The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-26

after the death Of my father, be d.
vided into five equal parts and one.
attn part thereof which l request and
desire may be the lower part thereof,
be allotted to my said son Thomas,
which / hereby give and bequeath 20
my said son Thomas and his heirs for
ever Item H. Is my will and desire
thai the remaining four ffths OF the
said lands. stocks. and farming uten-
sis. I'm tho said County Of Hanover De
equally divided between my two dear
daughters. Ann and Lucy, and wbicn
4 hereby give and bequeath 20 each
Of them, and 10 the heirs of them
D. forever
Item. 30 Is my will and desire that all
he slaves on the land hereinbefore
Dequeathed 10 my dear children be
divided equally among them as 10
numbe and value, observing. however,
i In tho said division that the slaves on
the plantations herein before be-
{ queathed shall not be removed there
I from unless their number exceed the
proportion that such child may be
entitled to; and 10 IS my express will
+ and direction thar in the division OF
said slaves families be not separated
l In any instance whatever. and hereby
give and bequeath 20 each Of my dear
children their proportion of the said
f
Of each Of them forever. Item, IL
H. my will and desire that the Chick
ahOmIny tract of land be sold by my
executors with the stocks and farming
utensils after the death Of my father
aud mother or her intermarriage, and the
money arising from the sale 70 be d.
vided equally among my four children,
Hi. Thomas. Ann and Lucy Item,
As the estate which have hereby given
and beQueathed TO my son Hin is con
sideraolY more valuable than thaJ
which his brother is 20 receive, think
a. bu. reasonable and just that ne
should pay unto his said brother
3 Thomas the sum of one thousand
pounds, H. Is therefore my VIII and
desire thar my said son Hill pay unto
my son Thomas five hundred POUNDS
when my said son Thomas arrives at
/ the age OF twenty-one years. and also
five hundred pounds more in ono year
afterwards. which one thousand pounds
4 l hereby give and bequeath unto my
said son Thomas. to him and his heirs
{ forever, and for the true payment
thereof to my said son Thomas sub
ject all the estate hereinbefore given
to my said son Hill Item. As my
son Hill viii not come TO the possession
of MS estate until the death or my
father and mother. or her marriage. and
/ in the meantime may want mainte-
nance it is my will and desire that my
u
after to be named maintain, support and
educate him equally with my other
/ children out of the profits of the estate
given to them till he comes to the
| possession of his own estate.
Item. In case my son Hill should
die before the age of twenty-one years
unmarried and without lawful issue.
I il Is my intention, will and desire that
my son Thomas have possess and enjoy
the property, both real and personal,
herin before bequeathed TO my son Hill.
+ my son Thomas paying unto each of his
+ sisters. Ann and Lucy, one-third part
of the value of the lands. one-third OF
the value OF stocks of cattle, farming
utensils and stock of every kind and
/ household and kitchen furniture and
/ plate in the Shirley house. and like
wise deliver to each of them one-thlrd
part of the slaves he may get by his
brothers death the division to be SO
| made as not to separate a family In
any instance. Item. As | expect from
/ Paris complete and elegant skeleton
and some other articles in the anatom-
J icai line, | desire my executors to
| present the same to the Pennsylvania
! Hospital in Philadelphia. Item. give
and beQueath unto my friend, Dr. Car
ter Berkeley, my surgical instruments ana
other medical apparatus. also all my
medical books and tracts Item,
/ give and bequeath unto my friend Pat
bay mare or Ally, about four years old,
/ as d testimony of my regard and friend
ship And lastly. l constitute and APP
point my brothers, Bernard and VIII
liams executors of this. my last Will
and testament, and guardians to my
dear children. hoping from their az
lection to me they Will undertake that
sacred trust. In testimony whereof
/ have hereunto set my hand and seal
[ this 2lst day of August. III the year OF
I Christ 1905
,signed) ROBERT CARTER,
Seal
Signed. sealed and published in pres
ence of
Patrick Hendren. John Southaii. Jr..
! Mildred w. Carter. Richard Duke.
l. Charles Garter OF S shirley. father of
the within named testator. Robert Car
Ter. hereby promise and engage not
TO alter or change my will within re-
ferred TO as 1t respects my said son
Robert or the disposition my said SON
has made of the property ! have given
him in my said will. but hereby Tatify
ant. confirm the same reserving, how
ever TO myself the power of selling
or disposing of Chickahominy tract of
land and any of the slaves on the said
estate that I may think proper not ex-
ceeding thirty. In testimony whereof
have hereuntO set my hand and seal
tins 2lst day of August. in the year of
Christ 1906
CHARLES CARTER. Seal
In presence of Patrick Hendren, John
SouthaH. Jr., Richard Duke, Isaac
Hall
A codicii TO the last will and Tesla
rnent of Robert Carter made this
4th day of September, 1905 Whereas
I have omitted 10 dispose of the fur
niture IN my house at Drurys- in King
William County, and the plate l have
lodged IN the possession of my mother.
and likewise a claim that ! have in
right of my dear departed wife TO
proportion Of the estate of her grand
mother. 1 hereby give and bequeath
unto my dear son Thomas the said
furniture and plate. to him and his
heirs forever and all the right. title and
interest that | have or may have In
or TO the estate of the said Mrs Mel
son. deceased. my wifes grandmother.
aforesaid / hereby give and bequeath
unto Betsy Nelson. OF York. daughter
Of Robert Nelson. OF Malvern Hills.
in the County OF Henrico. 10 her and
her heirs forever
. ROBERT CARTER. 'SeslD
In presence Of Patrick Hendren. Mil
dred W Carter. Isaac Hall