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1674-1677 Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds-Wills No. 1, Part 3; [John Frederick Dorman];
Pages 202a-203. Will of Abram Feild, being verry sick and weake, dated 16 June 16711.
Unto my two eldest sonnes Abraham and Daniell all my land that I now injoy when they come of adge to be equally devided betwixt them, Abraham to have his first choyce. If either of them dye without issue then to fall to the next eldest brother.
Unto my sonne Abram Feild one horse colt branded with my owne marke and one heifer marked with a hole and cropt on the right eare and cropt and overkeeled on the left.
Unto my sonne Daniell one young heifer marked with crop and a hole in the right eare and underkeeled and overkeeled
and cropt on the left care.
Unto my sonne Henry one yong heifer called Mealynose marked on my own marke.
Unto my sonne Jno. Feild one yong heifer which I bought of Jno: Hill.
Unto my daughter Elianor Feild one yong iron grey gelding being branded with my owne mark; also one cow calfe marked
with a swallow forke on the right eare.
Unto my daughter Margarett Feild my grey mare, it being her full portion.
Unto my loving wife Mary Feild one black mare, six cowes, one cow marked with a swallow forke on the right eare and underkeeled on the left, one yong cow on my own marke, four cowes marked with cropt and slitt and underkeeled on both eares, one steere of 4 yeares old on my own marke, one bull of the same adge and marke, one feather bed and furniture, two chests, one cupboard, one warming pan, two iron potts and pott-hooks, 1 pr. pothangers, one pewter bason and all the stock of hoggs that is due to me from Wm. Mason, with one barrow that runnes at James Scott's, one small trunke and short muscott.
Unto my good freind Jno. Watts and Patrick Spence each a barrow of six year old to buy them a ring a peece.
Unto my sister Spence a pair of gloves.
All the rest of my personall estate be sold at an outcry for the best advantage of my five children heere mentioned to be equally devided betwixt Abram, Dann. Henry, John and Elianor.
My loving wife Mary Feild executrix and also guardian to my
children. My three eldest sonnes at ;.he adge of fifteene be bound out to some trade, Abram being now 13 years II, Dann.
11 years 1/2, Henry 3 years old.
My freinds Patrick Spence and Jno. Watts to assist my wife in her business.
Abram Feild
Wit: Edwd. (X) Conney, Jno: Watts, Patrick Spence.
26 Aug. 1674. Proved by Mr. Jno: Watts and Edwd. Coney.
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
Aft 1657 - Aft 1674 (> 17 years)