Webb Genealogy - Person Sheet
Webb Genealogy - Person Sheet
NameJames Webb 
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537Birth9 Aug 1673, North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, VA, USA592
Birth9 Aug 1673, Richmond Independent City, VA, USA
Death1716, South Farnham Parish, Essex County, VA, USA592
BurialEssex County, VA, USA592
Wrote Will30 Nov 1716
FlagsDeceased
FatherJohn William Webb (1644-1694)
MotherMary Samford (~1650-)
Notes for James Webb
THE WILL OF JAMES WEBB
In the Name of God Amen. The thirtyeth day of November Seaventeen hundred & sixteen. I James Webb of Southfarnham parish in the County of Essex being sick and weak in body but of sound & perfect memory and understanding praise be given to God for the same & knowing the uncertainty of this life on earth and being desirous to settle things in order do make this my last will & Testamt. in manner & form follow that is to say.
First & principally I comend my soul to Almighty God my Creator assuredly believing that I shall receive full pardon & free remission of my sins and be saved by the precious Death & merrits of my blessed Saviour & Redeemer Christ Jesus & my body to the earth from whence it was taken to be buryed in such decent & Christian manner as to my Exrs. hereafter named shall be thought meet & convenient, and as touching such worldly estate as the Lord in mercy hath lent me my will & meaning is the same shall be enjoyed & bestowed as hereafter by this my will is expressed. And first I do revoke renounce frustrate and make void all wills by me formerly made and declare and appoint this to be my last will & testament. ITEM I lend unto my loving wife Sarah during her naturale life my negro man called Jack my negro woman Bess and my negro girl Sukey and after her decease to be equally divided amongst my surviving children & their heirs forever. ITEM I give & bequeath unto my son John the plantation whereon I now live and all the land belonging to me that lies on the lower side of the main road, to him & the heirs of his body lawfully to be begotten forever and for want of such issue to my son James and the heirs of his body lawfully begotten forever. ITEM I give & bequeath unto my sd. son John my horse called Fire wth. my saddle holsters sword & pistolls. ITEM I give and bequeath unto my son James the remaining part of my lands lying above the road to him & the heirs of his body lawfully to be begotten forever and for want of such issue then to my sd son John & the heirs of his body forever. ITEM I give & bequeath unto my sd son John three negroes called Poll, Dick, and Ealse to him and the heirs of his body lawfully to be begotten & for want of such issue to be equally divided between the rest of my surviving children and their heirs forever. ITEM I give and bequeath unto my sd son James three negroes called Minto, Sam & Sarah to him and the heirs of his body lawfully to be begotten & for want of such issue to
be equally divided between the rest of my surviving children & their heirs forever, and also one iron grey horse three years old next spring comonly called Dragon. ITEM I give and bequeath unto my daughter Catherine three negros called Charles, Billie & Winnie and the heirs on her body lawfully to be begotten & for want of such issue then the sd. three negroes to be equally divided between the rest of my surviving children & their heirs forever. ITEM I give & bequeath unto my daughter Mercy three negroes called Peter Harvy & Jemmy & ye heirs on her body lawfully to be begotten & for want of such issue the the sd. three negroes to be equally divided between the rest of my surviving children & their heirs forever. And farther it is my will & desire that if it shall so happen that any of my foresaid negros shall dye before my sd. son James shall arrive to the age of eighteen years that then the increase of the aforesaid negroes by me before given & bequeathed shall
within the compass of the aforesaid time make good that loss to the party so loseing and also it is my will & desire that the increase of my negroes shall be equally divided between my four children the losses by dying till my sd. son James shall arrive at the age of eighteen years as aforesd. first being made good to the party so loseing any of their aforesd. negroes within that time. And for the remaining part of my estate not yet given & disposed of I do give & bequeath the same (goods chattels & all moveables) to be equally divided between my loving wife Sarah and my sd. four children and their heirs forever which ad. division amongst my children my will & desire is shall not be made untill my sd. son John shall arrive to the age of eighteen & for want of such issue as aforesd. then to the survivors of my children and their heirs forever. And I doe make and ordain my sd. sons of lawful age when they respectively arrive to their severall ages of eighteen to possess & enjoy all & w'tsoever I have in this my will given them and their heirs as afores'd. But not to barter bargain or sell untill they arrive to the age of one & twenty. And lastly I do publish, nominate, and constitute declare & appoint my beloved brother Isaac Webb wt'h my sd. sonns John & James Joynt Exrs. of this my will & testam't hereby impowering my sd. brother to act & do w'tsoever he shall judge meet or convenient towards fulfilling this my will and to act & doe what farther he shall judge necessary towards the education & maintenance of my sd. children dureing their minoritys. In witness whereof I have hereunto interchangably sett my hand & seal to this my sd. will conteyning three sides of paper the day & year first above written.
