Itm. I give to my grand Daughter Elizabeth Featherstone seventy five pounds
currant Money of Virginia to her & her Heirs forever.
Itm. I give to my Son William's Estate four Cows.
Itm. I give to my Son Mathew's three Sons all my House - Hold & Kitchen
Furniture to them & their's forever.
Itm. I give to my grand Son Blackman' Moseley all the residue & remainder Part
of my Estate both real & personal to him & his Heirs forever.
And I constitute & appoint Blackman Moseley & Wm Walthall Jnr. Exors. to this my
last Will & Testament desiring my Estate may not be appraised & revoking all
other Wills heretofore made by me In Witness hereunto I have set
my hand & affixed my seal this tenth Day of July one thousand seven hundred
seventy & eight Anno Domini
signed sealed published & declared this to be my! last Will & Testament in
presents of . . . . ..:
Wm. Pleasants
Thos Batte
Thos Pollard
Wm Moseley (LS)
(JFH; William Moseley's grand daughter, Elizabeth (Marshall) Featherstone, was
wife of Henry Featherstone, Sr. - Branch #3)
In the name god amen I Edward Featherstone of Chesterfield county being sick
and weak but of perfect sound mind and memory thanks be to god for the same I
do make and ordain this my last will and testament in the manner and form as
followeth First recommend my soul to almighty god who it me, and for my body to
be decently buried by my Executors hereafter mentioned I give and devise and
bequeath unto my son Charles Edward Featherstone and to his heirs and assigns
forever all my land in the said county plantation houses and the appurtenances
thereunto belonging, but in case my wife should now be with child with a son,
then and in that Case I give devise and bequeath unto such son as my wife may
now be big with and to his Heirs & assigns' forever My Tract of land in the said
county on the assen swamp and in case it should so happen That That my son
Edward should depart this life under age without leaving any child. Then and in
that case I also give the land to such son as my wife may now be big with
whereon I now live to him and his heirs forever and likewise in case my wife is
big with a son and he should not live to arrive to lawful age nor leave no heir
of his body then and in that case I give devise and bequeath my land on the said
Assenswamp to my son Edward and his heirs forever.
ITEM I give devise and bequeath unto my son Edward and to his heirs forever my
mohogany Desk, two Table and one Dozen chairs that are now in the Hall room of
my dwelling house.
ITEM I lend to my wife during her widowhood the use of the plantation whereon I
now live and three negroes, Frank, Jane and Nancey and after the expiration
cont.