Will of Shapleigh Neale
Transcribed by Grant Pinnix
Fairfax Co., VA
8jun1777
18aug1777
Will of Shapleigh Neale
In
the name of God amen the eight day of June one thousand seven hundred &
seventy seven I SHAPLEIGH NEALE of the County of Fairfax in Virginia being very
sick and weak in Body, but of perfect mind & memory thanks be given unto God
therefore Calling unto mind the mortality of the body and Knowing that it is
appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my Last Will and
Testament that is to say principally and first of all I give & recommend my
soul into the Hands of almighty God that gave it, and my body I recommend to the
Earth to be buried at the discretion of my Executors nothing doubting but at the
General Resurrection I shall receive the same by the mighty power of God. And
Touching such worldly Estate wherewith it has pleased God to Bless one in this
life, I give Devise & dispose of the same in the following manner &
Form
First I give and bequeath to my beloved Wife MARY NEAL Eight Negro's
and their Increas Known by the names of HANNAH, GEORGE, RACHAEL, MILLY, MINTY,
JAMES (or SAMES), EASTER, ROBIN, these Eight Negro's to her and at her disposal
forever and likewise one negro named JEAN during her natural Life and then the
above Jean to be Divided between my Brother DANIEL NEAL and RICHARD NEAL and my
Sister JEMIMA GUNNELL. I leave JACK to be sold by my Executors to be divided
between my Brother Daniel Neal Richard Neal and my Sister Jemima Gunnell &
the Fourth part to be divided between Mr. WISHARTs three Daughters MARGARET
WISHART JEAN WISHART CHARLOTTE WISHART. I give to my beloved wife a Horse
called BUCK,
ITEM I Leave all my stock to be sold and my Beloved wife to
have as much as to remove her over to her Friends and all the rest applied to my
Just Debts if any above should remain to my beloved wife all the Household
Furniture and to her forever.
ITEM it is my will and desire that my
Plantation that I now live on to be laid in wheat at the Faul and sold and the
Cash arising to my beloved wife Mary Neal forever.
ITEM I give my
wearing apparell to Richard Neals son RICHARD & GEORGE.
I Likewise
constitute make & ordain my beloved wife Mary Neal & ROBERT BOGGESS my
Executors of this my last Will & Testament as Witness my hand &
seal.
/s/ SHAPLEIGH NEAL
Signed & Delivered as his Last Will
& Testament.
/s/ ROBERT BOGGESS
ISAAC (his mark) GATES
At a
Court held for the County of Fairfax 18th August 1777 --
This Will was
presented in Court by Mary Neal Executrix herein named who made oath thereto and
the same being proved by the oath of Robert Boggess & Isaac Gates is
admitted to record and the said Executrix having performed what the Laws require
a Certificate is granted her for obtaining a probate thereof in due
form.
Test, P. WAGONON, Cl. C.
