William Hoskins

William Hoskins and wife Dolly Coleman moved to Halifax County, Virginia in 1755, where William served as a member of the Antrim Parish vestry and as high sheriff for the county. His will was written in 1780; probated 20 April 1781.

I William Hoskins makes this my last wil and Testement my wil is that my Jest debts shild be paid. then I lend to my beloved wife Eight negros Mump, Ginney, Gilkind, Grace, Isbil, Pat, Hardey, Mansin, and all my howsal furniture to Each of my fore children James Hoskins, Thomas Hoskins, John Hoskins, Jeaney Hoskins and also I lend her al my stock and Mill doreing her natural life and at her discease the negroes housal furniture and stock to be Equal Devided amongst my seven children Mary H.K. William HK James H.K. Dolley Stone Thomas Hoskins John Hoskins Janney Hoskins.

Item I give Nancy Bruis five pounds also I lend her a negro gal Milley during her natural life, and after hur decease hur and her increas to go to her children.

Item I give to my son William Hoskins one negro gal named Luce and what other things I lent to him and his ares for ever.

Item I give to Mary Stone one negro gal named Ales and what other things I lent hur to hur ares for ever.

Item I give to James Hoskins two negros Jack, Jacob. One bed Bedstead and furniture, one horse, one sow and pigs, kow and caf, fifty Barrils of Corn and as much fodder as will winter seven head of cattle this winter also I give to him the Land that I know joins the track that he know has in pershesson Beginning at the Creek and runing down to the said creek as the creek manders tel it comes down to the second branch that emtys in to the saide Creek and up the said Branch to my out side line. betwixt me and Begeman Smith astate this I give to him and his heirs forever.

Item I give to Thomas Hoskins two negros named Charles and Sirus and a parsel of Land Beginning at the said branch that James Hoskins parts runs round to and runs up the said branch tel it gits to my out side line and runs as my old line runs tel it strikes the Creek and up the said Creek to James Hoskins part

Item I give to John Hoskins two negros named Richard, Ned and the parsel of Land that I know live on after my wifes death Beginning at the creek where the line devides John Irby and my self runing as my old line runs to the Court house Rode and down the said Rode to the Creaks and down the saide Creake to wheare I begun and it is my will after my wifes discease he shal have my mil.

Item I give my daughter Jinney Hoskins three negros named Ben, Simon, Bety.

Item I give to Bety Hoskins a daughter of Samuel Hoskins one negro gal named dise

Item I give to Dolley Stone one negro named fan and what other things I lent to hur.

and it is my Will that if Thomas Hoskins, John Hoskins, Genney Hoskins should Discease with out a lawfull begotten are of their body, what I leave to them shal be Equal devided amonge my Children that is then aliveing and the Land I have in Pittsylvania County shal be sold to discharge my Debts. It is my Wil that James Hoskins and John Stone shuld be executor to my last wil and Testament-Given under my hand this 18th November 1780.

Saml. Tompkins William Hoskins (seal)

Gideon Ragland

According to Annals of Our Ancestors, Vol. I, by Barbara Robertson Norton and Ruth Robertson Houghton, 1986, Samuel Hoskins and Mary Brereton were the parents of William Hoskins. William Hoskins and wife Dolly Coleman moved to Halifax County, Virginia in 1755, where William served as a member of the Antrim Parish vestry and as high sheriff for the county. His will was written in 1780; his exact date of death is not known, but it was sometime before said will was presented for probate 20 April 1781. He appears to have written his own will, which is included here, exactly as it was written.

I William Hoskins makes this my last wil and Testement my wil is that my Jest debts shild be paid. then I lend to my beloved wife Eight negros Mump, Ginney, Gilkind, Grace, Isbil, Pat, Hardey, Mansin, and all my howsal furniture to Each of my fore children James Hoskins, Thomas Hoskins, John Hoskins, Jeaney Hoskins and also I lend her al my stock and Mill doreing her natural life and at her discease the negroes housal furniture and stock to be Equal Devided amongst my seven children Mary H.K. William HK James H.K. Dolley Stone Thomas Hoskins John Hoskins Janney Hoskins.

Item I give Nancy Bruis five pounds also I lend her a negro gal Milley during her natural life, and after hur decease hur and her increas to go to her children.

Item I give to my son William Hoskins one negro gal named Luce and what other things I lent to him and his ares for ever.

Item I give to Mary Stone one negro gal named Ales and what other things I lent hur to hur ares for ever.

Item I give to James Hoskins two negros Jack, Jacob. One bed Bedstead and furniture, one horse, one sow and pigs, kow and caf, fifty Barrils of Corn and as much fodder as will winter seven head of cattle this winter also I give to him the Land that I know joins the track that he know has in pershesson Beginning at the Creek and runing down to the said creek as the creek manders tel it comes down to the second branch that emtys in to the saide Creek and up the said Branch to my out side line. betwixt me and Begeman Smith astate this I give to him and his heirs forever.

Item I give to Thomas Hoskins two negros named Charles and Sirus and a parsel of Land Beginning at the said branch that James Hoskins parts runs round to and runs up the said branch tel it gits to my out side line and runs as my old line runs tel it strikes the Creek and up the said Creek to James Hoskins part

Item I give to John Hoskins two negros named Richard, Ned and the parsel of Land that I know live on after my wifes death Beginning at the creek where the line devides John Irby and my self runing as my old line runs to the Court house Rode and down the said Rode to the Creaks and down the saide Creake to wheare I begun and it is my will after my wifes discease he shal have my mil.

Item I give my daughter Jinney Hoskins three negros named Ben, Simon, Bety.

Item I give to Bety Hoskins a daughter of Samuel Hoskins one negro gal named dise

Item I give to Dolley Stone one negro named fan and what other things I lent to hur.

and it is my Will that if Thomas Hoskins, John Hoskins, Genney Hoskins should Discease with out a lawfull begotten are of their body, what I leave to them shal be Equal devided amonge my Children that is then aliveing and the Land I have in Pittsylvania County shal be sold to discharge my Debts. It is my Wil that James Hoskins and John Stone shuld be executor to my last wil and Testament-Given under my hand this 18th November 1780.

Saml. Tompkins William Hoskins (seal)

Gideon Ragland

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@R-2138969739@ Family Data Collection - Individual Records Edmund West, comp. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. 1,4725::0 Birth year: 1729; Birth city: St Stephens Par; Birth state: VA. http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=genepool&h=1276671&ti=0&indiv... Birth date: October 1729 Birth place: St Stephens Par, King Queen Co, VA Death date: 1780 Death place: Halifax 1,4725::1276671

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