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In the name of God Amen I James Tucker Senr. of MecklenburgCounty ___ Being Sick and weak in Body I do this Nineteenth ofOcotber 1770--but of a perfect and Sound Memory thanks be to Godtherefore Caling to mind the Mortality of my Body do here makeand dictate this my last will and Testament on the follingmanner and form first and Principally I Recommend my Soul togod, who gave it and my Body to the Earth from whence it Came tobe Buried in as Christian like & Deacent Manner, and as for SuchEstate where with it hath pleased God to bless me on this life Igive and Dispose of on the following manner. Item. I give untomy Son Robert one hundred acres of land known by the name of hisClearing and to Ealon's up to my Son James Tucker's line for theCompletment of him and his Heirs forever. Item. I give to my sonElijah the Plantation whereon I live with _____ hundred acres ofland joining Roberts at the Deviding line between ______ afterthe death of my wife dath of my wife (sic). Item I give unto mySon George One hundred acres of land lying on Jones's line andbeing the last part of the first tract I Bought of My son Jas.Tucker to him and his Heirs forever. Item I give the last Tractof land I purchased of my Son James Tucker and Known by the nameof Bilboes to be Equally Divided between my other three Sons mySon Mathew part to be laid off on the South Side the SpringBranch to make his Complomon and my Sons Harberds part to belaid of West of Murpheys line and to include _____ Clearing andbarn and for my s _____atly to have his part of land beloweddescribed and Elijah and I do hereby _____ the above said tractsof land to the _____ ove said sons as they ____ anmed a ____Heir Heirs forever. Item I leave unto my beloved wife ElizabethTucker _____ man Named Joe and one negroe woman named Sarahduring her ___ Elizabeth life or widowhood and after _____Decease or Marriage I give the _____ said Negroe Joe unto my SonGeorge Tucker and his Heirs ____ and I give the above said Negro______ unto my Son Mathew Tucker _____ his Heirs forever item Igive and bequeath unto my Son Robert Tucker ______ Negroe manNamed Wil__ and to his Heirs forever. Item I give unto my SonHarbud ____ one Negroe Boy Peter to him and his heirs forever.Item I give unto my _____ Barllett Tucker One Negroe ______ tohim and his forever. Item I give unto my Son Elijah Tucker onenegroe boy named Same to him and his forever. Item I give untomy Daughter Lucyetia Barton on copper Kittle. Item I give untomy _____ __all Tucker ___ Shillings Stearling ______ Item Giveunto my Son James _______ ten Shillings Sterling Item I giveunto my Son Warner Tucker ten Shillings Sterling. Item I giveunto my son Hutson Tucker ten Shillings Sterling. Item I giveunto my Daughter _______ Hudson ten Shillings Sterling. I giveunto my beloved wife one Feather Bed and Furniture Item. I Giveall the Residue of my Stock and house hold Goods and Chattles tomy well beloved wife and to her to Dispose off as She thinksfitt among my Children and I Constitute and ordain my wife andBenjamon George whole and Sole Executors of this my last willand Testament and my will is that my Estate Should Not bebrought to appraisement Neither Sold by out Cry and I declarethis and No Other to be my last will and Testament In Witnesswhereoff I have here unto set my hand and affixed my Seal this19th day of October 1770. Signed by James Tucker (by his mark)and witnessed by James Freeman and Holeman Freeman. Will Book1, page 84, Mecklenburg County, Virginia--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
