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- From the will of Francis WATTS - 1753 - Craven Co., SC
... To son Thomas - "negro Woman Cate and her (increase to him and his heirs forever)"
... To wife Ann -- "girl Hannah she and her increase forever and upon my wife's death my Will and desire that the negro Girl and her Increase should succed to Ann DERGAN"
... To grandson Francis -- "negro boy James to him and his heirs forever"
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Will Book #1 Page 194 3-1770
Pursuant to an order of Fauquier County Court dated we the subscribers being assembled together the estate of FRANCIS WATTS Deceased as inventoried being produced to us by JOHN WATTS the admist. together with the will of the Deceased copied and certified accordingly we then proceeded to set apart the estate agreeable to the said will as followeth:
Viz:
To JOHN WATTS, Negro Moll at 50 lbs. the said John paying the devisee of the said Deceased as shall be defieient in their dividend. The sum of 16 lbs. 5 shillings.
To THOMAS WATTS Negro Caleb at 50 lbs. who also pays to the said Devisees who shall be deficient in their dividend the like sum of 16 lbs. 5 shillings.
To William Hansbrough, husband of Sarah, Granddaughter of the said deceased, Negro Muireah at 40 lbs. 5 shillings, who likewise pays to the devisees who are or shall be deficient in their dividend the sum of 6 lbs. 5 shillings.
To FRANCIS WATTS, Negro Eleanor 30 lbs. (a Negro James at 60 lbs. a legacy in the will) who receive the said devisees who are their proportion 3 lbs. 15 shillings.
To MARGARET WATTS, Negro Sam at 32 lbs. 10 shillings, who likewise receives of the aforesaid devisees who are overpaid their like proportion of the sum of 4 lbs. 5 shillings.
To BENNETT WATTS, Negro Jane at 35 lbs. who pays to the said deficient devisees 1 lb. 5 shillings.
To MASON WATTS, Negro Betty at 17 lbs. 10 shillings who receives of the said devisees who are over paid their proportion 16 lbs. 5 shillings.
To MARY WATTS, Negro Sukey and Alice at 15 lbs. who receives of the said devisee who are overpaid their proportion 18 lbs. 15 shillings.
JOHN MOFFETT
WILLIAM HARRISON
JOHN ASHBYOR ASHLEY
HEZEKIAH TURNER
Ordered Recorded 3-25-1772.
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