Will, VA, Northumberland, Charles Ingram, 1754

In the name of God Amen.

I, CHARLES INGRAM of great Wiccocomco Parish and County of Northumberland, being of
sound sense and memory praise be to God for the same do make this my last will and
testament in the manner and form following that is to say:

FIRST AND PRINCIPALLY I recommend my soul into the hands of my great, wise creator
which gave it to me and my body to the earth whence it was delivered, to be
decently buried according to the discretion of my executors not doubting but at the
resurrection through the merits of my Beloved Lord and Savior both soul and body
shall be reunited and glorified together and as for my worldly state which the Lord
of his bountiful witness and mercy hath blessed me with.

FIRST, I give and bequeath unto my son GEORGE's [INGRAM] heirs... that part of the
land my good friend THOMAS WINTER, dec'd, gave me whereon my son GEORGE lived
bounded by a ditch upwards and likewise what Negroes and stock he died possessed
with to them and their heirs forever.

ITEM - I give unto my son CHARLES INGRAM the other part of the aforesaid land from
the Ditch downward and what Negroes are now in his possession with four head of
cattle to him and his heirs forever.

ITEM - I give unto my son JOHN INGRAM seventy acres of land which I bought of
WILLIAM JAMES to be the same more or less and the mill which joins to the said land
and at his death to JOHN NUTT and his heirs forever. I give unto my son JOHN what
stock he has in his possession.

ITEM - I give unto my granddaughter THOMPSON GILL one negro fellow name DICK to her
and her heirs forever.

ITEM - I give unto my daughter GRACE INGRAM EDWARDS what Negroes and stock is now
in her possession during her life then to descend unto her grandchildren by CHARLES
EDWARDS to be equally divided to them and their heirs forever.

ITEM - I give unto my daughter MARY INGRAM LOVE all the Negroes and stock now in
her possession to her and her heirs forever.

ITEM - I give unto my son JOSEPH INGRAM what Negroes he is possessed of with one
feather bed and furniture, four head of cattle and four head of hogs which he also
in possession and to him and his heirs forever.

ITEM - I give unto my sons BARTHOLOMEW INGRAM and BENJAMIN INGRAM all that tract I
purchased from Mr. THOMAS WILLIAMS in Dinwiddy City to be equally divided between
them and their heirs forever.

ITEM - I give unto my son BENJAMIN INGRAM four Negroes FRANK, PETER, LETTIE, and
MANUEL with one feather bed and furniture four head of hogs and four head of cattle
to him and his heirs forever.

LASTLY, I give and bequeath unto my loving wife MARY INGRAM three Negroes, TOBIN,
JACOB and SEBACE also all the remainder of my estate during her natural life and
after her death to my sons BARTHOLOMEW and BENJAMIN to be equally divided to them
and their heirs forever.




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                  Will, VA, Northumberland, Charles Ingram, 1754

My will and desire is that CHARLES [INGRAM] and JOHN INGRAM, my two oldest sons now
living, should be my whole and executors of this last will and testimony revoking
all other wills theretofore made or intoned by me.

CHARLES INGRAM {seal}

Signed 10 August 1760

JOHN HEALTH
JAMES WADDY
JOSEPH MOTT




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