"Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Wills, 1656-1692" George MOTT of Parish of Sittingbourne, in County Rappa., Planter Will: 31 Mar 1674 Probated: 27 May 1674 Sick & weak body but of perfect sence and memory. And for my part of the divident of land on the north side of Rappa River and granted to my brother John MOTT and I by pattent dated at James City the seventeenth day of October 1670 My will is that my well beloved wife Elizabeth wife shall enjoy one-third Part thereof during hir natural life and that the land be equally divided among my Children Viz Elizabeth, Margaret, Anne and Ellen and if it shall happen that my wife be with Child at my death and the child live that it hall have an equall part with the rest but if it be a son my will is that if any one of my daughters aforesaid depart this life before she comes to age or marries then the son shall enjoy hir part of the land and in case more of my children dye my will is that the Survivors bee joynt heirs Then as for my personal estate my will is that my well beloved wife have and enjoy one third part thereof forever to be at her disposal and the other two-thirds to be equally divided among the Children to be delivered in kind as in respect of age and quality either when they marry or come to the age of seventeen years. And whereas my Brother and I have jointly give to the Children some certain Sheep and Cattle my desire is that they may be distinguished by a marke and they with their increase be my wife improved the Children's best advantage. And I doo make and appoint my well beloved wife to be my sole Executrix of this my last Will and Testament and I do desire that my well beloved Bror John MOTT should be Assistant to hir in management of the estate and for the pformance thereof my desire is that an Invetorie may bee taken of all the psonall estate appertaining to my broher and that noe division be made thereof but they would live together upon the Plantation with the estate jointly as my brother and I formerly have done onely dividing the Cropp yearly and each to have the disposal of their part at their own discretion but if it should happen that any inconvience should arise that they shall see cause to devide he estate and live apart that then my brother shall have half of the profitts