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1802 Will & Testament
of Timothy Tynes, Isle of Wight Virginia
From Copies in
Possession of Barbara Tynes Claiborne and Mark James
Submitted: March 2006
In the name of God amen, I Timothy Tynes do make and ordain this to
be my last Will and Testament in the following manner (to wit). My
Will and desire is that all my slaves of every description (to wit)
Prince, Bob, George, Peter, Jacob, Great James, little James, Dick,
Silver, Chaney, Nancy, Bathia, Conny, Phillis, Fanny, Lily, Sukey,
Nancy, Little Phillis, Harry, Patience, Isham, Harriott, Davy,
Linda, Dolphin, Aaron, Isaac, Bukey, Betsey, Moses, Cherry, Great
Charles, Little Charles, Robin, Grace, Sam, Lewis, Kitt, Godfry,
Jack, Beck, Venus, Caty, John, Iris, Charles, Daniel, Ephraim,
Fanny, Rose, Foreman, Sidy, Rhoda, Joe, Sirus, Nanny, Soukey [or
Loukey?], Harry, Jesse, Dick, Mary, Jude,Pricilla, Nancy, Willis,
Benn, asia, Sarah, Hannah, Dick unge, Tina, Randall, Ned, Tom,
Talus, Cambo, Sal, Daughny, Aggy, Bob, & Ally
together with their increase including Nancy's Child and all other
of my Slaves that are not herein mentioned -- be fully & freely
liberated from all Slavery & stand discharged from Slavery & bondage
to enjoy all the priviledges that Free Negroes are entitled to by
the Laws and regulations of the state of Virginia. It is to be
understood that all my slaves & their increase are to be liberated.
It is my will that that part of my River Land call'd Bennett's shall
be occupied by Beck (which formerly belonged to Allen Cock's estate)
and all her children during their lives & after the death of them
all the said land shall revert to David Tynes Son of Benjamin Tynes
decd. to him & his heirs forever. I give & bequeath to John & iris
Children of Beck the sum of Five Hundred pounds to be Equally
divided between them. -- It is also my Will & desire
that they may have each of them one feather Bed & furniture and five
head of Cattle & that John have my bay colt at the river plantation.
I give & bequeath unto Sukey the daughter of Nancy two hundred &
fifty pounds to her and her Heirs for ever. -- I give & bequeath
unto Beck (of A. Cock's Estate) One Hundred & fifty pounds to her &
her heirs forever. It is my Will and desire that my River
plantation, formerly Drews, be given to John the son of Beck to him
and his Heirs forever. It is also my will & desire that the said
John shall have the stock of every description on the said place
(river plantation) formerly Drews, to him & his heirs forever. I
Give and bequeath to Prince a servant liberated by my Will a
Plantation which my Father Robert Tynes purchased of James Jones to
him & his heirs forever. I give & bequeath toTim a servant liberated
by my Will One Hundred acres of Land, being part of the Tract which
my father purchased of Rascow. I give and bequeath unto Sam One
Hundred Acres of the said Tract it is understood to them and
their Heirs forever. I give & bequeath to Dick unge one Hundred
acres of Land of the Tract whereon he now lives to him & his heirs
forever. I give & bequeath the ballance of the said Tract to be
equally divided amongst the Negroes liberated by me, living on the
said Plantation with Dick unge & the stock to be equally
divided amongst Dick unge & others on the said plantation and also
Plantation utensils. I give & bequeath to my Niece Sally Tynes
Purdie the whole of that tract or parcel of land formerly the
property, of Timothy Tynes decd. (now known by the name of Harry's
to her & her Heirs forever. I give & bequeath after my decease the
whole of the tract of land which I now live on, & which was
generally known by the Appelation of Tynes's Store unto David Tynes
to him & his heirs forever. I Give & bequeath unto little Charles my
Plantation known by the name of Toby's together with the stock
thereon and also the stock at Harry's
& where I now live to him & his Heirs forever. I constitute and
appoint my friend James Johnston whole & Sole executor of this my
last Will & Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my
Hand & Seal this 9th day of May one thousand eight Hundred & two.
Timothy Tynes {Seal}
Signed & Sealed
In the presence of
John Easson
P. Jordan
Will Johnston
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