Pierre's Will

The will of Pierre Chastain's is taken from a transcript in Avilla Farnesworth-Milligan's Chastain Kith and Kin, 1981. A photocopy of the original will in long hand is also shown in her book. The text below is corrected slightly from the transcript by the photo copy.

IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN, I Peter Chastaine of the County of Goochland and Parish of King William being sick and weak but of a sound mind and memory (blessed by God) do make this my last will and Testament in manner following--

First and principally I give my Soul into the hands of Almighty God who gave it hoping through ye merrits of my blessed Saviour to receive a Joyful resurrection and as to what worldly Estate it hath pleased God to bless me with I dispose of in the manner following.

I give and devise unto my Son John Chastaine and to his Heirs for ever one Tract of Land lying between John Lavillane and Jacob Ominies containing by Estimation ninty Acres - it being the Land where my said Son lives.

I give and Devise unto my Son Peter Chastaine and to his Heirs for ever the tract of Land wheron I live it being One Hundred and Eleven Acres and is bounded on ye lower side by ye Gleabland and the upper side by ye land of Susanna Kerner and Glode Gory.

I give and Devise unto my Son Rene Chastaine and to his Heirs for Ever one tract of Land containing three Hundred Seventy Nine Acres lying on Jones' Creek it being the Land whereon Wm Bottom lives.

I give and Devise unto my Daughters Judith Susanna Mary Elizabeth and Magdalin and their Heirs for Ever one Tract of Land containing by Estimation Five Hundred Seventy Four Acres lying on the lower Mankin Creek to be Equally Divided between them and their Heirs for Ever my will is that my Daughter Judith to have the lower part it being where she now lives -- Susanna to Joyne to her Mary to Joyne to Susanna Elizabeth to Joyne Mary and Magdaline to Joyne Elizabeth and if Either of them die before they come of Age or Marry then the Land belonging to them that die shall divide between my other Daughters that Joyne her. I give and bequeath all of the rest of my Estate to be Equally Divided between my Wife Magdalin my three Sons John, Peter, and Rene, and my five daughters, Judith, Susanna, Mary, Elizabeth, and Magdalin, to them and to their Heirs for Ever and I do hereby constitute and appoint my two Sons John Chastaine and Peter Chastaine to be Executors of this my last Will and Testament and I do hereby Revoke all other wills by me made. In Witness thereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this 3rd day of Octo. 1728.

Signed Sealed published

and declared to be his last

Will & Testament in presence

of

Thomas Randolph

Daniel Guerrant

Wm. B. Bryant (his mark)

At a Court continued and held for Goochland County the 20th day of November 1728 This will was proved by the oaths of Thomas Randolph and Daniel Guerrant Junr. and was thereupon addmitted to record.

TEST. HENRY WOOD CLCUR

Submitted by Tim Chastain of www.chastaincentral.com.