Will, VA, Brunswick, John Ingram Sr, 1762 Virginia ] Brunswick County ] 3rd March 1762 IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, I JOHN INGRAM of the Parish of Meherrin and County of Brunswick, being of sound mind & memory calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men to die do make and ordain this my last will & testament in manner following: Imprimis I recommend my soul to all mighty god who gave it me and my body to the earth to be buried in a Christian like manner, at the discretion of my executors hereafter named & as for what worldly goods god hath been pleased to bestow upon me I give and bequeath after my just debts are duly paid in manner & form following: ITEM I give to my loving wife HANNAH INGRAM four negro fellows Viz: DICK, PHILL, DANIEL and DAVY also one negro woman named JUDITH with all stock and household goods as she shall have occasion of during her life or widowhood & after her decease to be equally divided, among my children. ITEM I give and bequeath unto my son SAMUEL INGRAM, one negro boy named MOSES, with what other estate of mine he has got in his hands, to him and his heirs forever. ITEM I did formerly give to my son JOHN INGRAM, in his life time one negro boy named TOM, and as my said son is deceased my will is that the said boy be disposed of according to the will of my said son JOHN, also I give to my grandson JEREMIAH INGRAM son of my said son JOHN, deceased, five pounds current money to be paid by my executors out of my estate for the education of my said grandson. ITEM I give and bequeath unto my son JAMES INGRAM fifty acres of land, lying on the north side of Meherrin joining to the land of my son GEORGE with one hundred acres of land, being part of the tract I now live on which has been acknowledged to him to him and his heirs forever. ITEM I give and bequeath unto my son GEORGE INGRAM, one hundred and seventy seven acres of land, lying on the north side of Meherrin River being part of the land I bought of DANIEL TAYLOR to him & his heirs forever. ITEM I give and bequeath to my son JESSE INGRAM, three Hundred Acres of Land Lying in Granville County in North Carolina which I Bought of JOHN ZACHARE also one Negro man named CHARLES & half the stock what is on the said land at my decease to him and his heirs forever. ITEM I give and bequeath to my son JOSHUA INGRAM three hundred acres of land in Luningburg County part of the said six hundred acres, I bought of JOHN SMITH to him and his heirs forever. ITEM I give and bequeath to my son RICHARD INGRAM, three hundred acres of land in Luninburgh County being the other part of the said six hundred acres I bought of SMITH to him and his heirs forever. Page 1 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will, VA, Brunswick, John Ingram Sr, 1762 ITEM I give and bequeath to my son BENJAMIN INGRAM three hundred and fifty acres of land lying in Luningburg County joining BATES' and HOUSE's lines which I purchased of HENRY BATES and WILLIAM DAVIS to him and his heirs forever, also fifteen pounds current money to be paid out of my estate after my decease to make his land equal with the others. ITEM I give and bequeath unto my son JOSEPH INGRAM after the decease of my dear wife HANNAH INGRAM the manner plantation whereon I now live with fifty acres of land, on the north side of Meherrin River, being part of the said land I bought of DANIEL TAYLOR, when he shall Come to the age of twenty one years to him and his heirs forever. ITEM my will and desire is that after my decease that all my Personal estate be equally divided among my children hereafter named viz: JAMES INGRAM, GEORGE INGRAM, JOSHUA INGRAM, RICHARD INGRAM, BENJAMIN INGRAM, JOSEPH INGRAM, and also my two daughters ELIZABETH VAUGHAN, and TABITHA GEE, to have an equal Part of my personal estate after my decease, including what they have already received from which my desire is that the following Negroes viz: NAN a woman, negro man GEORGE, negro man FRANK, negro man JIM, negro boy JOHNNE, negro boy GEORGE, negro boy HALL, negro girl LETTY negro boy PETER, negro girl CATE and negro girl PATTI after my decease, be equally divided amongst them. And I do appoint my loving wife HANNAH INGRAM executrix and my two sons JAMES INGRAM and GEORGE INGRAM executors of this my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this third day of March one thousand seven hundred and sixty two. JOHN INGRAM {seal} Signed, Sealed, acknowledged, & delivered By the said JOHN INGRAM, as his Last Will and Testament. In presence of: Teste WILLIAM LINDSEY ELIZABETH ROBINSON JOHN TIPPITT Page 2 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will, VA, Brunswick, John Ingram Sr, 1762 Virginia ] Brunswick County ] 28th November 1763 At a Court held for Brunswick County the 28th day of November 1763, this will was presented in court by HANNAH INGRAM and JAMES INGRAM, two of the executors therein named who made oath thereto according to law, and the same was proved by the oaths of WILLIAM LINDSEY, ELIZABETH ROBINSON and JOHN TIPPITT the witnesses thereto & ordered to be recorded, & on the motion of the said executors, certificate is granted them for obtaining a probate thereof in due form, they having given bond and security as the law directs and liberty granted GEORGE INGRAM the other executor therein named to qualify as such when he thinks proper. Teste JOHN ROBINSON C.C. Page 3 of 3 ** PAGE BREAK **