Will of THOMAS BURBRIDGE - Dated 16 January 1790
Spotsylvania County, Virginia - Will Book "E" 1772-1798
page 1112-1113
In the name of God amen. I Thomas Burbridge of Spotsylvania
County and Parish of St. Georges being weak and low of body but
of sound and disposing mind and memory calling to mind the mortality
of my Body, and knowing its appointed for all men once to die,
do make and ordain this my will and Testament in manner and form
following First I give my soul to God that gave it and recommend
my body to the Earth to be Buried in a Christian like manner at
the discretion of my Executors herein after named, in full and
certain hope of rising again at the general Resurrection. Imprimess
I will that all my Just Debts and funeral charges be first paid
and discharged by my Executors. Item I give and bequeath to my
son Thomas Burbridge and his heirs forever one Negro Lad named
James, which said Negro he's had in Possession some time past.
Item I give and bequeath to Daughter Mildred Robinson one Negro
woman named Lucy to her & her heirs forever, which sd Negro
she has had several years possession. Item I give and bequeath
to my daughter Sarah Ealley and her Heirs forever one Negro Girl
named Patt with all her future increase. Item I give and bequeath
to my Daughter Frances Smith and her Heirs forever one Negro woman
named Dinah together with all her increase from Last year (eighty
nine) Item I give and bequeath to my son Linsfield Burbridge and
his heirs forever one Negro woman Ross and all her futer increase
also privilage of living where he's now situate three or four
years after my deceased. Item I give and bequeath to my Daughter
Mary Bullett and her Heirs forever one young negro Woman named
Mima and all her futer increase which said Negro she has had some
time past in Possession. Item I give and bequeath to my son George
Burbridge one Young negro Woman named Anna also two small negro
Girls named Hannah and Cate with their futer increase to him and
his Heirs forever and the privilage of living on the place where
he is now situated three or four years after my deceas. Item I
give and bequeath to my Grand son Thomas Burbridge son of Robt
Burbridge deceas'd Twenty Shillings Current money to be paid by
my Executors. Item I give and bequeath all the remainder part
of my Estate both real and personal Viz. all my lands, Negroes
goods & Chattles to be equally divided, by sale or Otherwise
as they can best agree amongst my eight Children to Them and their
Heirs forever, namely my son Thomas Burbridge my daughter Mildred
Robinson my Daughter Sarah Ealley my daughter Frances Smith my
Daughter Elizabeth Branham my son Linsfield Burbridge my daughter
Mary Bullett and my son George Burbridge all other will or wills
I hereby revoke and make void, and do hereby make and Constitute
Robert Smith Linsfield Burbridge and George Burbridge Executors
to this my last will & Testament signed with my hand and sealed
with my seal the sixteenth day of January in the Year of our Lord
one thousand seven hundred & ninety
Signed & Sealed )
in the presents of ) his
Harmon Hanor Senr Thomas
X Burbridge (Seal)
Benjamin Ellis mark
Harmon Hanor Junr
George Ellis
NOTE: The above document was copied from a Xerox copy
of the original as
found on the microfilm at the Archives in Richmond, VA. I have
tried
to use the same spelling, punctuation and capitalization to the
best of my
ability - spacing is the only thing that I have changed. Some
of the words
are spelled wrong but I have used them that way such as futer
for future.
Also, it is interesting to find that daughter Elizabeth Branham
was not mentioned
in the individual bequeaths but is named in the division of the
remainder of the estate.
Her name is underlined in the will. I have not
found the Administrative Bond, Inventory, Settlement or Sale of
the Estate.
Margaret SHIPP Henley