Richard Stone, Sr

Evidence needed to support as son of William Stone, of Lunenberg County. Dates don’t work.

DAR Ancestor # A110255

• Service: VIRGINIA Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE
• Birth: CIRCA 1720 BRUNSWICK CO VIRGINIA
• Death: 4-13-1797 LUNENBURG CO VIRGINIA
• Service Source: ABERCROMBIE & SLATTEN, VA REV PUB CLAIMS, VOL 2, P 651
• Service Description: 1) FURNISHED BACON FOR COL GUNLEY'S REGT
• Wife: MARY SMITH

Will of Richard Stone, written 1795 proved April 13 1797.

In the name of God, Amen. The seventh day of September in the year of our Lord 1795.I, Richard Stone, Senior, being in perfect health and sound memory, thanks be given to God, therefore, yet calling in mind Mortality of body andknowing that it is inevitable for all men, one and all, to die, I do make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form following, which is to say first and principally I commend my soul into the hands of God that gave it --hoping by the meritorious love and passion of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ toreceive full pardon and forgiveness of all sins and for my body I commend to the earthto be buried in a decent and Christian manner nothing doubting but at thegeneral resurrection I shall revive though it ordained by the mighty power of God and such worldly estate as God of his goodness hath blessed me with, I give, devise, bequeath, dispose the same in manner and form following.

ITEM I lend unto my well beloved wife Mary Stone twenty three negroes of the names following - man Jacob, James, Ned, Gloster, Jack, woman Hannah, Jane, Axey, Milley, BoyBob, Stephen, Will, Carney, Nelson, Fill, Jacob, Harry, Zibb, girl Mill, Dinahand Temperance, Pan, Salle and all the rest of my estate not before mentioned, both real and personal, she first paying my debts and then my legacies.

ITEM after my wife deceased it is my will and desire that one negroe man named Gloster, that I have lent my wife, should be sold by my executors and the money to be equally divided amongst my son Thomas Stones children to them and their heirs forever.

ITEM after my wife's decease I give and bequeath to my son Richard Stone 630 acres of land be the same more or less, also three negroes by the names following - Jacob aman and Hannah a woman, Jacob a boy, also one desk and walnut table to him and his heirs forever;

ITEM after my wife's decease, I lend to my son in law James Pulliam and Elizabeth, his wife, during their natural lives three negroes of the names following: Stephen, Senr., Temperance a girl and Pan a girl after theirdeaths to be equally divided among the heirs lawfully begotten of Elizabeth Pulliam,

to them and their heirs forever.

ITEM after my wife's decease I lend to my son in law John Lester and Susannah his wife, during their natural lives three negroes of the names following: Oliver a man, Milley a woman, and Will a boy after their deaths to be equally divided among their heirs, to them and their heirs forever.

ITEM after my wife's decease, I lend to my son in law Peter Winn and Letty, his wife, four negroes of the names following: Esther, Abraham and Harry after their deaths to be equally divided among the heirs lawfully begotten of Letty Winn, to them and their heirs forever.

ITEM after my wife's decease I lend to my son in law Philip Snead and Ann his wife, five negroes: Akey a woman, Bob a boy,Stephen a boy, Carney and Salle a girl.

ITEM after my wife's decease I lend to my son in law Minor Wilkes two negroes: James, Sr. and James, Jr. to him and his heirs forever.

ITEM after my wife's decease I lend to my son in law William Winn Cockerham two negroes: Harry a man and Vinces a girl to him and his heirs forever.

ITEM I lend to my granddaughter Ann Stone Townsend two negroes: Mill a girl, and Zibb a boy, also a feather bed and furniture, one leather trunk to her and her heirs forever.

ITEM it is my will and desire that one negroe man named Jack, that I lent to my wife should be sold by my executors and the money to be divided amongst my daughter Mary Estis's children and given to them and their heirs forever.

ITEM it is my will and desire that two negroe boys named Nel and Phill should be sold by my executors and the money to be divided amongst my grandchildren Richard Townsend, Thomas Townsend, William Townsend, Daniel Townsend, Joseph Winn Townsend, Peter Townsend, Elizabeth Townsend and Edith Lavinia Winn and their heirs forever.

Lastly, I make and ordain Richard Stone Jr., Philip Snead, and Peter Winn my executors. I do hereby disavow revoke and annul all other and every other former will, testament, leases, and bequeaths and executors by me in any will before this time named willed, and bequeathed ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this day and year above written.

Signed, sealed, published and declared by the said Richard Stone to be his last Will and Testament.

In presence of us: Little B Winn, James McLaughlin, Sarah Winn. [Signed with his mark, an X] April 13, 1797 proved by the oaths of the witnesses and recorded. Securities: Alexander Winn, Edmund P.Brown, James Smith."