John Spruill March 12, 1759

SPRUILL FAMILY WILLS


JOHN SPRUILL, Sr.
March 12, 1759

In the name of God Amen The twelfth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and fifty nine I John SPRUILL Senr of Scupperlong in calling to remembrance the Mortality of My Body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my last will and testament (that is to say) Principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hands of God and my body I recommend to the Earth to be buried in decent Christian burial at the discretion of my Executors nothing doubting but all the general resurection I shall receive the same again by the Mighty Power of God and as touching such worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life I give dismise and dispose of the same in
the following manner and form:

Imprimus: I give to my well beloved son John SPRUILL one Negro man called MINGO to him and his heirs for ever

ITEM I give unto my well beloved sone Even SPRUILL one Negro or Melatto man named ABRAM to him and his heirs for ever

ITEM I give to my well beloved wife Mary SPRUILL the use and ocapation of my whole estate during her widowhood and when my children comes of age to make an equel devision in the estate and let them when they come of age have there part according to the descression of my executors and in case the Negro woman named PATIENCE should have any children let my three daughters
Elizabeth SPRUILL, Jemima SPRUILL, and Debroah SPRUILL to have each of them one of the increase if any and the other part of the said Negro woman to my two sons John SPRUILL and Evin SPRUILL and in case the aforesaid Negro woman hath no children then I give her to my son Even SPRUILL to him and his heirs for ever.

I also appoint my well beloved wife Mary SPRUILL my Executrix and with her my two Brothers Joseph SPRUILL and James LONG my Executors ofthis my last will and testament and I do hereby utterly disallow revoke and disanull all and every other testaments wills legacys and bequeaths and executors by me any ways before named willed and bequeathed rattifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament in witness where of I have hereunto
let my hand and seal the day and year first above written.

Signed seals published pronounced and declared by the said John SPRUILL Senr as his last will and testament in the presence of the subscribers JOHN SPRUILL

NEHEMIAH SPRUILL
JACOB BLOUNT
JOANNA BLUNT (sic)


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