Will of Richard Parsons
Court Orders Book 5, page 139 Pittsylvania County,VA
December 22, 1783

 In the Name of God Amen I Richard Parsons of the County
of Pittsylvania being old and weak in body butenjoying my usual reason and
memory and calling to mind the mortality of mando make and ordain this my
last Will and testament in manner and form following, to wit, First my
desire is that my Soul assends and rest withGod that gave it and secondly
my desire is that my body be decently buriedThirdly I give and bequeath to
my well beloved daughter Hannah Madkiffand her husband Joseph Madkiff one
shilling Sterling to them my said daughter HannahMadkiff and her husband
Joseph Madkiff and their heirs forever. Forthly I give and bequeath to my
well beloved daughter Agness Madkiff and to herHusband John Madkiff one
shilling Sterling to them my said daughter AgnessMadkiff and her husband
John Madkiff and their hiers forever.  Fifthly I give and bequeath to my
well beloved son George Parsons one shillingSterling to him my said Son
George Parsons and his heirs for ever, SecondlyI give and bequeath to my
well beloved son Joseph Parsons one shillingsterling to him my said son
Joseph Parsons and his heirs forever, SeventhlyI give and bequeath to my
well beloved son John Parsons one shilling sterling to him my said son John
Parsons and his heirs for ever Eighthly I giveand bequeath to my well
beloved son Samuel Parsons the land whereon henow lives to be divided by a
line which my said son Samuel and my son Williammarked themselves to him
my said son Samuel Parsons and his heirs andassignes for ever Ninethly I
give and bequeath to my well beloved son WilliamParsons the land whereon
he now lives to be divided as above mentionedto him my said son William
Parsons and his heirs and assignes forever Tenthlyon the land above
mentioned is mortgage for which my son SamuelParsons is liable to pay said
mortgage if he does not then my will is thathis part of the land that is
to say the land whereon he now lives is to besold by my executors to off
said morgage Eleventhly I give and bequeath tomy well beloved daughter
Lydia Yates and her husband Stephen Yatesall my Black Smith tools to her
my said daughter Lydia Yates and her husbandStephen Yates to them and
their heirs for ever Twevlthly and lastly asI and my wife is now living
with my daughter Lydia Yates and her husbandStephen Yates and they using
us with the greatest kindness my will and desireis that they the said
Lydia and Stephen Yates to have all the remainderof my estate that is to
say my cattle and my black mare and also allmy household furniture which
is now in their possession but not til aftermy decease and the decease of
my Wife.  Furthermore I revoke all formerwills by me made and do confirm
this my last will and testament.  I do appoint and constitute my loving
sons Joseph and William Parsons executors ofthis my last will and
testament Witness my hand and seal.

Richard (his mark) Parsons SS

Test
John Parks, Samuel Parks, RichardJohnson

At a Court held for Pittsylvania County February the 21, 1785 This last
Will and Testament of Richard Parsons deceasedwas presented in Court and
proved by the Oathes of two of the witnessesHands and by the Court ordered
to be Recorded

Teste Will Turnball (?)