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1722-1730 Essex County, Virginia Wills, Bonds & Inventories, No. 4; [John Frederick Dorman]; Page 411-14. Richard Gatewood of the Parish of South-farnham and county of Essex,-dated 17 July 1730.
To my daughter Cleare Gatewood my gold ring.
To my daughter Ann Gatewood my large looking glass.
To my three eldest children Ann Gatewood, Clears Gatewood and Richard Gatewood, my three silver spoons.
To my son Richard Gatewood my pistolls and holsters, sword and belt.
To my son Richard Gatewood a peace of land joining upon Mr Willm Brooke and the land that I have Mr. Wm. Brooke bond to acknowledge to me when demanded.
To my beloved wife Pashant Gatewood five Negroes Jack, Linius, Will, Betty, Cate during her natural life and after her decease to return to her four children Eliza Gatewood, Pasant Gatewood, Sarah Gatewood and one that's unborn.
To my, daughter Eliza Gatewood one Negro girl Frank.
To my daughter Pasant Gatewood Negro girl Tulup. To my daughter Sarah Gatewood two Negroes Beck and Moll.
To the child that's unborn Negro Jenenary.
To my beloved wife Pasant Gatewood one -white riding horse and side saddell and bridle and whip and the best bed and furniture.
To my beloved daughter Ann Gatewood four Negroes Dinah, Sare, Grace and Ben.
To my beloved daughter Cleara Gatewood four Negroes, Ned, Hanner, Lucy, Su.,
To my beloved son Richard Gatewood five Negroes Judy, Tom, Crees, Mintus, Norer, and a feather bed and a rug, a blanket and sheat and five: head of cattell, two cows, one steare of five year old, two two year olds, five head of hoggs, two sows and three barers and one unbroke mare.
To my daughter Ann Gatewood a feather bed and a rug, a blanket and sheat and five head of catell, two cows, one steare of five year old, two two year olds, and five head of hogs, two sows and three barrows.
To my daughter Clara Gatewood a feather bed and a rug, a blanket and sheat, and five head of catell, two cows, one stare of seven year ould and two two year oulds, and five head of hogs, two sows and three barrows.
To my four youngest children Eliza. Gatewood, Pasant Gatewood, and Sarah Gatewood and the child that's unborn, all the rest of my beds and bedden. All my cattell and hoggs not before given, to be equally divided between my wife and her four children.
To my beloved wife the land I now live upon that goes to the roade that lead to the ould mill bridge during her naturall life and then to return to the next air, after the crop is finished that is now growing upon it.
Unto my beloved wife £5 current money and the rest of my money to be equally devided amonkst all my children.
One ould silver tankard and a silver spoon and a pair silver buckets to my beloved wife Pasant Gatewood.
All the rest of my estate equally devided amonxt my wife and seven children.
David Scott as soon as my will is proved and my estate aprased to devid my estate.
To my beloved wife a piece of see sucker and a pair of shoes.
My brother Thomas Gatewood executor of my son Richard Gatewood's part.
My mother Amey Baker and my brother James Gatewood executors of my two daughters Ann Gatewood and Clara Gatewood's parts.
My beloved wife Pasant Gatewood and David Scott executors of her part and her four children part, Elizabeth Gatewood, and Pasant Gatewood and Sarah Gatewood and one unborn.
Richard Gatewood
Wit: John Hale, Thomas Clenton.
15 Sept. 1730. Proved by John Hale and Thomas Clenton.
15 Dec. 1730. Proved by Patience Gatewood, James Gatewood and Thomas Gatewood, executors.
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1743-1747 Essex County, Virginia Will Book 7; [The Virginia Genealogist-John Frederick Dorman]; Page 389-91. Will of Patience Gatewood of Essex County, Southfarnham Parish, being weak of body, dated 17 June 1745.
Unto my beloved daughter Sarah Gatewood the land and houses on which I now live and two Negro girls Lily and Rose, and after her decease to the heirs of her body and for want of heirs to be equally divided between her two sisters Eliza. Gatewood and Patience Gatewood.
My loving brother George Reeves shall live in my dwelling place as long as he shall remain single.
Unto my loving daughter Eliza. Gatewood one shilling sterling as a bar to her of any claims to any part of my estate.
Unto my beloved daughter Patience Gatewood three Negroes, Freelove, Fanney and Jacob. Also one pair of gold bobs and one gold ring and one stone ring.
Unto my beloved daughter Sarah Gatewood all the rest of my Negroes, Will, Selva, Janney, Ned, Ben and Viollotto. Also one silver can and seven silver spoons, one pair of gold bobs and three gold rings.
To my beloved daughters Patience, Sarah Gatewood, all my personal estate to be equally divided.
Unto my beloved daughter Patience Gatewood one Negro woman January.
My beloved brother George Reeves and my friend Joseph Burnett executors.
Patience (P) Gatewood
Wit: Nath. Pendleton, Elizabeth (E) Allen, Robert (X) Jones.
19 Nov. 1745. Presented into Court by the executors and proved by all the witnesses who unanimously concur in their sentiments that they understood that she intended her whole land consisting of two tracts should pass by the will.
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1743-1747 Essex County, Virginia Will Book 7; [The Virginia Genealogist-John Frederick Dorman]; Page 463-65. Richard Gatewood. Estate account.
Payments made to Patience Gatewood (legacies including silver tankard, silver spoon and pair of buckles), John Lemmon (for schooling), Doctr. John Haile, Thomas Dillard.
Receipts from Henry Reeves, Thomas Clinton, James Gatewood, William Dawkins, James Griffing, James Jones.
Division to Patience Gatewood, widow; Elizabeth Gatewood, Patience Gatewood junr., Sarah Gatewood, Ann Gatewood, each one-fifth part.
Estate of Ann Gatewood: Payments to Doctr. Alexander Parker. Her part of Richard Gatewood's estate divided to Patience Gatewood, widow, Elizabeth Gatewood, Patience Gatewood, Sarah Gatewood, each one-fourth part.
20 May 1746. Settled by John Corrie
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