AAFAWills
WILL OF ANN ALFORD
In the name of god amen the 16th day of april 1691 I an Alford of
Little River in the County of Albemarle being sick and weake in body
but of Sound and perfect memory praise be given to god for the same
and knowing the uncartainty of this Life on earth and being Desierous
to Settle things in order doe make this my Last will and testement in
manner and form following that is to say first and principally I Commend
my Soule to all mighty god my Creator Assuredly believeing that I Shall
receve full Pardon and free remisshion for all my Sins and be saved
by the passion, death and meritt of my blessed Saviour & redeemer
Crist Jesus and my body to the earth from whence it was taken to be
buried in such Decent maner as to my executor hereafter named Shall
be thought fitt & Convenient and as touching Such worldly estate
as the Lord in mercy hathe bestowed me my will and meaneing is that
Sum Shall be Imployed and bestowed as hereafter by this my will is expressed
and first I doe revoke renounce [illegible] and make void any will by
me formerly made and Declare and apoint this my Last will and testement
Item I give to my father in law Charles Jones my two Children named
as this Thabytha alford my eldest dafter & Sarah alford my younger
dafter to bring up in the [illegible] either of them are maregeable
& I doe by thes presense give & bequeeth to my two dafters Thabytha
alford & Sarah alford my Lawfull debts being paid all my Lands [illegible]
tenements reale & personall and if my two dafters doe dye I doe
give & bequeith the above primeses to my father in law as it above
is named & I doe make him my hole & Sole executor
As witness my hand and Seale this day & yeare within Specified
Ann Alford
[her mark]
Sealed Signed & Delivered in the presence of us
John Hunt
William winslow
Hannah Wood
Proved in Court
May ye 4th 1691
Attested on [illegible clerk’s notation)
Note: The term "father in law" often meant stepfather during
the colonial period.
This will was transcribed verbatim by Franceine Rees.
