my son
Thomas Parker one negro woman named Doll to him and his heirs forever.
Item: I give and bequeath to my son Edwin Parker the plantation I now
live on with all the land lying on the north side of Myrick's cart
path there belonging thereto. I also give and bequeath to my son Edwin
Parker one negro boy named Lewis to him and his heirs forever.
Item: I give and bequeath to my son Frederick Parker one negro boy
named Nat; also one feather bed and furniture.
Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter Luicy Parker one negro girl
named Beck and one feather bed and furniture to her and her heirs forever.
Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter Patty Parker one negro girl
named Judith to her and her heirs forever.
Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter Nanny Parker one negro girl
named Liddia to her and to her heirs forever.
Item: I give and bequeath daughter Tampey Parker one negro named
Fanny to her and her heirs forever.
Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter Judith Parker one negro girl
named Penny to her and her heirs forever.
Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter Betsey Parker one negro girl
named Chearey to her & her heirs forever; also I give the labour of my
negro man Archer to my wife during her natural life and then to be sold
and the money to be divided as aforesaid and the negroes belonging to me
not mentioned to be equally divided amongst my next? oldest children
and the remainder of my estate to be sold and equally divided amongst
my younger children and my will and desire is that her children and their
negroes continue with her while they come to age and marry except there
Mother marry then to her admeet? for the use of the children.
Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter Polly Parker one negro boy
named Lem to her and her heirs forever.
Item: I give and bequeath to son Matthew Parker one negro named Page, one
negro girl named Janey to him and his heirs forever.
I do likewise constitute make ordain brother Richard Parker and
Jeremiah Drew and Randolph Newsum my whole and sole Executors of this
my Last Will and Testament.
IN WITNESS hereof I have set my hand and seal this 13th day of June 1783.
Drewry Parker
At a Court held for the County of Southampton
the 12th day of February 1789.
This Will was presented in Court by Randolph Newsum, the Executor therein
named (Richard Parker thereto refusing) and the said Will having been
proved to the satisfaction of the Court to be wholy in the handwriting
of the Testator is ordered to be recorded and on the motion of the said
Executor who made oath according to law, certificate is granted him for
obtaining Probat thereof in due form giving security whereupon &c.
Source: Library of Virginia,
Will Book 4, 1783-1797
Southampton Co, VA
Reel 17, pages 299-301
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