Will, VA, Accomack, Robert Savage, 1720

May ye 7th day 1720

In the name of God Amen.

Ye last will and testament of ROBERT SAVAGE, being sick in body but in good and
sound sense and memory and for ye better ordering of ye “sensual” estate God of his
mercy bestowed on me I do order, settle, give, and bequeath the same in manner and
form following.

IMPRIMIS I give and bequeath to my loving cousin JACOB SAVAGE my plantation houses
gardens, fences, orchards, ways, easements, feeding pastures being 252 acres of
land, formerly left to me and my two brothers as THOMAS [SAVAGE], and JOHN
[SAVAGE], and WILLIAM SAVAGE by their father, left To me by his last will and
testament may more at-large make appear:

    I give ye said land to my cousin JACOB to him and his heirs lawfully
    begotten of his body. And for want of such heirs then to fall to his
    brother ABELL SAVAGE, to him and his heirs lawfully begotten of his body.
    And for want of such heirs, to my brother WILLIAM SAVAGE, his son PARKER
    SAVAGE and to his heirs forever. And if ye said land ye I give to my
    cousin ABE SAVAGE and he should die without heirs then to return again to
    my cousin JACOB SAVAGE and his heirs forever.

ITEM I give unto my cousin ABELL SAVAGE 87 acres of land formerly bought of his
father JOHN SAVAGE to him his heirs lawfully begotten of his body. And for want of
such heirs then to his brother JACOB SAVAGE and to his heirs lawfully begotten of
his body. And for want of such heirs then to PARKER SAVAGE and his heirs forever.

ITEM I give and bequeath to my cousin JACOB SAVAGE all my turner's tools and all my
weavers “herves”, of what kind soever, and my pistols and holsters, and one gun,
and two small dishes, and two pewter plates, and one small iron pot, and one
feather bed and bolster and covering to ye said bed, and one hand mill and one
great table, and one sword, and my best horse and bridle and saddle, and all my
syder caskque [cider cask] to him and his heirs forever.

ITEM I give and bequeath to my loving cousin SARAH NELSON one feather bed and
bolster and bed covering belonging to it to her and her heirs forever.

ITEM I give and bequeath to them that bring a key belonging to a chest above stares
about 4 ft long and what's in it, they that brings ye said key belonging to ye said
chest may have it, and what's in it, let it be with kind forever to ye and there
heirs forever.

ITEM I give and bequeath to my god daughter SUSANNA KELLOM one sickly heifer and a
good ewe and their increased to her and her heirs forever.

ITEM I give and bequeath unto RICHARD SAVAGE Jr. ye son of SARAH WARRENTON, one
feather bed and bolster and covering belonging to it. And I desire of his mother
SARAH WARRENTON may keep you said bed and covering in her possession, till he comes
to age, and then to deliver to him and his heirs forever.

ITEM I give to my loving brother WILLIAM SAVAGE my best suit of apparel to him and
his heirs forever.



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                         Will, VA, Accomack, Robert Savage, 1720

ITEM I give to my loving friend JOHN HENDERSON my mare to him and one iron pot to
him and his heirs forever.

ITEM my will and desire is that you remaining part of my estate after my debts and
funeral charges are paid, and legacies, ye remaining part of my estate should be
equally divided between my cousins JACOB and ABELL and JOHN SAVAGE and SARAH NELSON
and SUSANNAH JOYNES to be equally divided between them of what kind soever where it
may be found.

ITEM I desire ye said court may have nothing to do with my estate to bring it to
appraisement after my decease.

ITEM my will and desire is that ye, my cousin JACOB SAVAGE and JOHN ANDERSON both
may stand to be my sole and whole executors of this my last will and testament.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand the 7th day of May Anno Domini 1720

ROBERT SAVAGE {seal, his R S mark}

Signed sealed and pronounced and declared to be the last will and testament in you
said presidents of us

JOHN BRYANT
ROBERT HENDERSON




The within last will and testament of ROBERT SAVAGE, deceased, was proved in open
court of Accomack County by the Oaths of JOHN BRYANT and ROBERT HENDERSON the two
witnesses to the same August 2nd 1720 when said ye said court admitted to record.

Test

CHARLES SNEED, Clerk

Record August 9th 1720

CHARLES SNEAD, Clerk




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