Will, VA, Accomack, William Bryant 1720 In the name of God Amen This 2nd day of March in ye year of our Lord God 1720 I, WILLIAM BRYANT, of Accomack colony of Virginia, Yeoman, being sick and weak and body full of sound and perfect sense and memory, thanks be to almighty God therefore, do make this my last will and testament in Manner and form following viz. 1ST AND PRINCIPALLY I recommend my precious soul into the hands of my most merciful redeemer and my body buried at the discretion of my executor, and for my temporal estate as followeth. IMPRIMIS my will is that my legal debts be justly paid. ITEM I give and bequeath my horse called Dun, and one cow and calf, and all my hogs and one frying pan and one pair of fire tongs and all my meat and corn and two chairs and my middle iron pot and pot hooks and one chest which was called my Wiws chest to my well-beloved wife ALS BRYANT. ITEM I give and bequeath to chest, one yearling horse, one cow and calf, one three year old steer, one feather bed, and you furniture belonging to it and bedstead and my great iron pot and two chairs to my daughter TABITHA BRYANT. ITEM I give and bequeath one heifer one gun one wooden box and one iron pot one fiddle and reaping sickle to my son BENET BRYANT [BENNETT BRYAN]. ITEM I give and bequeath all ye rest of my estate not here in mentioned to my well beloved wife also ALS BRYANT. ITEM I do appoint and ordained my well-beloved friend THOMAS GIN my whole and sole executor of this my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal ye day and year above written. WILLIAM BRYANT {seal, his W mark} Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of us JOHN TANKRED JACOB STOKELY his mark FRANCES BROAKS [BROOK] his mark So within last will and testament of WILLIAM BRYANT deceased was proved in open court of Accomack County by ye of JOHN TANKRED and JACOB STOKELY two of the witnesses to use the same July 3rd 1722 which said Court admitted to record. Test CHARLES SNEED, Clerk of Court Recorded July 10th 1722 CHARLES SNEED, Clerk of Court Page 1 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will, VA, Accomack, William Bryant 1720 By virtue of an order of court bearing date February ye 5th 1722 we, ye subscriber, have met ye 26th day of February and have inventoried and appraised ye estate of WILLIAM BRYANT, deceased, of ye County of Accomack. [INVENTORY LIST] BALY HINMAN JOHN TANKRED MASON ABBOT The within inventory & appraisement of the estate of WILLIAM BRYANT, deceased, was recorded may the 16th 1723. CHARLES SNEAD, Clerk of Court Page 2 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will, VA, Accomack, William Bryant 1720 ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # 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 3 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK **