Will of William Morton: Orange County, Virginia: Will Book 2, pp. 131 - 134, with apprasial and

inventory.

In the Name of God Amen, I William Morton of Orange County, St. Thomas Parish, being sick

and weak but of sound mind and memory do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament

in Manner and Form following.

Imprimus: I recommend my Soul to God who gave it me and Body to the Earth to be decently

buried at the Discretion of my Executors hereafter mentioned.

Item: It is my will and Desire that all my just Debts be paid.

Item: I give to my beloved son Jeremiah Morton ten shillings current money, he having received

his other Part already.

Item: I give to my beloved son Elijah Morton all that Lott of land whereon he now lived to him

and his heirs forever.

Item: I give unto my Son in Law Henry Brourne and my Daughter Ann Brown one hundred Acres

of Land, being the half a Lot I purchace of Thomas Jones with the Plantation whereon he now

lives to them and their Heirs forever.

Item: I give unto my Son in law Thomas Newman and Daughter Elizabeth Newman one hundred

Acres of Land being the other half of Jones lott with the Plantation whereon Edmund Mannion

formerly lived to them of their Heirs forever.

Item: I give unto my Daughter Mary Minor Ten Shillings Current Money.

Item: I give unto my Son in Law Andrew Brown ten Shillings current Money.

Item: I give unto my grand Daughter Frances Christopher ten Pounds current Money and a

Young Mare called Flower when she arrives to the Age of twenty one Years or Marries.

Item: I lend to my loving Wife Ann Morton all my Estate both real and Personal until my Son

John Morton arrives at the Age of twenty one Years, and that then the same be equally divided

between any Wife my Son John Morton except on Negro Man anmed Will which I give to my Son

John in Lew of a Negro left him by Mothershead.

Item: Its will and desire that if my Wife should die before my Son John Arrives to the Age of

twenty one Years that then my son John have all the Estate I have given her to him & his Heirs.

Item: It is my Will that if my Wife should live til my said Son John comes to twenty one Years of

Age and the Estate should be divided that then all her Part shall go to my son John after her

Decease.

Item: It is my Will and Desire that if my Son John shhould die without Heirs of his Body lawfully

begotten that then all I have given to him shall go to my grand Child George Morton the Son of

Elijah Morton to him and his Heirs forever.

Item: It is my Will that as soon as my Son John arrives at Twenty one Years of Age that he have

my still clear of his Part of the Estate left to be divided between my Wife and him.

And lastly I nominate and appoint my loving Wife Ann Morton, my Son in Law Andrew Bourne,

my Son Elijah Morton to be my Executrix and Executor of this my last Will and Testament

hereby revoking and disanulling all other Wills formerly by me made in witness whereof I

hereunto set my Hand and Seal this eight Day of December 1747. - William Morton (his mark)

In the presence of: Geo. Taylor, Taverner Beale, W. Russel J., Branham Jr. and John Smith.