Thomas Burrus -Estate -# 2
THIS SCAN 2 OF THE SAME PAGE I HAVE POSTED HERE AS THOMAS BURRUS ESTATE # 1 -SCANNED IN 2 PARTS DUE TO SIZE . TRANSCRIPTION :
ORANGE COUNTY VIRGINIA
WILL BOOK 3
PAGE 190
“ In The Name of God Amen, I Thomas Burrus of the County of Orange & Parish of St. Thomas being at present sound in mind and memory I thank god for this same do hereby certify this to be my Last Will and Testament in manner and form as with –--{ a mark looks like a j : all ?} solemnity at the discretion of my ---{ Eois ? not clear } and after paying my just Debts what then remains my will and desire is may to be disposed of In the following manner Viz. I send to my beloved wife Frances Burrus my whole Estate real and Personal during her natural life or widowhood and after her death to be divided amongst my Children hereafter named , I give and bequeath unto my son Thomas Burrus five hundred Acres {of }Land in Kentucky first choice to him and his heirs & also I give and bequeath to my son Wm. Tandy Burrus five hundred Acres land at Kentucky second choice to him his heirs & also one feather bed & furniture & Also I give and bequeath to my son Roger Burrus five hundred Acres Land at Kentucky Third Choice to him and his & also one feather bed & furniture & Also I give and bequeath to my grandson Thomas Burrus son of Thomas Burrus one Negro boy {named} Absalom to him & his heirs & I give and bequeath to my daughter Morning Burrus one Negro woman named --- {Mary?}
And all her Increase ,But if this Negro should die before my Daughter Shall be of age or marry then there shall be another Likely Girl not under the age of Ten Years old be replaced to her and her heirs & and also one beast by the name of Jack and saddle and one feather bed and furniture Also I give and bequeath to my daughter Fanny Embry one Negro Girl named Sukey and all her Increase to her and her heirs it being her part of the slaves I intend for her also one feather bed and furniture which Sd.{Negro} and bed is already delivered to her Also I give and bequeath to my Daughter Mildred Embry one Negro named –---{ Mo? Bo?} to her and her heirs & already delivered also ten pounds cash already delivered I give and bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth Brochman one Negro boy named Duke also one feather bed and furniture which sd. {said} Negro & bed is already delivered also Twenty pounds Cash to be raised & out of my Estate to her and her heirs & I give and Bequeath to my daughter Sarah Tribble one Negro girl named --- {Angel? Not clear } and all her increase to her and her heirs already delivered also one feather bed and Furniture already delivered. I give and bequeath to my
daughter Jane Quisenberry one Negro girl named Dinah and all her increase to her and her heirs also one feather Bed and Furniture also Twenty Pounds Cash which Portion above mentioned is already delivered. I give to
my grand Daughter Frances Quisenberry the Daughter of Jane Quisenberry one Negro girl named ---{ one name written over top of another Violet?} to her and her heirs forever .I give to my Daughter Frances Tandy Bush one Negro girl named ---{Alice ? } and All his increase also one feather Bed and furniture to her and her heirs which is already delivered to her . ”
ORANGE COUNTY VIRGINIA
WILL BOOK 3
PAGE 190
“ In The Name of God Amen, I Thomas Burrus of the County of Orange & Parish of St. Thomas being at present sound in mind and memory I thank god for this same do hereby certify this to be my Last Will and Testament in manner and form as with –--{ a mark looks like a j : all ?} solemnity at the discretion of my ---{ Eois ? not clear } and after paying my just Debts what then remains my will and desire is may to be disposed of In the following manner Viz. I send to my beloved wife Frances Burrus my whole Estate real and Personal during her natural life or widowhood and after her death to be divided amongst my Children hereafter named , I give and bequeath unto my son Thomas Burrus five hundred Acres {of }Land in Kentucky first choice to him and his heirs & also I give and bequeath to my son Wm. Tandy Burrus five hundred Acres land at Kentucky second choice to him his heirs & also one feather bed & furniture & Also I give and bequeath to my son Roger Burrus five hundred Acres Land at Kentucky Third Choice to him and his & also one feather bed & furniture & Also I give and bequeath to my grandson Thomas Burrus son of Thomas Burrus one Negro boy {named} Absalom to him & his heirs & I give and bequeath to my daughter Morning Burrus one Negro woman named --- {Mary?}
And all her Increase ,But if this Negro should die before my Daughter Shall be of age or marry then there shall be another Likely Girl not under the age of Ten Years old be replaced to her and her heirs & and also one beast by the name of Jack and saddle and one feather bed and furniture Also I give and bequeath to my daughter Fanny Embry one Negro Girl named Sukey and all her Increase to her and her heirs it being her part of the slaves I intend for her also one feather bed and furniture which Sd.{Negro} and bed is already delivered to her Also I give and bequeath to my Daughter Mildred Embry one Negro named –---{ Mo? Bo?} to her and her heirs & already delivered also ten pounds cash already delivered I give and bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth Brochman one Negro boy named Duke also one feather bed and furniture which sd. {said} Negro & bed is already delivered also Twenty pounds Cash to be raised & out of my Estate to her and her heirs & I give and Bequeath to my daughter Sarah Tribble one Negro girl named --- {Angel? Not clear } and all her increase to her and her heirs already delivered also one feather bed and Furniture already delivered. I give and bequeath to my
daughter Jane Quisenberry one Negro girl named Dinah and all her increase to her and her heirs also one feather Bed and Furniture also Twenty Pounds Cash which Portion above mentioned is already delivered. I give to
my grand Daughter Frances Quisenberry the Daughter of Jane Quisenberry one Negro girl named ---{ one name written over top of another Violet?} to her and her heirs forever .I give to my Daughter Frances Tandy Bush one Negro girl named ---{Alice ? } and All his increase also one feather Bed and furniture to her and her heirs which is already delivered to her . ”
Date & Place:
in ORANGE COUNTY VA United States
