Will of Richard Perrin

In the name of God Amen this 26th day of March 1694/5 I Richard Perrin of the County and Parrish of Henrico Plantor, being Sick in body, but in perfect sense and memory thanks be to God for it doe make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form following, first and principally I resign my soul into the hand of God who gave it to me and for my body I commend it to the earth to be buried in Christian manner nothing doubting. but at the final Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the almighty power of God. And as whishing such worldly estate where with it has pleased God to bless me with in this life I give and bequeath the same as followeth. first I give and Bequeath my houses and land where I now live on commonly known and called by the name of the Worlds End and by estimation four hundred acres containing two hundred acres breadth on ye Rivers and so runneth into the woods till it makes up the said ?twenty-four hundred acres, be the same more or less to my dear and loving wife Katherine Perrin during her all life, and after her decease I give and bequeath the four hundred acres of lands and houses to my well beloved daughter Sarah Perrin and to the heirs of her body lawfully be gotten and if it should please God to take her the sd Sarah Perrin out of this world without her having a child or children, then my will is and I doe give and Bequeath the aforesd four hundred acres of land houses etc to my Loving daughter Mary Perrin and after her decease I give and bequeath it to her Eldest sons and his heirs and in defaults of a son to her Eldest daughter her and her heirs, but if it should please God that the child which my wife now goes with should be a boy then I give and bequeath the aforesd four hundred acres of land houses etc to him his heirs and assigns forever. I give and bequeath to my loving wife Katherine Perrin my Negro Man called Jack, I give and bequeath to my grandson William Farrar two silver spoons and one silver dram cup, I give and bequeath to my grandson Farrar not yet baptized five silver spoons I give and bequeath to my grandson Bouth Napier one ? see marble & bedstead one pair of Curtains & Vallens one rug one pair of blankets & two silver spoons, I give and bequeath to my two daughters Vizt Katherine Farrar and Mary Napier Each of them on shilling sterling a piece, I give and bequeath to my Granddaughter Napier one old silver and two old silver spoons; I give and bequeath to my Grand Daughter Sarah Harred one two. I give and Bequeath to my Dear and Loving wife Katherine Perrin all ye remaining part of my personal Estate as goods Debts and Chattels to be equally divided between them after my debts & funeral charges being paid. And if this my last will and testament I make and ordain my said wife Katherine Perrin and my sd daughter Sarah Perrin Joint Executrixes of this my last will Etc. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 16th day of March etc. 1694/5 
his signed Sealed & published 

RICHARD P PERRIN 
in presence of us mark SEALE of Wax 
Will Soane Tho Farrar his marke 
George Coghill Wm W Garrett 
Henrico County Aprill the first 1695 

This day William Soanne, Thomas Farrar, & George Coghill three of ye subscribed witnesses came into court & upon oath declared that RICHARD PERRIN did sign seal and publish this as his last will and testament and that he was at that same time in senses & memory best of knowledge where upon it was ordered the same should be entered upon record 
teste James Clark Cl Cur 

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