Will, VA, Isle of Wight, Edward Drew 1745

In the name of God Amen.

I EDWARD DREW of Nottoway Parish, the county of Isle of Wight being sick and
weak of body but thanks to almighty God of perfect sense and memory to make
this writing to be my last will and testament in form and manner following,
viz.

IMPRIMIS I give and bequeath to my son NEWITT DREW my Negroes as followeth,
viz; TONEY, PAUL, BENN & MINGO. I say I give the said Negroes to him & his
heirs.

ITEM I give and bequeath to my son NEWITT DREW the plantation where on he now
live & the land I now live on. I say I get the said Plantation to him and his
hairs, likewise the following Negroes, viz; HARRY, DICK & JAMEY. I say I
give the said Negroes to my said son & his heirs.

ITEM I give and bequeath to my grandson NEWITT HARRIS son of my daughter MARY
HARRIS a girl called HONSAR to him & his heirs.

ITEM I give and bequeath to my grandson THOMAS HARRIS a negro girl called
JUDY. I say I give the said girl to him & his heirs.

ITEM I give and bequeath to my grandson DREW HARRIS a negro boy called HALL
and one called HERCULES. I say I give said Negroes to him & his heirs.

ITEM I give and bequeath to my grandson NATHAN HARRIS a negro boy called NED.
I say I give the said negro to him & his heirs.

ITEM I give and bequeath to my grand-daughter ANN HARRIS a negro girl called
ROSE. I say I give this negro girl to her & her heirs.

ITEM I give and bequeath to my granddaughter MARTHA HARRIS a negro boy called
FRANK. I say I give the said boy to her & her heirs.

ITEM I give and bequeath to my daughter MARY HARRIS wife of HENRY HARRIS a
negro boy called ROBIN. I say I give the said Negro to her & her heirs.

ITEM I give and bequeath to my grandson JOSEPH LANE a negro fellow called
TOM. I say I give the said negro to him & his heirs.

ITEM I give and bequeath to my granddaughter FAITH LANE daughter of BENJAMIN
LANE twenty five pounds of current money Virginia to be raised out of my
estate before any decision be made.

ITEM I will and desire is that the rest eldest children born of my daughter
ANN LANE / not knowing their name names / may have the negro children born of
my negro wench called AVEY now at BENJAMIN LANE’s, the eldest of my
grandchildren to have the eldest negro child after the two first children of
BENJAMIN LANE above mentioned and the next eldest to have the next oldest
negro child & so on if there be more of my grandchildren then negro children
the youngest child to have the next child that the wench brings that shall

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                  Will, VA, Isle of Wight, Edward Drew 1745

live after these children have each of them a negro not including my grandson
JOSEPH & FAITH LANE my desire is that the said wench and her increase may be
equally divided among the children that there names are not known born of my
daughter ANN LANE according to quantity & quality. I say I give the said
Negroes to the aforesaid children & to their heirs.

ITEM my desire is that my personal estate, after my debt & funeral charges
are defrayed, may be equally divided between my son THOMAS DREW my son NEWITT
DREW and my daughter MARY HARRIS wife of JOHN HARRIS and I do constitute &
appoint my son NEWITT DREW my whole & sole executor of this my last will and
testament, revoking all other wills by me made.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 24th Day of
November 1745.

EDWARD DREW {seal, his E mark}

THOMAS PURSELL
JOHN BAVION
JAMES RIDLEY

At court held for the for the county of Southampton on Thursday the 8th day of
March 1749.

This Will was presented in court by the within named NEWITT DREW the executor
proved by the oaths of THOMAS PURSELL & JAMES RIDLEY two of the witnesses
thereto & ordered to be recorded, and on the motion of the said executor who
made oath according to law certificate was granted him for obtaining a
probate thereof in due form.

Test R. J. KELLO, clerk




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