Will, VA, Accomack, William Broadwater, 1725

In the name of God, Amen.

I, WILLIAM BRADWATTER [BROADWATER] of Accomack County in Virginia, being of sound
mind & memory, considering ye estate of mankind and knowing that it is ordained for
all persons once to die do make this my last will & testament hereby revoking &
making void all wills heretofore by me made.

IMPRIMIS I give and bequeath unto my eldest son WILLIAM BRODWATTER [BROADWATER] &
to ye heirs of his body lawfully begotten one hundred and twenty five acres of land
beginning at my head line of my whole dividend of five hundred acres at ye head of
Ewamus Branch & for depth and breadth to complete the said quantity of land. And if
my said son WILLIAM BRODWATTER should die without leaving any issue lawfully
begotten of his body then in such case I give the said land to the next heir at
common law & the heirs of his body lawfully begotten forever.

ITEM I give and bequeath unto my son JACOB BRODWATTER [BROADWATER] & to ye heirs of
his body lawfully begotten forever, one hundred and twenty five acres of land
(where TIMOTHY MORRIS lately dwelt) to begin at Sabasten’s [SEBASTIAN’s] Bridge on
ye branch called Ewamus Branch to contain the said quantity of one hundred and
twenty five acres and the the extent where the line of the abovesaid land leaveth
of _____

ITEM I give and bequeath to my son ELIAS BRADWATTER [BROADWATER] one hundred and
twenty five acres of land lying and being on Crooked Creek Branch and next
adjoining to the land of HENRY TOOLS [TOOLE] deceased & so to the extent upwards
along ye said branch to contain ye said quantity of one hundred and twenty five
acres to him and his heirs lawfully begotten of his body forever.

ITEM I give and bequeath to my son JOSHUA BRODWATTER [BROADWATER] one hundred and
twenty five acres of land lying and being and beginning at the head line of my
aforesaid five hundred acres in Jolly’s Neck upon Crooked Branch and to extend
downwards to join the land given to my son ELIAS BRODWATTER as abovesaid and to go
so far as to make up ye land of one hundred & twenty five as above and to be to him
ye said JOSHUA BRADWATTER & his heirs of his body lawfully begotten forever.

ITEM I give and bequeath to my son CALEB BRADWATTER [BROADWATER] two hundred acres
of land lying and being near ye forest of Nanticoke River in the province of
Maryland near the head of ye said river which land I bought of THOMAS GORDAN and is
called GORDON’s Lot in Deep Creek to him, my said son & the heirs of his body
lawfully begotten forever.

WHEREAS the above said donations and bequests doth comprehend all the land I am
possessed of or do enjoy and WHEREAS my youngest son JAMES BRODWATTER [BROADWATER]
is thereby left without and land given to him per this my last will and testament,
my will therefore is that if any of his aforesaid brethren shall happen to die
without issue that then and such case the land of his brother dying without issue,
as aforesaid, shall descend to him, my said youngest son, JAMES BRODWATTER & the
heirs of his body lawfully begotten forever. And in case any other of my sons shall
afterwards die without issue in such case my will is that his next brother
succeeding him shall enjoy his part, anything herein contained to the contrary not
withstanding.




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I will and bequeath unto my son JAMES BRODWATTER one feather bed and furniture,
that is one rug one pair of blankets, two iron pots, one which holds seven gallons,
the other four gallons, two pewter dishes, two plates, on tankard and one silver
cup, one pair of leather breeches trimmed with plate buttons, one gun called
MacKee, also my hand mill & one young mare with her increase.

I also give to my said son JAMES my brandy still that is without an head and worm
holding about forty gallons which I give him, his heirs and assigns forever. I also
give to my son JAMES twelve large silver buttons that I bought of HENRY CUSTIS.

ITEM I give unto my son WILLIAM a pair of spoon molds and my little brandy still
with worm and tub thereunto belonging and that all & every one of my sons (as they
have occasion for their use to cast spoons shall at any time have the lent of them
and also ye use of the brandy still to still their own cider Peach drink & c. being
from the fruit of their own trees, but my said son WILLIAM not to be hindered first
to still ye drink of his own fruit.

I give & bequeath unto my son WILLIAM my buccaneer gun.

I give & bequeath unto my son CALEB my great gun which I call church.

I give & bequeath unto my son ELIAS my little black gun.

I give & bequeath unto my son JOSHUA my musket.

I give & bequeath unto my son JACOB my least gun.

I give & bequeath unto my daughter LISHIA [BROADWATER] one ewe & what things I lent
to her husband TURLO HOBRYANT [FURLOUGH O'BRYAN] I give unto the children which are
or shall be lawfully begotten upon or proceeding from my said daughter LISHIA.

I give & bequeath unto my daughter ELIZABETH [BROADWATER] as much common stuff as
will make her a gown and petticoat to be given her at my decease.

I give & bequeath unto my daughter MARY [BROADWATER] one ewe.

My will is and I order ye same that all my wife’s wearing cloths of what nature or
quality soever be equally divided by lot among my three daughters (viz) ELIZABETH
[BROADWATER] ELLIS, LISHIA [BROADWATER] O’BRYAN & MARY [BROADWATER] ELLIS, which I
give unto them equally as aforesaid.

My will and desire is that my son-in-law THOMAS ELLIS comes, if he thinks fit, and
live on ye land that I have in my will given to my son JACOB BRODWATTER during the
time my said son come to ye age of eighteen years and to plant one hundred apple
trees and them well at all times to secure from being hurt or damnified by
creatures & c. and to leave so many good trees when ye aforesaid time is expired
with one good frame house twenty foot long and width according to proportion & ye
said plantation to keep always in good repair and deliver it so my said son, to
whom it shall belong at ye aforesaid time that my said son comes to he age of
eighteen years at which time I put my said son at age & all ye rest of my young
sons to be at age at eighteen years old but not to sell or dispose of anything
whatever that in my will I have given them before the come to ye age of twenty one
years.




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Always ye said THOMAS ELLIS pays ye King’s rents for the same and that he lives
thereon without paying any other rent but what is above mentioned and to take under
his care and tuition my said son and his estate to keep whilst my said son comes to
ye age of eighteen, aforesaid, and then ye same to deliver unto him or hem it shall
belong and that the said THOMAS gives good bond and security to my son WILLIAM for
the true performance of the same which if he refuses to do that then he may have
not any right or privileges to come on ye land be be debarred of ye same.

ITEM my will is that all ye rest of my estate of what nature or quality soever not
already disposed of before in this, my will, be equally divided among all my
children and that I desire and empower my two friends WILLIAM BEAVENS and HANCOCK
CUSTIS to see ye same be equally done and to hear and determine all difference,
that may or shall arise between them in said division to award all law suits
therein which I hope my said two friends will do so much for me when I am gone.

LASTLY I nominate, constitute, appoint and ordain my six sons: WILLIAM, CALEB,
ELIAS, JOSHUA, JACOB and JAMES joint executors of this my last will and testament,
revoking, disannulling and making void all other wills by me formerly made or
pretended to be made, owning this whose date is of the 9th day of March 1725 and no
other to be my said will, and do sign, seal and acknowledge this to be my last will
in presents of.

WILLIAM BRODWATTER {seal}

Signed, sealed and published in presents of:

JOSEPH FEDDOMAN
JOHN ALEWORTH
CHARLES C. TAYLOR
JOHN JENKINSON {his X mark}

Note: before signed or sealed ye words “WILLIAM BRODWATTER: CALEB, ELIAS, JOSHUA,
JACOB and JAMES BRODWATTER was interlined between ye first and second lines at top
and that they are ye six sons of ye said WILLIAM BRODWATTER mention in this, his
last will and testament.”

Before I sign or seal this my last will and testament I do give unto my five sons,
CALEB, ELIAS, JOSHUA, JACOB and JAMES BRODWATTER out of my linen and woolens
sufficient to well cloth them immediately after my death, or any division made of
my estate amongst my children, aforesaid.

WILLIAM BRODWATTER {seal}

Signed, sealed and done before us

JOSEPH FEDDEMAN
JOHN ALEWORTH




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Thurlo O'Bryan
Turlough O'Bryan
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