AAFA Wills
WILL OF SILVATOR ALLFORD

In the name of God Amen the fifteenth Day of October in the [year] of our Lord one Thousand seven hundred & Seventy Six. I Silvator Allford of the parish of Russel in the County of Bedford: being sick and Weak in Body but of a perfect mind and Memory thanks be given unto God for the same. and calling to mind the Mortality of my body and Knowing that it is appointed for all Men once to die. Do make & Ordain this my Last Will and Testament, that is to say Principally & first of all-- I give & recommend my soul into the hands of God that gave it. and for my Body I recommend it to the Earth: to be Buried in a Christian like and Decent Manner, at the discretion of my Executor, nothing Doubting but at the general Resurrection I shal receive the same again by the mighty power of god and touching such Worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to Bless in this life, I give devise and Dispose of the same in Manner & form following

Itam I give unto my living son William Allford all my Land whare I now live to him and his Heirs or assigns forever

Itam I give to my aforesaid son William Allford one Negro Woman Named Nancy and all her futer Increases,

Itam I give to my aforesaid Son Wm Allford five Negro Children To Wit Tom Jimmy & Beck & Will and Harry, to him his Heirs or assigns forever.

Item I give to my Daughter Judith Vest Twenty Shillings

Itam I give my Daughter Lorry(?) Vest Twenty Shillings

Itam I give to my two Daughters Mary Mulins and Melicent Brown Twenty Shillings a piece.

Itam I give to my Daughter Elizabeth Edds two Cows & Calfs.

Itam I give to my well beloved son William Allford whom I likewise Constitute make and ordain my only & Sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament all my Stock of Cattle Together with all the remainder part of my Estate; I do hereby utterly revoke all former Wills heretofore made by me In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal the day & year above Written.

Silvator x Allford (his mark) S S

Teste

William Dudley James Martin George Willcox Armistead Dudley

At a Court held for Bedford County the 24th day of November 1777

The above last Will and Testament of Silvator Allford Deceased was proved by the oaths of William Dudley James Martin and Armistead Dudley Witnesses thereto Subscribed and Ordered to be recorded and on the Motion of William Allford the Executor therein named who made Oath thereto Certificate is granted him for Obtaining probate thereof in due form giving security whereupon Together with John Ward and William Dudley his securities entered into and acknowledged their Bond in the _____ of one Thousand Pounds for the said Executors due and faithfull administration of the said Decedents Estate and performance of his Will.

Teste J. Steptoe Cl