date of birth: 1649/--/--
date of death: 1716/10/10
spouse: nicholls, michal (bristow) - f 1653/--/-- - 1679/--/-- to ----/--/-- -
the will of john bristow probated november 6, 1716 and recorded in will book
"b", page 51, middlesex county, virginia reads:
"in the name of god amen i john bristow being sick and week in body but
sound in memory do make this my last will and testamt first i bequeath my
soule to god that made itt & my body to the earth from whence it came & all
my worldly goods as follows: item i lend unto my loving wife mary bristow
one negro woman named judy during my wifes natural life & then to return to
my estate againe item i give and bequeath unto my son nicholas bristow one
negro man named jack to him and his heirs item i give and bequeath unto my
daughter anne bristow one negro woman named bess with incres to hur and hur
heires forever item i give and bequeath unto my grandson john bristow sone
of tho: bristow one negro boy named majgor (sic) to him & his heires item i
of tho: bristow one negro boy named majgor (sic) to him & his heires item i
give and bequeath unto william owen sone of michaell owen one negro garle
named lotty hur and hur incres forever item i give and bequeath unto my
sone william bristow one negro garle named rose hur and hur incres forever
item i give and bequeath unto my sone james bristow one negro woman named
giney hur & hur incres forever item i give & bequeath unto my two sones
nicholas & james bristow my land to be equally divided betoined them &
theire heires forever item i give & bequeath my hole personall estate to be
equally divided betoine my wife & children after my debts first paid &
lastly i appoint my sones nicholas & james bristow executures of this my
last will & testament as witness my hand and seale this 20 day of feb 1716
(signed) john bristow (seal)
signed and sealed & delivered in jre of us
will daniell
will daniell jnr.
probated november 6, 1716"
duane bristow (duane@kyphilom.com)
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