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WILL: "Will of William Catlett, of Essex, Sittingbourne Parish, Gent., 11th April, 1697.
"I give my soul... .
"My will is that my debts be paid by my executors.
"To my dear wife ye land I now live on, 300 acres, provided she live to have a child, and that ye child be called by ye name of Catlett. If my wife have a child I give to ye said child, whether male or female, all of my lands not bequeathed.
"Item.--If my wife should dye without a child by me my nephew Wm.
Slaughter shall enjoy possession of ye land called Richland, lying by ye land of Ralph Rowzy.
"Item.--If my wife dye childless I give to my nephew Thomas Catlett ye lands I now live on, if he should come of age, if not, to Elizabeth Catlett his sister.
"Item.--If my wife be childless I give to my two nephews Robt. and Francis Taliaferro 400 acres upon ye Long Point.
"Item.--I give to my dear Bro. John all my books except such as my wife shall except.
"Item.--To my nephew Wm. Slaughter 1 negro man when he shall arrive at age of 21.
"Item.--To my nephew Robt. Taliaferro my rapier, pistolls and ten shillings.
"Item.--To my nephew Francis Taliaferro a young mare.
"My dear and loving wife, my sole executrix, to whom I give and bequeath my whole estate. I mean my personal estate, of what nature soever. WILLIAM CATLETT. "Testi: "Wm. Thompson (bro. of wife). "'ffras, Slaughter (half-bro. of Wm. C.). "Robt. Payne (mar. Catherine, sister of wife). "Catherine Payne (sister of wife). "Elizabeth Catlett qualified on above will 1699".
"Ref: p.279. The Terrills of Orange Co., Virginia- the Presidential Line by Margaret G. Osborn, 1998.
WILL: "To son Thos., lands on south side of Cedar creek.
"To dau. Margaret, dwelling plantation.
"To dau.-in-law Alice Catlett, land and four negroes.
"To son John, household furniture and some stock.
"To granddau. Martha Taliaferro, some negroes, with son John as her trustee.
"To dau, Margaret, household and kitchen furniture and some land.
"To son Thomas, all of my land purchased by me and Rowland Thornton, of Micajah, and Richd. Perry, being part of mortgage from Chas. Smith, Micajah Perry, Thos. Lane and Richd. Perry.
"To son Thomas, upper part of said purchased land.
"To son Thomas, 600 acres in Spotsylvania co. and 400 acres, part of same tract that I gave to my grandson Catlett Conway.
"To son John, a negro, my silver tankard and silver spoons, silver seal and old damask table cloth and napkins.
"To son Thomas, my clock.
"Rest of personal estate, money, tobacco, cattle, hogs, horses, sheep and whatever else I have not given away, to be sp; divided equally among my said five children, John, Thomas, Mary, Elizabeth and Rebecca. Executors, sons John and Thos."
The will was dated 18 November 1724, and witnessed by John Elliott, John Evars and John Catlett,
