George Parker, Sr. (Parker's Creek, Accomack)

Last Will and Testament of George Parker Senior

Written 1708 Proved 7 Jul 1713

One Thousand Seven Hundred & Eight Church of England I George Parker Senior (3P) in the County of Accomack Virginia being in good health praise be to almighty God for the same, I do make, ordain, constitute and appoint this my Last Will & Testament to be in manner and form as follows:

Imprimus: I bequeath my soul into the hand of the Almighty God who gave it and my body to the ground to receive such decent Christian burial as at the discretion of my Executrix hereafter nominated shall be thought most fitting and convenient in sure and certain hopes of a joyful resurrection in and through marsises of my blessed Lord and savior Jesus Christ.

Item 3: I give unto my son, George Parker the half of this track of land upon the westernmost side of the branch where I do now live on with the pasture and half the orchard and half to barns all the tenfats and tener & corrers towls and the other half of my said track of land to his and his heirs forever, when his mother do decease this life. My meaning is that half the produce of the orchard when the charge of keeping of the orchard in yearly repairs with fence or fences and trimming and any other charges which may or shall happen to the said orchard my son George or my trustees for to see it paid and the remainder of the profits to put him to coll and do also give him my Copor still with worm and tob after his mother's decease and my half of ship Rack Island the aforesaid fore hundred acs of land and this Island & still to him and his heirs forever but not for to be sold out of my blood nor for to be leased at one less for above teen years at a less If it doth please God that my son George should die without any lawful issue my will is that my daughters Abigail Parker alias Laufbury and Elizabeth Parker to them given as to their brother to them and their heirs forever the above mentioned land to be divided by a straight line from the head of my Tanners branch to the middle of my line between me and the land formerly called Jonathan Sturgisses and now called Sarah Nubys and Thomas Joneis the westernmost side of the aforesaid brunch and Line to her and her lawful heirs forever the other easternmost side of the aforesaid branch to my daughter, Elizabeth and her heirs forever and half the produce of the orchard for thirteen years after her brother George deceases as aforesaid. Land to be sold to each other as they shall think fit but not to any other (-----) as aforesaid to my son (-----.)

Item 4: I give unto my son, George Parker half my water mill & half my felling mill to him and his heirs forever that is not to be sold nor leased in a less but for to fall in the same manner as my land aforesaid is the immediate profits after the charges of the mill are discharged the half profits to put my son George to scowl with the profits aforementioned. I also give him my great gun and great spit and three cows and calf and six ewes and a ram and my carbine and a pare of pistols and holsters and my old small gun and my speed mare, and my great pot and a feather bed and furniture and four pewter dishes and four pewter plats.

Item 5: I do give to my loving wife, Mary Parker the plantation on the easternmost side of the branch with the houses and all other conveniences to it belonging and half the orchard and half the barn during her natural life, she being at the half charge of keeping of the orchard in repair and half the copper still & worm fall to my son, George Parker as is aforesaid mentioned. I do also give my wife liberty to put one booath my lands what cattle, horses or Mas ---------- hogs off her one during her natural life and after her I also give my wife half my water mill and half the fulling mill. She being at half the charge or charges that the said mill or mills shall accrue and grind for my daughter Abigail to be to all free and hoper free on grinding days, but if it should be known that she do sell either meal flower -------------- husband what meal soever (then for her or them for to lose that benefit forever), the aforesaid half mill I do give to my wife during her natural life and then for to fall to my too granddaughters Ruth Laufbery alias Parker and Mary Laufbery the daughters of daughter Abigail to them and their heirs forever for to sell to each other for to my son George or his heirs but not to sell to any person or persons Eals and if my daughter Elizabeth should live so nigh to my mill as to come to it for to have her Corn or wheat ground she shall bee hoper free and to all free according as she and Abigail shall come or send forst on grinding days but not fot to sell either meal or flower nor to bring any bodies Eals under pretence of theair one then they both then if either of them should do so then) do so shall loose the benefit, as aforesaid forever.

Item 6: I give unto my daughter Abigail Laufbury four hundred acres of Land called Mount Hope near Samuel Powell's and near the head of one of Saint Martins Branch that David Hudson do now live on the aforesaid land I give to her and her heirs forever I also give her thirty acres of marsh in Romly Marsh it being the third part of ninety acres of Marsh which I purchased of Edward Geesn called "Wocitt" to her and her heirs forever. And the other sixty acres to my daughter, Amy Hudson and my daughter, Mary Warrington and their heirs forever the land & marsh lying in Maryland.

Item 7: I give unto my cousin Scarburgh Parker, the daughter of my brother William Parker, the tract of land that her father, William Parker, gave to me lying on the head of the sound in Maryland. I give it to her and her heirs forever, lawfully begot of her body but if she do die without such then to my four daughters, Ann, Mary, Abigail, and Elisabeth, to them & their heirs forever. I also give my cousin, Scarburgh Parker, to young cows and cow calf to be delivered to her out of my stock at Romly Marsh the next May after she shall obtain the age of 18. The Land aforementioned for her and her heirs lawfully begot of her body & for lack of which to my daughters as afore mentioned.

Item 8: I give unto my daughter, Elizabeth hopson Choas I land commonly known by the name of "Kickotanck ", land which I bought of Colnel. Daniel Jenifer containing three hundred and seventy five acres I do give it to her and her heirs forever. I do also give her the new bed and furniture belonging to it and her choice of my two new guns.