James Webb1110
In the Name of God Amen. The thirtyeth day of November Seaventeen hundred & sixteen. I James Webb of Southfarnham parish in the County of Essex being sick and weak in body but of sound & perfect memory and understanding praise be given to God for the same & knowing the uncertainty of this life on earth and being desirous to settle things in order do make this my last will & Testamt. in manner & form follow that is to say.
First & principally I comend my soul to Almighty God my Creator assuredly believing that I shall receive full pardon & free remission of my sins and be saved by the precious Death & merrits of my blessed Saviour & Redeemer Christ Jesus & my body to the earth from whence it was taken to be buryed in such decent & Christian manner as to my Exrs. hereafter named shall be thought meet & convenient, and as touching such worldly estate as the Lord in mercy hath lent me my will & meaning is the same shall be enjoyed & bestowed as hereafter by this my will is expressed. And first I do revoke renounce frustrate and make void all wills by me formerly made and declare and appoint this to be my last will & testament. ITEM I lend unto my loving wife Sarah during her naturale life my negro man called Jack my negro woman Bess and my negro girl Sukey and after her decease to be equally divided amongst my surviving children & their heirs forever. ITEM I give & bequeath unto my son John the plantation whereon I now live and all the land belonging to me that lies on the lower side of the main road, to him & the heirs of his body lawfully to be begotten forever and for want of such issue to my son James and the heirs of his body lawfully begotten forever. ITEM I give & bequeath unto my sd. son John my horse called Fire wth. my saddle holsters sword & pistolls. ITEM I give and bequeath unto my son James the remaining part of my lands lying above the road to him & the heirs of his body lawfully to be begotten forever and for want of such issue then to my sd son John & the heirs of his body forever. ITEM I give & bequeath unto my sd son John three negroes called Poll, Dick, and Ealse to him and the heirs of his body lawfully to be begotten & for want of such issue to be equally divided between the rest of my surviving children and their heirs forever. ITEM I give and bequeath unto my sd son James three negroes called Minto, Sam & Sarah to him and the heirs of his body lawfully to be begotten & for want of such issue to
be equally divided between the rest of my surviving children & their heirs forever, and also one iron grey horse three years old next spring comonly called Dragon. ITEM I give and bequeath unto my daughter Catherine three negros called Charles, Billie & Winnie and the heirs on her body lawfully to be begotten & for want of such issue then the sd. three negroes to be equally divided between the rest of my surviving children & their heirs forever. ITEM I give & bequeath unto my daughter Mercy three negroes called Peter Harvy & Jemmy & ye heirs on her body lawfully to be begotten & for want of such issue the the sd. three negroes to be equally divided between the rest of my surviving children & their heirs forever. And farther it is my will & desire that if it shall so happen that any of my foresaid negros shall dye before my sd. son James shall arrive to the age of eighteen years that then the increase of the aforesaid negroes by me before given & bequeathed shall
within the compass of the aforesaid time make good that loss to the party so loseing and also it is my will & desire that the increase of my negroes shall be equally divided between my four children the losses by dying till my sd. son James shall arrive at the age of eighteen years as aforesd. first being made good to the party so loseing any of their aforesd. negroes within that time. And for the remaining part of my estate not yet given & disposed of I do give & bequeath the same (goods chattels & all moveables) to be equally divided between my loving wife Sarah and my sd. four children and their heirs forever which ad. division amongst my children my will & desire is shall not be made untill my sd. son John shall arrive to the age of eighteen & for want of such issue as aforesd. then to the survivors of my children and their heirs forever. And I doe make and ordain my sd. sons of lawful age when they respectively arrive to their severall ages of eighteen to possess & enjoy all & w'tsoever I have in this my will given them and their heirs as afores'd. But not to barter bargain or sell untill they arrive to the age of one & twenty. And lastly I do publish, nominate, and constitute declare & appoint my beloved brother Isaac Webb wt'h my sd. sonns John & James Joynt Exrs. of this my will & testam't hereby impowering my sd. brother to act & do w'tsoever he shall judge meet or convenient towards fulfilling this my will and to act & doe what farther he shall judge necessary towards the education & maintenance of my sd. children dureing their minoritys. In witness whereof I have hereunto interchangably sett my hand & seal to this my sd. will conteyning three sides of paper the day & year first above written.
James Webb1110