Will of Robert Baker, Jr., 1759 - Prince Edward Co. VA
1759 Apr 10. Prince Edward Co, VA Will Bk 1, p 21. Will of ROBERT BAKER, Jr made 02 Mar 1759
proved 10 Apr 1759.
In the Name of God Amen the Second Day of March in the year of our Lord God 1759 I Robert Baker
of Buffelow Setelment in Prince Edward County, Gent. being very sick and wake [weak] of Body
but of Perfect Mind and Memory Thanks be the goodness of God. Therefore calling to mind the
Mortality of my Body and that it is appointed for all men once to Die Do make and ordain this
my Last Will and Testament that is to say, principaly, and first of all, I Give & Recomend my
Soul unto the Hands of God who gave it and for my Body I Recomend it to the Earth to be Buried
in a Christian Like and Decent Manner, at the Discretion of my Executors nothing Doubting but
at the General Resurrection I Shall receive the same again my the Mighty power of God. And as
Touching such Worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to Bless me in this Life, I Give and
Bequeath & Dispose in the following manner and form.
Imprimus I Give and Bequeath to Mary my well and Dearly Beloved Wife one Hundred pounds of
Good & Lawfull Money of Virginia together with three Negroes (to wit) Will, Isaac, & Jean, and
the other Negro named Jacob Induring my Wifes Life to Live with her, With the one half of my
household Goods, and moveables and one Half of my Land Including the Improvements.
Item I Give My Well Beloved Son in Law James Anderson the other Half of my Land and all Wood
Land. Likewise the other Half of my Household Goods, & Moveables and Sixty pounds Current money
of Virginia.
Item I give to my well Beloved Grand Son Samuel Anderson at my wifes Decese the above named
Negro Jacob, with Twenty pounds of Current money aforesaid.
Item I Give to my well Beloved Grand Children Thomas, and Mary Anderson Twenty pounds of
Current money to be Divided Equally Betwext them.
Item I give to my well beloved Grand Son Robert Baker Son of Saml Baker all my working tools
belonging to the Smith Trade.
Item I give to my Beloved Cozen John Hill Twenty Pounds of Current money of Virginia.
Item I give to my well beloved Cozen Robert Baker Son of Douglass Baker Ten Pounds of the like
money.
Item I give to my well beloved Cozen Easther Shaleday five pounds of the Said current money.
Item I Give unto George Burnet three Pounds of the Currency aforesaid.
Item I Give unto My well Beloved Grand Children Robert Baker above mentioned Mary, Margaret &
John Baker Children of my Son Samuel Deceased what money is Remaining after all Legaces and my
Lawful Debts are paid off.
I likewise Constitute, Make, Apoint, and ordain My well Beloved Wife Mary and my Well Beloved
Son in Law James Anderson to Be my Sole and only Executors of this my Last Will & Testament and
I do hereby utterly Disallow, Revoke, & Disannul all and Every other former Testaments, Wills
and Legacies, Requests and Executors, By Me in any ways Before this time named, Willed, and
Bequeathed; Ratifying and Confirming this, and no other, to be My Last Will and Testament. In
witness where of I have hereunto set my hand and Seal, the Day and Year above Writen.
Sign'd, Sealed, publish'd, Pronounc'd } his
and Declar'd By the Said Robert Baker } Robert ( R ) Baker
as his Last will will and Testament, } mark
In the presents of us the subscribers }
Wm Watson
John Richey
her
Margaret ( + ) Richey
mark
At a Court held for Prince Edward County the 10th Day of April 1759 This Last Will and
Testament of Robert Baker decd was produced in Court by the Executors therein named & was
proved by the Witnesses & Ordered to be Recorded. John Seton, Clerk
(Cousin meant niece/nephew at that time)
[transcription by Jerrold T. Haldiman from a photocopy of a microfilm of the Prince Edward Co.,
VA Will Book]
Submitted by Jerrold T. Haldiman <jerrhald@msn.com>
(Submitter note: Bios: Robert Baker descendants: Prince Edward County, Virginia
Copyright 2000 by Jerrold T. Haldiman. This copy contributed for use in
the USGenWeb Archives.)
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