Will Book “A”: 10
Culpeper Co., VA
w/d 22 Dec 1746; w/p 10 March 1749

In the name of God, Amen: I THOMAS WATTS of St. Thomas Parish in Culpeper County, planter, being in sound and perfect health of mind and memory, thanks be to Almighty God for the same, and calling to mind the mortality of mankind and that it is appointed for all men once to die, and as touching such worldly estate which it has pleased God to bless me with, I do hereby make and ordain this my last will and testament hereby revoking, disallowing and disannulling all former wills, testaments or bequests, and allowing none but this my last will as in manner following:
Imprimis: I give and bequeath my soul to Almighty God that gave it me, and my body to the earth to be buried at the discretion of my executors.
Item: I will and desire that my beloved wife ESTHER shall live on the plantation I now live on, if she shall be the longest liver, and have 100 acres of land adjoining with timber and wood for the use of the plantation for and during the time of her widowhood and no longer, and at the time of her death or day of marriage that then the plantation to return to them as shall be hereafter mentioned.
Item: I give and bequeath to my son EDWARD WATTS the plantation he now lives on with the tract of land thereto belonging estimated at 200 acres to him and his heirs forever.
Item: I give and bequeath to my son JOHN WATTS the plantation he now is possessed with the lands bounded accordingly estimated 200 acres be the same more or less, to him and his heirs forever.
Item: I give to my son BENJ. WATTS the plantation commonly called the schoolhouse with the tract of land bounded on JAS. BARBOUR and JOHN WATTS, so up the the Great Branch, including the land between them bounds, and BLAND BALLARDS line estimated 200 acres more or less to him and his heirs forever.
Item: I give to my son THOMAS WATTS the plantation known by the name of JOHN STONE’S plantation with the tract of land adjoining them--to containing by estimation 183 acres be the same more or less, and bounded on BLAND BALLARDS line, JAS. BARBOUR’S line and DIXON’S line to him and his heirs forever.
Item: I give to my son JACOB WATTS a tract of land containing by estimation 150 acres be the same more or less, and bounded between BLAND BALLARD and BENJAMIN WATTS, to him and his heirs forever.
Item: I give to my daughter SARAH WATTS a tract of land containing by estimation 150 acres be the same more or less, and bounded between JAMES BARBOUR’S, JOSEPH ROGERS, DIXON’S line to her and her heirs forever.
Item: I give and bequeath after my decease and the decease or day of marriage of my wife ESTHER the above mentioned plantation I now live on with 100 acres of land thereunto adjoining and bounded on the River and running to BENJAMIN CAVE’S line on the River, thence along CAPTAIN BENJ. CAVE’S line to my back line so far as to include 100 acres which said plantation and land I give to my son WILLIAM WATTS, after my decease or day of marriage of my wife to him and his heirs forever.
Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter ESTHER WATTS a tract of land containing by estimation 100 acres and bounded between the land belonging to the MANOR plantation and JOHN WATTS land to her and her heirs forever.
Item: I will and devise that after my decease my still shall be to the use of my wife ESTHER during her widowhood, and all my children in general, that is to say my son EDWARD, my daughter ANN, my son JOHN, my daughter ELIZABETH, my son BENJAMIN, my son THOMAS, my daughter SARAH, my son JACOB, my daughter ESTHER, my daughter MARY, my son WILLIAM, my daughter FRANKY, which said still shall be to their use and if any benefit or income shall accrue by the said still, the same shall be equally divided among my above mentioned wife and children, and if my wife should either die or any of the above children should die then the still shall be amongst the remainder of my children and the income of the said still shall be equally divided between such of my above mentioned children as shall remain alive.
Item: I constitute and appoint my beloved sons JOHN WATTS and BENJAMIN WATTS to be my sole executors of this my last will and testament, in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written.

THOMAS [his mark] WATTS
Signed, sealed, published, and pronounced in the presence of...
ROBERT SHERMAN
WM. TWYMAN
GEORGE TWYMAN