Item 9: I do give Henry Sachell one hundred and fifty acres of land which I sold him on the south side of the Indian Town Branch bounded on the westernmost side on Gargathia Road and on the south side on Mr. Edmon Balys land on the east side on Mr. Henry Custis land be it more or less within them bounds I do give it to him & his heirs forever, he paying my Executrix at the Rent of three thousand a hundred It being more or less she paying for surveying of it.

Item 10: I do give Thomas Copes one hundred acres of land lying on the north side of the Indian Town Branch bounded westerly on Gargathia Road easterly on the land of wife part my and his cousin I do give the said land to Thomas Cops and his heirs forever. He paying of by Executrix as his bills do express and the fork of the Indian Town Branch. I do give to the County for to build a church on if they will except of it I do give it to the County for that use forever.

Item 11: I give my loving wife my Negro boy, Tom, during her natural life & after her decease to my son George Parker. I do give her a bay Mare and her bridle and saddle and three of my best steers hear at either of my lands & four of the beast steers at Romly Marsh after William Whitt is paid thirty eight pounds horkill money. Steven Warington is for to pay ten pounds and ten shillings of it & I did also leave thirteen and a half-yard of Carsi and twenty-one yard of linen to be sold for young cattle my brother Matthew

Parker do owe me seven pound and twelve shillings which he promised to pay Will: White also horkill money.

Item 12: I do give my daughter, Abigail Laufbury, five cows and calf, one ewe and six lambs & the sixth part of my pewter and a brass candlestick and three steers to be delivered her of either three or four years old and gun all to be delivered to her the next May after my decease. And I do give my son in law, John Laufbury, my sloop and all her rigging, if he and my daughter Abigail do not get the land that I have given them called "Mount Hope" but if they should get the land the sloop & rigging for to return to my estate again.

Item 13: I doe give my daughter, Elisabeth Parker six cows & six calves and four two-year-old steers to be delivered to her about on the next May after her marrying or third May after my death and my new trunk with the lock and key.

Item 14: I doe give unto my Granddaughter, Ruth, two cows and calf and two ewes & two ewe lambs & they for to be kept here and on one of the islands mail & female till they shall come to the number of ten head of each kind and then sum of them for to be sold for to put her to school by those that has her in keeping. The above cattle and sheep to be delivered to my daughter, Elizabeth for her use the next May after my death.

Item 15: I give to my Granddaughter, Mary Laufbury, one cow and calf and two ewes lamb and female to be delivered to her father, John Laufbury, for her use the second May after my death.

Item 16: I give my daughter, Amy Huchson, one iron pot or kettle and my case and bottles that is at the wido kinnits.

Item 18: I give to my godson, John Danell, one yearling heifer and a ewe & lamb to be delivered to him on the next May after my decease.

Item 19: I give to my goddaughter, Jane Shipard, a two year old heifer and it for to go on Hopson Choice Island with the female increase tell she shall obtain to the years of sixteen and also a ewe and ewe lamb with the female increase. All three to be delivered to her next may after my decease.

Item 20: I do give John Calvirt a three-year-old heifer and a calf at Romly Marsh the next May after my decease as for the rest of my personal estate which it hath pleased Almighty God for above my desarts to bestow on me (I give and bequeath the same when all my just debts is recorded and also my just debts paid I do.

Item 21: I give my loving wife, one half of it and the other half to my five children Amy Hutson, Mary Warrington, Abigail Laufbury, Elizabeth Parker and George Parker to be equally divided between them five. But if my said wife should marry, then what their shall be to equally divided between my son George Parker and daughter Elizabeth Parker.

Item: I do Constitute and Appoint my wife Mary to be sole executrix of this my Last Will & Testament revoking & disannulling and singular my other will or will testaments whatsoever by me formerly made declaring this to be my Last Will & Testament.

And I do desire my loving kinsman Major George Parker and my loving friend Captain Richard Drummond and my friend Henry Bagwell and Godson George Hope to be adin and assisting to my said Exetrix and children in what they lawfully require to be done and for to put my son George Parker to scowl with the profits aforesaid and for to execute as to the true performance of this my Last Will and Testament according to the true intent and meaning thereof or three of these four, (of these my good friends for to Act and do as if they all four (were present and in witness whereof I have set my hand and seal.

George Parker Senior

Witnessed: William Willett, John Read and Henry Read

This day John Parker appeared in Court together with the Clerk and produced a Copy of the Last Will & Testament of the above said: George Parker, deceased as far as they can make visible According to an order of Court dated June the 2nd 1713 and made oath to the same to be a true Copy: as far as they could make visible to them.

John Parker Charles Snead Clerk Cur: Com Accomack.

The within Last Will & Testament of George Parker Senior was proved in open Court of Accomack County by the oaths of William Willet, John Read & Henry Read the three witnesses to the same with the Court: admitted to Record July the 7th 1713.

Teste: Charles Snead, Clerk Cur ----------------- Recorded July the 15th 1713 P

Charles Snead, Clerk Cur: Com Accomack

Source: Clerk of Court, Accomack County, Virginia. Book of Wills 1692-1715,

Book XI, Page 602.