Will of Presley Neale
Transcribed by Grant Pinnix
Westmoreland Co., VA
27apr1749
26sep1749
Will of Presley
Neale
In the Name of God Amen I Presley Neal of the County of
Westmoreland & Parish of Cople being weak in body but of sound Judgment do
will and ordain this my Last will and Testament. I recommend my soul to God who
gave it and my body to the Earth to be buried at the discretion of my Executors
hereafter named
IMPRIMIS I Give to my Loving wife MARGARET NEAL the use
of three Negro slaves during her natural life Viz Negro JENNY (or FANNY) Negro
PHILLIS & Negro JAMES.
ITEM I give unto my Loving son DANIEL NEAL my
tract of Land lying on CROSS CREEK in Parish of Cople containing three hundred
acres to him and the Heirs of his Body Lawfully begotten forever and in default
of such heirs to my sons SHAPLEIGH and RICHARD NEALE.
ITEM I Give unto my
son Daniel Neale Negro JENNY (or FANNY) after the decease of my wife to him and
his heirs forever.
ITEM I give to my Loving Daughter ELIZABETH NEALE
Negro JAMES after my said wifes decease.
ITEM I give to my Loving
Daughter ANN NEAL my negro wench FRANK and her child called BAKER
forever.
ITEM I give and bequeath to my foresaid Daughter Elizabeth Neale
a negro girl Called HANNAH to her and her heirs for ever.
ITEM I will and
bequeath to my son Shapleigh Neal negro KATE to him and his heirs
forever.
ITEM I will and bequeath to my son Richard Neal negro SAM to him
and his heirs forever.
ITEM I will and bequeath to my Daughter JEMIMA
NEAL Mulatto JEAN HONEST.
ITEM I will and bequeath to my son Daniel Neal
negro WILL to him and his heirs for ever.
ITEM I will and bequeath to my
said son Daniel negro FILLIS after the decease of my beloved wife Margt
Neal.
ITEM I Give and bequeath to my Daughter Jemima Negro NATT to her
and her heirs forever.
ITEM I give and bequeath to my son Shapleigh my
plantation in RAVENSWORTH Fairfax County one hundred acres of Land more or Less
and in case Shapleigh dies before the Expiration of the Lease to my son
Richard.
ITEM I give and bequeath to my son Daniel one hundred and eighty
five acres of Land lying in NORTHUMBERLAND being part of five hundred and twenty
acres which fell to me at the death of COL. PRESLY and it is my will that the
remaining four hundred acres of the said tract be equally divided between my
sons Shapleigh and Richard.
ITEM I Give to my son Daniel a horse called
PAEOLED (?) with a saddle and bridle.
ITEM I give unto my Daughter
Elizabeth a young mare called CREEPING KATE with a womans saddle and
bridle.
ITEM I Give to my beloved wife Margt Neal a gray mare known by
the name of WILLIAM SELFs mare.
ITEM I Give to my son Shapleigh Neale a
black mare called DIFFICULT saddle and bridle.
ITEM I give to my beloved
wife and son Daniel the two Oxen which are now in use.
ITEM I give to my
cuzin DANIEL TALBERT seventeen pounds of Feathers to be delivered to him by the
1st day of October.
ITEM I give to my beloved wife Margt Neale and son
Daniel all the tight Casks and Vesils of the like kind that are on the
plantation where I now live.
ITEM all my horses, cattle, hoggs, already
not bequeathed together with my beds, chests, tables and other household
furniture my desire is that they may be equally divided between my wife and
children each to have an equal share.
ITEM I give and bequeath to my
beloved wife and son Daniel all my sheep on the plantation.
ITEM I give
to son Daniel my long gun,
ITEM I Give to my son Shapleigh my short
gun.
ITEM I give to to my son Daniel all my coopers and carpenters tools
on the plantation.
ITEM all my personal Estate Already not bequeathed my
will is that it may be divided between my Loving wife and children each to have
an Equal share.
LASTLY I appoint my loving wife Margt son Daniel and
brother CHRISTOPHER NEALE Executors of this my last will and Testament
Renouncing and making void all former Wills I as Witness my hand this 27th of
April 1749.
A rough Copy of
________________________________________________________ that was to have been
made was setting his son Daniel and Daughter Jemima free before the time Limited
by Law Viz the former the very say the will was written and the Latter at
Fourteen and appointing his Brother Chr sole guardian unto Shapleigh.
At a
Court held for Fairfax County the 26th of September 1749
This Will was
presented in Court by Christopher Neale and proved by JOHN HUNTER
Christopher Neale & THOMAS SPEAKE (SPENCE?). The heirs at law being
present and consenting to the proof the same is ___ and ordered to be
recorded.
Test JOHN GRAHAM Clerk
