From 'Joseph Vick of Lower Parish, Isle of Wight County, Virginia and His Descendants, vol. I:''
pp 19-21
He wrote that will on 25 October 1735. It opens with the statement that he was "very Sick of Body but of perfect Mind and Memory."
He left a slave boy, Harry [this is the earliest record of a Vick owning slaves], and 50 acres of land adjoining William Faircloth to his son Robert, Jr.
Son Joseph received "the plantation where John Harrod lives with the half of the Land adjoining the same out of a Patent granted to me for One Hundred Acres".
Son Benjamin received "the other part of the same said Patent".
To his youngest son, Nathan, he gave the plantation "which [I] now live on" and the slave boy, Sharper.
If any of the sons should die, his portion was to fall to the next heir; thus he confirmed the hierarchical structure of the birth order.
Benjamin and Nathan were not to receive their inheritances until they reached sixteen.
Robert also planned for the betterment of his family and provided fifty shillings for each son's education.
Son Benjamin received an additional £ 11.
Robert's widow Sarah received the use of the Manor Plantation "during her Natural Life except she should marry and then be Disinherited only a Child's Part".
The remainder of the estate was to be divided evenly among the widow and "all my Sons and Daughters", suggesting that he had more than one daughter.
Daughter Mary was to receive only one shilling.
Son Robert and widow Sarah were to serve as co-executors.
Robert signed his will with his mark; his brother Richard and nephew Jacob Vick were witnesses. 3
The will was probated on 26 January 1735/36 and an appraisal of the estate was filed by Arthur Whitehead, Henry Newsom, and Henry Thomas on 28 February 1736.4
Robert's will names all his male heirs and his daughter Mary.
However, he uses the phrase "all my sons and daughters" which implies more than one daughter.
Martha has been placed here because her age fits, she lived in the county, and because she cannot be connected with any other Vick Family at this time or place.
All children were born in Isle of Wight County:
and His Descendants
I[?]MARTHN, b. ca. 1712; d. after 1783 in Halifax County, North Carolina. She m. EDWARD BRANTLEY of Isle of Wight County and they moved to Halifax County about 1760 after he obtained a 680 acre grant. They lived near the Benjamin Vick family and frequently witnessed Vick deeds. In 1783, Martha lived near Sarah McMellon, her presumed niece, in District Three. Children, surnamed BRANTLEY: 1. Edward; 2. Benjamin; 3. William; 4. James; 5. Robert; 6. Mary; 7. Patty; 8. Anna. 5
ROBERT, b. ca. 1717; m. [ ].
JOSEPH, b. ca. 1718; m. MARY [?COOPER].
MARY, b. ca. 1719; d. no record.
BENJAMIN, b. ca. 1721; m. MARY [ ].
NATHAN, b. ca. 1723; m. [ ].
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