Same series of books, 1690-1709 pages 3, 4 in this book. Pages 3-5 in Lancaster Co VA WIll Book 8. In the name of God, Amen. Etc I, JOHN CARTER, being sick in body but of perfect memory, etc. First, I doe give Black Dick and Chris, his wife, after the finishing of the Crop that is now on the grounde, their Freedom, and I doe give each of them a cow and calfe and three barrels of corn a peece, and I doe like wise give them so much ground upon the land I bought of NICHOLAS WRENN and old CLAPHAM, for their lives so tend with houses convenient for them and timber for casques. And likewise Chrisses youngest daughter, I set free along with her, and likewise, I do give Diana and Little Chriss, their freedom when they come to the age of Eighteen yeres, and that they live in the meantime with my Wife. And I doe give each of them a yearling heifer with their increase until they come to half a dozen, to run along with my Wifes stock of cattle, and the rest of their encrease I give unto my Wife. Item; I give unto EDWARD HERBERT twenty shillings to buy him a ring. I give alsoe unto the sd Herbert Herbert all my wearing apparell. Item; I give unto my Wife in lieu of full satisfaction of the JOYNTURE I made to her before marriage, one third part of my personal estate here in Virginia after the debts paide, what is due from the estate the Tobacco now growing hence excepted but if my Wife bee not content with what I have here given her in my Will, but shall sue for more, then my Will is that the GIFT bee voided and that she have noe moer but the Joynture I made before marriage. Item; I give unto my Wife the two Saddle Horses she brought with her. Item; I give unto my Wife one third part of all the bookes of Divinity, the other two thirds of the books of Divinity, I give to my Daughter, ELIZABETH. Item; After all my debt paide, I give the other two thirds of my p;sonall Estate here in Virginia unto my Daughter, ELIZABETH, and my WILL is that this Crop now growing home be consigned to MR. EDWARD LEMAN and MR ARTHUR BALEY, all the money I have in ENGLAND with the p’duce of this saide crop I give unto my DAUGHER, ELIZABETH, except my BROTHER, CHARLES, Portion which is to be paid out of saide money. Item; My Will is that if the OVERSEERS of this my WILL see fit and convenient for the advantage of my CHILDE to dispose of her ESTATE here in Virginia, then it bee disposed of wholely and in every part, the good with the bad together, and upon no other accot., but for the money to be paide by good bills of Exchange to bee sent home to Mr. LEMAN and MR. ARTHUR BALEY, or the survivor of them. Item; My Will if that the Land bought of WILLIAM CLAPHAM and NICHOLAS WREN bee continued seated with tenn Negroes for the use of my CHILDE untill the day of her marriage or till she bee of the age of eighteen yeres which share happen first and that she then have full power to dispose of her selfe and her Estate as she pleases. Item; I give unto my DAUGHTER, ELIZABETH, the Negro Childe Bridget to waite upon her; Item; I give unto my Daughter, her owne Mother’s riding horse. My Wlil is that what money my Daughter shall have in ENGLAND bee put out to interest for her use by MR> EDWARD LEMAN and MR ARTHUR BALEY, with good security for the amount of the principall when she shall come of age. Item: My Will if that my ESTATE in Virginia bee not devided untill the finishing and compleating of the Crop that is now on the ground, one third of which Crop in Corn and Tobacco, I give unto my WIFE, the other two thirds to my CHILDE, and my WILL is that her said aprt of Tobacco bee shipt home to be consigned to MR EDWARD LEMAN and MR ARTHUR BALEY and the p;duce thereof added to her Estate in England. Item; My Will is that when my DAUGHTER arrives to the age of Fourteen yeares, she shall have her choice to stay in Virginia and either live with her Grand Mother, her Mother, or Mrs. MORRIS, which she pleases, and to bee allowed thirty pounds Sterling annual of the INTEREST of her WHOLE Estate towards her maintenance or to goe to ENGLAND and be allowed Firty pounds Sterling a yeare of of the said interest. Item; I give unto my Wife, if she bee a single woman, two hundred pounds Sterling out of this ESTATE given her by my Will. I do give the followeth; Item; Then my WILL is the remainder bee divided into three parts, two parts which I give to my BROTHER, ROBERT CARTER, and his heires, the other part I give unto my BROTHER CHALRES and his heires. Item; If my Daughter dies without issue of her body, or in case of the death of such issue, I give my MILL and all my reall Estate unto my BROTHER, ROBERT CARTER, and his heires. Item; I doe constitute and appointe my Daughter, ELIZABETH, to bee Executrix of this my Last Will and Testament and I do appointe her GRANDMOTHER, her MOTHER IN LAW, my BROTHER< ROBERT and MRS. MORRIS, to be OVERSEERS of this my Last Will and Testament, but if the Estate bee disposed of as aforesaid, and the effects sent home for England, then my WILL is that Mr. Leman and Mr. Arthur Baley bee joyned with them as OVERSEERS of her estate there. Item; My Will is that my Daughter, Elizabeth, be allowed thirty pounds yearly henceforth for her maintenance and that she shall have her choice whether to live with her Grand Mother or Mrs. Morris, which she pleases. Item; My Will is that there bee a true and just inventory and Account of my Estate both here and in England taken by the Overseers appointed and given in Court and entered upon record. Item; I give unto my BROTHER, ROBERT CARTER, all my Law and Latine Bookes, My Cane and my Sword perriwigg. Item; I give unto my BROTHER, CHARLES CARTER, three pds Sterling to buy a ring. Item; My Will I the p';sons above named which I have constituted as OVERSEERS of my Childe’s Estate , or the survivors of them doe act joyntly together or the major part of them and not contradicting one another, An in Witness that this is my Last Will and Testament, I doe hereunto set my hand this fourth day of June in the yeare of our Lord, one thousand six hundred and ninety; This was delivered to be the Last WILL and TESTAMENT in Pr;sence of Coll. JNO CARTER by him the said Coll. John Carter. In pr;sence of us; JOHN MORRIS No signature shown MARGARET BIGGINS At Court held for the County of Lancaster, June 11th, 1690 JOHN MORRIS, JAMES ENNIS & MARGARET BIGGINS made oath they heard Coll John Carter [deceased] declare this WILL to bee his LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT and was in p;fect sence and in disposing memory to the best of their apprehension. TESTE; JOHN STRETCHLEY, Cl Cur. **********************