ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY, VA - WILLS - Thomas DeLoach, 26 Oct 1747
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The Will Of Thomas DeLoach
Isle of Wight County, Virginia
Will Book 5, Page 117
IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN.
I, Thomas Deloch of Isle of Wight County, being Weak of Body but of
Sound Mind and perfect Memory, make this my last Will and Testament and make
all others heretofore made by me Void. First and principally, I commit my
Soul to God who gave it; and 1ndly my Body to the Earth from whence it came to
be decently Burried by my Executors who shall be hereafter named. 3rdly for
what Estate it pleased God to possess me of I dispose of in manner following.
Viz.
IMP I give and Bequeath to my Son Samuel Deloch all that part of my
Estate I possessed him of in my life Time and Twenty Shillings Current Money
to be paid him by my Executors and his Heirs forever.
ITEM. I give and Bequeath to my Son Thomas Deloch all that part of my
Estate I possessed him of in my lifetime, and twenty Shillings Current Money
to be paid him by my Executors and to his Heirs forever.
ITEM. I give and Bequeath to my Son William Deloch the plantation
whereon I now life together with the plantation whereon he now lives, and all
my Lands adjoining the two plantations that I'm possessed of to him and his
Heirs forever.
I further give unto my Son William Deloch my Still and my Negros Cupid,
Dick, Judy, Beck, Kate & Harry, and all that part of my Estate he is already
possessed with to him and his Heirs forever.
ITEM I give and Bequeath unto my Son Solomon Deloch the plantation
whereon he now lives, and that I purchased of John Robertson; and all the
Estate he is now possessed of together with my Negros, James, Patt, Janey,
Joyce and Lucy, which I give to my said Son and to his Heirs forever.
ITEM. I give to my Grand-son Richard Deloch five head of Cattle, and to
his Heirs forever.
AND my Will and Desire is that after my Debts and Funeral Expenses is
paid, that the Remainder of my Estate let it be of what Nature or kind soever
be equally Divided between my Sons William and Solomon Deloch.
AND LASTLY, I do appoint my Sons William and Solomon Deloch my whole and
sole Executors of this my Last Will and Testament. IN WITNESS whereof I do
hereunto set my Hand and Seal this 26th day of October, 1747.
His
THOMAS T. DELOCH (Seal)
Mark
SIGNED Sealed and Delivered
His
In presence of Robert R. Booth, J. Gray.
Mark
At a Court held for Isle of Wight County June 9th, 1748, The last Will
and Testament of Thomas Deloch Deceased was presented in Court by William
Deloch and Solomon Deloch the Executors therein named who made Oath thereto;
and being proved by the Oath of Joseph Gray, Gent. And Robert Booth the
Witnesses thereto is Ordered to be Recorded.
AN INVENTORY taken of Thomas Deloach's Estate, Taken May the 28th, 1748.
Nine dishes, nine plates, two Basons, two brass Kettles, three Potts and two
frying Pans, three Beds and two Chests, two Trunks, and Eight chears, and two
jugs and two mugs, cup and ________ six earthern dishes, and two Punch Bowls,
three Axes, and nine Hoes, a Looking Glass, Case and seven Bottles, a Pair of
Handmills Stones, a Pair of Money Scales, two Glasses, a Funnel and seven
Bottles, and Cruises and Salt seller, two woolen Wheels, a Linnen Wheel, a
fine Hachell, a Pair of Cart Wheels, two Tables and Pair of Handirons, two
MealSifters, a pair Sheep-Shears, a Gun, a Pair of Spoon Moulds and Ladle and
three Pistols Holders, and Cartoch Box, Six Pair of Cards, a Handsaw, three
Augers, a Gouger, two Chissells and a taper Bit, two Coopen Axes, a Hatchet,
one Hammar, two Coopen dog's, one carpenters _____________ and drawing knifes,
a Safe, a Razor and Hones, a Parcell of Flacks, a Parcell of Wool, a Boss
Iron, and two Heabont, two Handsaw files, a Croscut Saw, Gallon Runlet, and
stone Jug, a Thial, one Jointer Stock and Jack Plain, a Rabbit Plain, a Pair
of Bellows, a Tankard, Part of a Set of Shoemaker Tools, Three Trays, a
Girdiron, ______________, two Wedges, tin Pan, Rope, Stake, a Parcell
Cloathes, nine Cyder Casks, Shovel and Tongs, a Skit, a Crouger, and twenty
Spoons, three Ells. Of Linnen, Six Yards of Virginia Cloath, a Pair Shears, a
half Pint Bottle, two Candlesticks, three Bushells of Wheat, three knives and
forks, two Gimblets, a Bushell and a Half of salt, some Pease, a Cutting
Knife, a Meal Bag, Powdering Tub, nine Baskets, a Butler Pott, Reaphook, a
Pair of Shilliards, some corn, some Meat, Horse Bridle and Saddle, Collar and
Haims, and 6 Cattle, 12 sheep, 56 hoggs, seven negros, one Still, three
Bushells of Lime, a Shimmer, Eight Pounds, sixteen Shillings, and one Pence,
Cash.
William Deloach
Solomon Deloach
At a Court held for Isle of Wight County July the 6th, 1749 The Inventory of
the Estate of Thomas Deloach deced. Was returned by the Executors and Ordered
to be Recorded.
Test. ____ Baker, CC