The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-13

wives. Arst Dorothy. ana second
Alice-Sufnamse entirely lost In the
fog Of ages. He had Christopher ca.
william ca. Thomas (s) and two
daughters. He left to william 90 one
Of his Elisabsth CITY plantations and
land In 0leueastss. on ths-westward
side Of 0owiste's Crock TO Thomas
go he bsausathsA the other Elizabeth
City plantation ana 900 acres in 0lou-
cester. The remainder Of his large
estate went 70 biz eldest son. Chris
TOPPER ca. II one OF these sons Died
hts portton va0 70 - A1vtAsA between
the other TIVE: II two Of them died the
survivor should inherit q certain part
OF each estate: ana IL lt shoula hsppsn
that all his three SONS should die with
out issue. then he Devised All the said
lands 70 his TIVE daughters. their heirs
and assigns forever. - ~ the said
last viii relataen tAssots being had.
more fully and at large may appear.
John ca Robins. therefore certainly
had Two daughtseA but Il thsy had
| not been mantieneA In his will future
generations would never have known
It They made No impression a1par-
emily. % else having NO especial rights
sank Into serene oblivion.
Anri0soDhsr CD hooins mASraSo:
wife unknown. and had tive daugh-
tArs me sons)-Aans 60. who married
Robert Freeman. and Elizabeth 60.
who married James 9hAckleforA Free
man ana 6hacklaEeed must have dis
posed Of these lAnAA for BY an act In
Hsnning (voL 4 Page lss). ArA Jrss-
man and Ma ShaekleSord brought sew
eral s1sctmsnts 20 recover their right
TO the satA laAAo SID - aforesaid
BY their satA hushanAA" and were put
| TO Grsas expense ~ law charges.
W han they recovered their rignts the
entail .vas AoeksA and the spotsylvania
lanAs selA 70 HanTv WINS. Anne and
Elixahs4A and thalP respective sons.
Robert ySooman and James Shackle-
ford, Joined n the said conveyanee. We
| earnestly AapS tha& Henry willis vas
| generous with his purchase meney. Tor
the property seams to have besn VAL
uable. Thers WAS . water g1ist nau1
two plantations. 4ooo acres OF geed
land. with ap1ustsnaness lying IN the
little 1eek Of RADpahanneek. In tie
county Of spotsylvania. The aet a.
sured m that this was oens and that
the said Anne and Elizabeth aAd their
! poor families may hereafter be eem-
| fortably subsistsd. all which aDpeafs
very Just and reasonable"
| It took . great deal Of trouble 70
accomplish this. for the 'saiA Anne and
| Elizabeth had . very numerous issue
consisting Of three-score children and
grandohildrsn. who are al In miserable
circumstances unable to support them
selves. but by the hard labor Of those
| who are able to work"
! Henry Willis got the land - sort
Of perpetual tsnant, it seems. for all
and every person or persons whatso-
! ever whs BY the last will and tssta-
ment Of the said John Robins. might
have claimed the said mentioned en-
/ tailed lands (now vested IN the said
! Henry willis) by virtue OF the limita-
lions Of the sAfd John Robanss last
/ win and testament shall forever here
after hold and enjoy all. and singular
the said last mentioned lands and
| premises with the appurtenances sue
esssavsly. one altar another. ~ they
might have claimed and hslA the said
sntailed lands II this ast had never
been made" In reading chs oct we
are % Impressed with the 0lmsinee1
Of the word '.foesvsr.. What does It
mean! The oct aAaFms, that the sai6
slaves shall 10 forever annexed to the
said lands and premises ~ long ~
| they or their Increase shall be living.
And in 1919 We have almost forgotten
| that there ever wao q negro slave.
! There were many Ahacklafords Of
Spo<sylvania County end Erssmans.
too. but which Of them = descended
| from these tive Robins heirs ws can't
tell william (3), the second son Of
! John RobiuaL died childless: 10 to VIII
liam ca. the youngest sen. was given
the honor Of being proprietor Of the
Robins OF Robins's Neck.
He was q -chirusgeon." ana prac-
sJo>d hia nrnfeaafnn in thu town of