In the name of God Amen, the twenty fourth Day of 
October in the year of our Lord God one thousand 
Seven hundred fifty & one I James Robertson of the 
Parish of St. Anns in the County of Albemarle Being 
very Sick & weak in the Body but of Perfect mind & 
memory Thanks begiven unto God, therefore Calling 
to mind the mortality of my Body & knowing that it is 
appointed for all men once to Die, Do make & Ordain 
this my last Will & Testament, That is to Say principally 
& first of all, I give & recommend my Soul into the 
hands of God that Gave it & my Body I recommend 
to the Earth to be buried in a Christian Like & Decint 
manner at the Discretion of my Executor.  nothing 
Doubting but at the General resurrection I shall receive 
the same again by the mighty Power of God just 
ouching such worldly estate wherewith it hath Pleased 
God to bless me In this Life,  I give Bequeath Dispose 
of the same in the following manner & form

Imprimis, I give & Bequeath to Rebeckah my Dearly 
Beloved Wife whom I Constitute make & ordain my 
only & Sole Executor of this my last Will & Testament 
my house & Plantation with two hundred & forty acres 
of land her Lifetime provided she remains a Widow & 
her choice of two of the best bed & furniture thereof & 
my own Saddle Horse & her Choice of two of the best 
of the Cows & all of my Sheep together with all the putter 
Pots and other vessalls no   belonging to my house.  
Item I give & Bequeath to my well beloved Son William 
Robertson one hundred & ------- acres of Land which he
now Lives upon to be laid off as followeth (Viz)

Beginning at my Scrubby Black Oak Corner runing from 
thence a Streight Course so as to Include his fields & 
making a Corner against the middle of his fields runing 
from thence across the next branch & up the next fork to 
my field of Said Branch extending so far as to include 
the aforesaid quantity of Land but I do hereby Order and 
allow that if my son William Dies without male issue 
before they coming to the years of maturity that then 
the above said Land shall relaps to my Son Thomas 
Robertson & his heirs ^ or assigns also his horse & 
Saddle & one young Stallon Colt of a roan colour one 
year old.  Item I give & Bequeath to my Well beloved 
Son James Robertson my mention house & Plantation 
of --- hundred & forty acres of Land at his mother's 
Death or when her right is out by Virtue of this my Will 
& Testament but I hereby do provide order & allow that 
when my son James comes to Enjoy sd Plantation that 
he shall pay or cause to be paid unto my son Thomas 
Robertson the just and full sum of Twenty Pounds 
current money out of the said Plantation as his part & 
patrimoney of my Estate. Item I give & Bequeath to my 
well beloved Children (Viz) Martha Robertson Jean 
Robertson Rebeckah Robertson Mary Robertson Sarah 
Robertson Esther Robertson Elizabeth Robertson 
Susanna Robertson all the remainder of my Goods & 
Chattles, Cows hogs horses mares waggon Beds & 
furnitures together with the rest of my household 
furniture not heretofore yet bequeathed & the same to 
be given & Devised to these my above said female 
children at the Discretion of my Executor always & 
provided that funeral charges & other Debts be first 
paid.  Item I allow & order that my son Matthew 
Robertson have my Loom & Tacklings & his Rifle Gun 
& my Son James Robertson my own Smooth honed 
Gun & I do hereby utterly disallow revoke & Disanul all 
& every other former Testament Wills _____________ & 
Legacies Requests & Executors by me in any ways 
before this time named Willed & Bequeathed, Ratifying 
& Confirming this & no other to be my last Will & 
Testament


In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & 
seal the Day & year above written

Signed Sealed Published Pronounced & Declared by the 
said

James Robertson as his Last Will & Testatment in the

Presence of us the Subscribers Viz #1

Jna Reid      Thomas Bell        Samuel Bell

At a Court held for Albermarle County this 11th Day of 
June 1752


This last Will & Testament of James Robertson decd. 
was presented to Court by Rebecca Robertson Widow 
Executrix therein named & proved by the Oath of John 
Reid & Samuel Bell two of the witnesses thereto & 
ordered to be recorded & on the motion of the said Exx 
who made oath according to Law Certificate is granted 
her for obtaining a Probate thereof in Due form giving 
Security on which she with John Small and Michael 
Montgomery her Securities entered into and 
acknowledged this Bond for the said Rebecca's due & 
faithful performance of the said Will.

                                    Test

                                    John Nicholas initialed

July the 5th 1752 we the undernamed Subscribers being duly 
Qualified Did take this Inventory of the Goods & Chattels 
brought before us belonging to the Estate of James Robertson 
Decsd to Each particular article or articles as followeth (Viz)

1  Brindled Cow						1 10
1  Black Cow							1 12
1  Brown Cow & Calf						  1 5
1  Brindled Cow & Calf					1 15
1  Ride Cow & Calf						1 10
1  Brindled Cow & Calf  L 1 10    1 Ride Cow & Calf	L 1 5	2 15
1  Brindled Cow & Calf  L 1         1 Black Steer  L 15		2 10
1  Brindled Heffer  15/	   1       Black Heffer    10/		  1 5
1  Bald Mear & Cold  5 10	   1 Roned mear  L 2 5		7 15
1  Iorne Gray Horse Colt  L 25   1 Gray mear & Colt   L 9 0    11 5
1  Gray Horse 	L 7	               1  Bay Horse	  L6         13
1  Iorn Gray Stallon	L 6 0 0     Eight Sheep    L 15		 7 15
Twenty two Swine 	L 8 18	      Waggon 	L 5		13 18
1  Loom & Jacklins  L 4 15    10 putter plats & Dishes  L 1 13 6     2 18
3  Pots 		15/	1 feather Bed and Furniture	L 3 5		
1  Riffle Gun 		3	1 Saddle 15/	1 Smooth Gun  L 1 5  	5

Thomas Bell	Robert Weir	James Bell

This Inventory and appraisement of the Estate of James Robertson 
Deced was returned into Albemarle County Court the 9th Day of July 
1752 and Ordered by Recorded

						Test
						John Nicholas  Clk




On the margin of page 37 is written --


---------- provided that his wife Elizabeth shall enjoy the Benefit of 
said Land and Plantation while she remains a widow Item I give 
and bequeath to my well beloved son Matthew Robertson two 
hundred and forty acres of land as it is the best answer of that 
part of my land lying next to James Bells for the only use of him 
and his Heirs.

R.B.  this is I believe to be inserted  Thomas Robertson & his 
heirs ^   etc