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1722-1730 Essex County, Virginia Wills, Bonds & Inventories, No. 4; [John Frederick Dorman]; Page 20-21. Will of John Catlett of Essex County, dated 18 Nov. 1724.
To my two sons John and Thomas and my daughter Margarett 1860 acres of land in the Freshes of Rappa. River in the County of Essex, viz. to my son John the land he lives on and is divided from the other part as followeth beginning at the corner tree of the hundred acres of land I had in exchange of Charles Smith a little below the road in the line of Gillets patten... to the rolloing road ... to the land of Evans ...
To my son Thomas that part of the aforesaid tract on the south side of Cedar Creek main branch ...to Pewmansend Swanp ...to the land of Taliaferro...
To my daughter Margarett during her natural life my dwelling plantation and the land adjacent.
To my son Thomas all my part of the land purchased by me and Rowland Thornton of Micajah and Richard Perry being part of a mortgage from Charles Smith to Micajah Perry, Thomas Lane and Richard Perry, the upper part of the said purchased land.
To my son Thomas 600 acres in Sporsylvania County on the south west Mountain Run and 400 acres being part of the same tract to my grandson Catlett Conway, now lying under a survey in the office of the Secretary in my name.
To my daughter Margaret, Negro Frank, Toney, Charles, Sarah, Cate and all her children, likewise her choice of my feather beds, bolsters, blanketts and quilt, and four pair of sheets, one diaper table cloth, and a dozen of napkins, a great trunk and what other things is called hers, a looking glass, fifteen head of old and young cattle and half my hoggs and half my corn, one old feather bed and covering, that is rugg and blanketts, and my mare and colt and the old horse Dull.
To my granddaughter Martha Taliaferro if she lives to the age of eighteen or marryed, a Negro woman Sue and all her children and fifteen barrels of my corn, and all the Negros working tools. I appoint my son John Catlett trustee for my granddaughter Martha.
To my daughter Margarett half my pewter, tin pans and earthen ware and three midling and large iron potts and hooks and two frying pans and a parcel of goods I have sent out for. The one half to her and the other half to my sons John and Thomas.
To my daughter in law Alice Catlett all my land in the fork of Pewmansend dureing her life or day of marriege and also four Negroes Sambo and Jenny and her two youngest children provided she makes no claime or title to those Negroes given by her husband to her wich he said I give him. In case my said daughter in law Alice Catlett make any claime to those Negroes then I give all to be equally divided between my five children John and Thomas and Mary and Elizabeth and Rebecca.
All what other Negros I have not given already to be equally divided between my said five children excepting the choice of two Negroes to my sons John and Thomas over and above their share.
To my son John a Negro man old Johnny and my silver tankard and my silver spoons, silver seal and an old damask table cloth and napkins.
To my son Thomas my close. [sic cloths??]
All my other personable estate, money, tobacco, chatle, hoggs, horses, sheep and whatever else to be equally divided amongst my five children John and Thomas and Mary and Elizabeth and Rebecca.
My two sons John and Thomas executors.
John Catlett
Wit: Jno. Ellitts, Jno. Evans, John Catlett.
19 Jan. 1724 [1725]. Presented in Court by John Catlett and Thomas Catlett executors. Proved by John Evans and John Ellits.
p. 25 John Catlett. Inventory. 1725. Estate not valued; includes money due from Maj. Ben. Robinson, Benja. Taylor, tobacco in hands of Mr. Wm. Dawkins in London (W. Jeffries also mentioned) and twenty slaves.
Signed by John Catlett and Thomas Catlett.
17 Aug 1725. Returned
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
Abt 1705 - Aft 1725 (~ 20 years)