WILL OF MARY WOMACK – CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA 1750

In the name of God Amen, the 23rd Day of July in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred an fifty.  
I the Subscriber being very sick and weak but in my prefect senses blessed God for it and therefore calling to 
mind 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 recommend my Soul into the hands of God that 
gave it trusting in Me Merits of my Blessed Savior Jesus Christ I shall receive the same by the mighty Power of God.  
And touching such Estate asit has been Please God to bless me with in this World I give devise nad dispose of the 
same in the manner and form following Imprinnis (?)

I give and bequeath to my beloved son Francis Womack my feather bed and bolster and a rug and a pair of sheets 
whereon I now lie sick and my large Table and my large Torn Poot (?) and a large Peuiter Dish and a large Basin 
and 2 Peuiter Plates.

As Also I give to my two sons Francis and Thomas Womack nine Chattel to be equally divided between them.  

Also I give to my son Francis my Negro Woman named Matt, also I give to my son Thomas my hand mill and to my son 
Francis my grind stone.

I also give to my son Thomas my chest and also one Torn Poot and a large Kettle and one branded Dish and one Basin 
and 3 plates and a spice mortar and my brass candlestick and my horse if he be found and two leather chairs and two 
rush chairs.

And to my son Francis one leather chair and four rush bottom chairs and to my son Thomas on tin candlestick.

Also, I lend to my daughter Judy a feather bed and bolster and give her all my wool as I have in the house except a 
pound and I give to my daughter Sarah Rise my new Virginia cloth wooling gown and my new quilted petticoat and a pear 
of bodeses (?) and my newest holland apron and handkerchief and a cap and my Permeter Hat and no more.

Also I give to my daughter Elizabeth Hatchett my English gown and a Holland apron and handkerchief and no more 

And to my daughter Mary Nan I give my blue Virginia cloth wooling gown and my new straw hat and on of my new aprons 
made of cotton and linen and no more.

And to my daughter Martha Roberts I give my new striped Virginia cloth gown all cotton and two Virginia cloth aprons 
of cotton and linen and no more.

And all the rest of my wearing clothes I give to my daughter Judy both lining and wooling and also my side saddle 
and no more.

And fo my three sons Abram and Isham and William I give each of them one shilling apiece and no more.

Memorandum of ye bed as I have let to my daughter Judy is but for two years and then return to my two sons Francis 
and Thomas to be equally divided between them with ye bolster and ye rug and sheets and blanket for Thomas my son.  
And for everything that I have not mentioned is to be equally divided amongst them all as lives here with me.

Whereunto I make and ordain my tow sons Francis and Thomas Womack my whole and sole executors of this my last will 
and testament given under my hand the day and year first writ.
Mary Womack (L. T.)
Sealed Signed and delivered in the presence of William Graves, Thomas (his mark) Frankly and William Walford.