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Note: Deed #9John PERRIN of Varina Parish, Henrico County, for 30 lbs, toJohn FORREST of same, planter, 50acres, being part of plantation known as "Long Swamp:, devisedto my brother Richard PERRIN,late departed, by will of Richard PIERCE, sometime of saidcounty, and to me desceded by mybrother, bounded by John Stewart, James River, and Samuel Goode.Dated 2 Dec 1706.Wit: Leonard Ballow, C. EvansRecorded 2 Dec 1706Letter to Richard's brother John from their mother.Son John: My love to you, and I was very glad to heare of yor health, butvery sorry to heare of ye accident wch befell you by fire. I have sent you a boy bch Idesire that you would have as much care of as if he was yor ownealsoe. I have sent you some things,so much as I am able at this tyme, and if God shall enable me to live another yeare I shallsend you more. Yor father hath departed this life, and hath left you a little house in yeSouth-gate streete in burg worth the matter of 40lb, there is a noate in ye barrell it lieth at yetoppin ye new blankett, and I have sent you by Tho: a small peece of gould for yor wife alsoe Ihave pd for ye boy his passage, his name is Backer yor uncle Christopher lives at Ascamack atCheryston creeke, & as you desire my bless-ing have a care of ye boy, and learn him his trade, andnot to pt from him ** * my love to you & yor wife desiring of God to keepe * * * Your loveing mother, Susan Perrin. [This letter which is without date is entered in the proceedingsof the court for 1648.](Archivist's note: To me, this looks as if John Perrin hasimigrated to the states & his motheris writing to him from the old country. A Richard Perrin's will was recorded 1 April 1695 in Henrico.Dear wife Katherine. daughter Mary Napier, daughter Sarah.Grandsons William Farrar,Bouth Napier, items.Daughters Katherine Farrar and Mary Napier 1 shilling.granddaughter Napier. Granddaughter Sarah Farrar.Will OF RICHARD PERRIN Henrico Co., VA. Deeds, Wills, etc. p. 559 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------In the name of God Amen this 16th day of March AD 1694/5 IRichard Perrin of the County and Parish of Henrico Planter, being sick in body but in perfectSense and memory thank be to god for it Doe make and ordaine this my last will and Testamt in manner andforme following first and principally I resigne my Soul into the hand of god who gave it mee, and for mybody I comend it to the earth to be buryed in Christian manner Nothing doubting but at the GenllResurrection I shall receive the same again by the almighty power of God. And as touching such worldlyEstate wherewith it has Pleased God to Bless mee with in this life, I Give and Bequeath the same asfolloweth. First I Give and Bequeath my house & Land where I now live Commonly known and called by thename of the worlds End and by Estimacon four hundred Acres being two hundred Acres breadth onye River and soe Running into the woods till it makes up the said quantity four hundred Acres bethe same more or less to my deare and loveing wife Katherine Perrin dureing her Naturall life, andafter her decease I give and Bequeath the aforesd four hundred Acres of Land and houses to my well beloved DaughterSarah Perrin and to the heires of her body Lawfully begotten and if it should please God to take herthe sd Sarah Perrin out of this world without her having a Child or Children then my will is and I doeGive and Bequeath the aforesd foure hundred Acres of Land houses &c to my loveing Daughter MaryNapier and after her decease I give and Bequeath it to her Eldest Son and his heirs and in default of aSone to her Eldest daughter and her heires but if it should please god that the Child that my wife nowGoeth with should be a boy then I Give and bequeath the aforesd four hundred Acres of Land houses &c tohim, his heires and assignes for ever. I Give and bequesth to my loveing wife Katherine Perrin my Negroman Called Jack. I Give and bequeath to my Grandson William Farrar two Silver Spoones and one Silverdram Cup. I give and bequeath to my Grandson Farrar not yet baptized two Silver Spoons. I give andBequeath to my Grandson Bouth Napier one featherbed & bolster one pair of Curtins & Vallens one Ruggone Pair of blanketts & two Silver Spoons. I give and bequeath to my two Daughters Vizt: KatherineFarrar and Mary Napier Each of them one Shilling Sterling a piece. I Give & bequeath to my GrandDaughter Napier one old Silver Porrenger and two old Silver Spoones; I Give and Bequeath to my Dear andLoveing wife Katherine Perrin and to my loveing Daughter Sarah Perrin all ye Remaining part of mypersonnall Estate as Goods Debts and Chattells to be equally divided between them after my debts &funerall Charges being Paid. And of this My last Will and Testament I make and ordaine my said wifeKatherine Perrin and my said Daughter Sarah Perrin Joynt Executrisses of this my last will &c. In Witness whereof I havehereunto set my hand and Seale this 16th day of March A.D.o 1694/5 Richard R P Perrin (Seal of) his mark (red wax) Signed Sealed & Published in P'sence of us Will: Soane Tho: Farrar George Cogbill Wm. W. Garrett his mark Henrico County Aprill the first 1695. This Day William Soane Thomas Farrar and George Cogbill three ofye subscribed witnesses Came into Court an upon Oath declared that Richard Perrin did sign Sealand Publish this as his last will and testament and that he was at the same time in p'fect Sence &memory to ye best of ye knowledge thereupon it was ordered the same should be Entered upon Record.

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