1797 - Frost to Tom, et al - Frederick Co, VA

1797 - Frost to Tom, et al - Frederick Co, VA

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In the name of God Amen I Will Frost
of Frederick County in the Commonwealth of Virginia
do now make this my last will and Testament
In the first place I subject all my Estate real and person

-sonal to the payment of my Just Debts---
2dly I give Devise and Bequeath unto my Daughter Francis
Hickman sometimes called Francis Frost and her
Heirs and assigus forever all that Tract or parcell
of land situate lying and being in the County
of Frederick aforesaid upon Long Marsh contain-
ing by Estimation Two hundred and eighty seven
acres & three quarters more or less being the same
land on which I now live and being the same
land conveyed to me By Martin Baker & Elizabeth
his wife of the county Hanover By Deed of Bargain
and sale dated the seventeenth day of September in
the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred
and eighty one which Deed is duly recorded amongst
the records of the said County of Frederick reference
being thereunto had will more fully appear that
there may be no Doubt as to the person above nam-
ed to wit my Daughter Francis Hickman sometime
called Francis Frost I do thus describe the said Fran-
cis Hickman she is a Base Born child that I begat
on the body of then Elizabeth Hickman widow of Isaac
Hickman deceased which said Elizabeth is now the wife
of Capt Peter Rust of the County of Frederick aforesaid
to me the said Francis hath behaved as a dutiful
& affectionate chil and cannot be dearer to me
than she is
2ly I give Devise & bequeath to my nephew Isaac McCormick

Son of Francis McCormick and to his heirs and assigue forever
the one third part of a tract of land lying in the
County of Frederick afroesaid upon Babbs run the said
one third whereof is supposed to contain one hundred
and thirty three acres and one third of an acre and is
that part now occupied by Jeremiah Wales I also give
and Bequeath unto the said Isaac McCormick for ever the
sum of Fifty pounds current money of Payable out of my
Personal estate.
All the Rest Residue and Remaining part of my
Estate Real and Personal I give Devise and Bequeath
to my said Daughter Francis forever being the said
Francis described in the second section of this my will
4 It is my will and desire that my negroe woman Judy
who hath served me faithfully should be discharged
from servitude immediately after my decease when
that event happens I do hereby forever manu-
mit and set free the said negroe.
5thly As to my Negroes Tom & Jack, I request my Executor or
Executors to bind them out to good Trades to serve
untill they respectively arrive at the age of twenty
one years and when the said Negroes Tom and Jack
have arrived at the age of Twenty one years I do here
by declare them free, and do hereby then completely
emancipate them as if they never had been Slaves
6thly I nominate constitute and appoint my Friends
John Milton and Archibald Magill of the said
County of Frederick Executors of this my last will

and Testament and do give unto my said Executors
or unto the one thereof who undertakes the carrying
into effect this will every power which I can Legally
transfer to them I do also constitute & appoint
my said Executors Guardian to my said Child
Francis described in the second Section of this my
last will their power to cease when She arrives
at the age of twenty one or marriage ---
And I do hereby revoke all and
every will and wills by me heretofore made and
I do declare this to be my last will and Testament
In wtiness whereof I ahve hereunto affixed my
hand and seal this sixteenth day of June in the
year one thousand seven hundred & ninety seven
Signed sealed published delivered
pronounced & declared
by the said William Frost in
our presence to be his last will William Frost (seal)
and Testament and at there
quest of the William Frost in
his presence and in the presence
of each other we have subscribed
our names as witnesses thereunto
John Butler
Henry G. Luddington
Elijah Quinn

WB 6:599

Last Will & Testament