Will, VA, Accomack, CHARLES Stockly 1719 In the name of God Amen. This 26th day of May in the fourth year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord GEORGE by the grace of God of Great Britain, France, and Ireland King defender of ye faith & c. Anno Domini 1718. I CHARLES STOCKLY of Accomack County in the colony of Virginia, Yeoman, being sick in body but of sound mind and memory, praise be to God, do make & ordain this my last will and testament and Manner and form following viz. FIRST AND PRINCIPALLY I commit my soul unto ye merciful hands of almighty God and my body to the earth to be decently buried according to ye discretion of my executor here in here after named in hopes of a joyful resurrection to eternal bliss through ye merits of my blessed savior Jesus Christ. And as for my temporal estate, where with it half been please God to bless me, I give and bequeath and dispose of the same as followeth, viz. IMPRIMIS I give and bequeath unto my sons JOSEPH STOCKLY and CHARLES STOCKLY all my land and Plantation whereon I now live and which lieth below ye said County Road to be equally divided so as JOSEPH have and possess that moiety which rest near the Creek and ye other moiety be and remain on to my said son CHARLES’ and which lieth near the county road which said land and plantation I bequeath unto my said sons and to heirs of their bodies lawfully begotten. ITEM I give and bequeath to my son JACOB STOCKLY all my land lying above ye said road to him and his lawful, hereditable issue forever. And my will is that all sorts of timber on my son JACOB’s part shall be in common for my son JOSEPH and my son CHARLES to make use of, but only for their respective plantation use and uses, and also ye my son JACOB do and shall fully assist in the repairing of ye fencing of ye pasture for and during the term of 10 years, in consideration of which I said son JACOB to have free and unmolested privilege of pasturage for his own proper stock, during the said term, and after expiration of said term then he privilege of pastoring one working horse while my said son may have occasion during his natural life that is to say pasturage in the land above bequeathed unto my sons JOSEPH and CHARLES STOCKLY aforesaid. Also my will is that neither of my said sons shall have any privilege to let or hire any pasturage to any other person. ITEM I will that if my son JOSEPH shall die without heirs, as above, than his part hereby and herein bequeathed and given to descend onto my son CHARLES and his heirs above said forever. And also if my son CHARLES departs this life without lawful issue then his part to be my son JOSEPH and his lawful issue forever. And if my son JACOB dies without lawful issue then his part to be equally divided between my other two sons above said. And if any two of my sons die without lawful issue than my will is that my daughter ELIZABETH have and possess one third of the whole land to her and the heirs of her body lawfully begotten forever. ITEM I give and bequeath to my loving wife REBECCA STOCKLY my horse called Diamond, my saddle and bridle and also my will is that my said wife may be not debased of any privileged on the plantation whereon I now dwell during her widowhood. Page 1 of 4 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will, VA, Accomack, CHARLES Stockly 1719 ITEM I likewise give and bequeath unto my said wife her choice of ye bed with a bolster, two pillows and pillowcases, pair of sheets and a pair of blankets, and a rug, also one third of all cattle and one third of all the sheep and hogs. The remainder of the sheep and hogs to be equally divided between my son CHARLES and my daughter ELIZABETH. ITEM I give and bequeath unto my daughter ELIZABETH her next choice of feather beds, that is so as she may have one bed, bolster, two pillows, and pillow cases, a pair of sheets, a pair of blankets and a rug and my will is if my said daughter may have one entire room in my dwelling house peculiar to her self as also any ground on my dwelling plantation that she may have occasion for to her own proper use and during her single life and after marriage then her said right to cease. ITEM I give and bequeath unto my son JOSEPH aforesaid my gray horse called Lawyer to him and his heirs forever. ITEM I give and bequeath unto my son JACOB aforesaid my two-year-old mare with her increase to him and his heirs forever. ITEM I give and bequeath my old mare to my daughter ELIZABETH and her heirs forever. And if said mare increase then ye my son CHARLES have ye first or second cold you proceeds from said mayor and that said CHARLES have 1 featherbed, bolster with furniture. ITEM after that my aforesaid loving wife have her part of the cattle above given and bequeathed I give and bequeath unto my daughter ELIZABETH and her heirs forever her choice of one cow and calf and then ye rest of my cattle to be equally divided among my three sons and said daughter. ITEM I give and bequeath unto my son CHARLES STOCKLY my gun and sword, one iron pot, one pewter dish, one chest, four chairs and the rest of my pewter I give equally between my loving wife and daughter. ITEM I give and bequeath unto my sons JOSEPH and JACOB all my carpenter's tools to be divided between them also my cart barrow, plus plow and harness I leave for ye good of the plantation. ITEM I give and bequeath to my sons JOSEPH and JACOB all my apparel made or to be made or purchased. ITEM I give and bequeath unto my aforesaid wife her choice of one pot and kettle and ye just called heirs one box and trunk and all her apparel and all I bought for her use. ITEM I give and bequeath unto my son-in-law WILLIAM MILLS a feather bed, blanket and rug, which was his mother's, provided the said WILLIAM, in consideration whereof, do and shall fully acquit the heirs of my estate or ye executor of this my last will and testament, of and from a certain cow and calf and yearling otherwise due unto the said WILLIAM. ITEM all the rest of my personal estate, after my funeral charges are defrayed and my just debts discharged, I will to be equally divided among my loving wife and my above-mentioned children: JOSEPH, JACOB, ELIZABETH. Page 2 of 4 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will, VA, Accomack, CHARLES Stockly 1719 LASTLY I hereby do nominate, ordained, constitute, and appoint my loving friend SEBASTIAN DELASTATIUS sole executor of this my last will and testament. And I do revoke, disannul and make void any and every other will and testament by me made heretofore and also do hereby request my worthy friend Mr. RICHARD KITSON as also my said executor to divide my dwelling plantation between my aforesaid two sons JOSEPH STOCKLY and CHARLES STOCKLY so as intended and said to be meant in the first request here in contained. CHARLES STOCKLY {seal} Signed, sealed as also expressed, pronounced, publish, and declared this to be the last will and testament of the within mentioned testator in the presence of. RICHARD KITSON NATHANIEL WILLIAMS {his mark} SAMUEL TURNER The within last will and testament of CHARLES STOCKLY was proved and open port of Accomack County by the Oaths of RICHARD KITSON, NATHANIEL WILLIAMS, and SAMUEL TURNER the three witnesses to the same. May 5th 1719 which ye Court admitted to record. Test CHARLES SNEAD, Clerk of Court recorded May 13th 1719 CHARLES SNEED, Clerk of Court Page 3 of 4 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will, VA, Accomack, CHARLES Stockly 1719 ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # Transcribed from original documents by Brent R. Brian & Martha M. Brian. This document and others can be found on our website: BMGEN We claim COPYLEFT on the documents that we publish that are our original work. COPYLEFT “rules” can be reviewed on the web site: GNU Free Documentation License In short, use what you like. But if you use our stuff, mention us as the source. Brent R. Brian Martha M. Brian BrianMitchellGenealogy@gmail.com Page 4 of 4 ** PAGE BREAK **