1028 Sylvanus Stokes

Datesource	Parties	Land Sold	Sold For	Image Link
12 Feb 1720/11	Seller: Richard Parker of Lyons Creek Parish, Surry County Buyer: "[1028]Silvanus Stokes of the same parish in the said County"	90 acres on the south side of Nottoway River in Lawnes/Lyons Creek parish, Surry County	5 shillings sterling	link
28 Sept 17322	Seller: King George II Buyer: "[1028]Silvanus Stokes of Surry County"	1445 acres on both sides of Raccoon Swamp, Surry County	"four pounds of good and lawful money"	1, 2
15 Feb 1741/23	Seller: "Silvanus Stokes the Elder of Surry County" Buyer: "[514]Silvanus Stokes Junior"	380 acres south of Nottoway River and on both sides of Raccoon Swamp, Surry County; known as Tobees [or Tobus?]	£5 lawful money of Virginia	link
20 Aug 17464	Seller: "Silvanus Stokes the Elder of Surry County" Buyer: "Marcus Stokes Son to my Son Silvanus Stokes of Surry County"	400 acres south of Nottoway River on the north side of Rackoon Swamp, Surry County; part of the lands from his 28 Sept 1732 grant	£5 current money of Virginia	link
11 Sept 17465	Seller: "Jones Stokes the Elder of Surry County" Buyer: "Silvanus Stokes the Elder of Surry County"	250 acres (minus 1 acre for parish use) south of Nottoway River and north of Spring Swamp, Surry County	£60 current money of Virginia	link

In the Name of God Amen I Silvanus Stokes of Surry
County being in Health of Body and of sound & perfect mind and
memory thanks be to God and Calling to Remembrance the
Incertainty of this Life do make Constitute Ordain & Declare this
my last Will and Testamentm in manner & form following.
First I Bequeath my Soul and Spirit into the hands of Almighty
God my Heavenly Father by whom of his ___ [meer?] and only Grace
I trust to be Saved and Received into Eternal rest through the
Death and Spirit of my Saviour and Redeemer Jesus Christ
my Body in hopes of a Joyful Resurrection I Commit to the Earth
to be Buried with such Charges and in such place as my
Executors shall think good. And as Touching the Distribution of
my Worldly Estate I Dispose of the same as followeth--
Imprimis I will that all the Debts I truly owe shall be paid

Item

I give and Bequeath unto my eldest son Jones Stokes my
Plantation Grist Mill, Mill Stones + Iron Work & all thereunto
belonging with five hundred & sixty five Acres of Land and all Houses

	Fences Orchards & Appurtenances thereunto belonging being the Land whereon I now live and being the upper part for & During his Natural Life and after his Decease I give and Bequeath the aforesaid plantation and Land Mill and all the appurtenances aforesaid unto my grandson Jones Stokes son of my Natural Son Jones Stokes to hold to him the said Jones Stokes my Grandson his Heirs and Assigns forever. I also Give and bequeath to my said son Jones Stokes one Negro Man named Tony.--
Item	I Give Likewise and Bequeath to my Eldest son Jones the Plantation whereon he now lives with near one hundred Acres of Land thereto belonging with Houses Orchards Fences and all other the appurte nances thereto belonging to him the said Jones Stokes his Heirs and Assigns forever and to and for no other Use Intent or Purpose what soever.
Item	I give and Bequeath unto my Second son Silvanus Stokes one Negro Man Named Dick, one Negro Woman Named Doll.--
Item	I give and Bequeath to my Daughter Martha Ezell one Ewe Lamb.
Item	I give and Bequeath to my Granson Marcus Son of my son Silvanus four hundred Acres of Land being the Lower part of my land to hold to him the said Marcus his Heirs & Assigns forever.
Item	I give and Bequeath unto Silvanus Stokes Son of my son Jones Stokes one Negro Boy named Solomon.--
Item	My Will is that Hamlin Stokes Son of my Son Jones Stokes shall have the next Child the Wench Lucy bringeth and the Issue.
Item	I give & Bequeath to Jones Stokes son of my Son Jones Stokes one Negro Woman named Lucy with her Increase.
Item	I give and Bequeath to my Grandson Silvanus Stokes Son of my Son Silvanus one Negro named Frank.
Item	I give and Bequeath to my granddaughter Agnes Freeman Daughter to my son Hamlin Stokes one Negro named Disho[?] one named George.
Item	I Give and Bequeath to my Eldest Son Jones Stokes one Negro named Ben.

Item	I give and unto my granddaughter Agness Ezell one good Bed two Blankets one rug three Cows & three Ewes.
Item	I give and Bequeath unto my two sons Jones Stokes and Silvanus Stokes all the Remainder of Personal Estate moveable & Unmoveable to be Equally Divided between them and I do make Constitute and appoint my said two sons Jones and Silvanus to be whole & sole Executors of this my last Will & Testament Revoking Annulling and making Void all former Wills and Testaments by me at any time Requiring them in the name of God to see this my last will & Testament performed heretofore made_^ as Witness my hand & seal this Eighteenth day of May one thousand seven hundred forty and two.--
Published & Declared by the said		his
	Testator as his last Will & Testament In presence of us whose names are hereunto Subscribed as Witnesses and then Attested by us in the presence of the said Testator-- Samuel Stokes the mark John X Stokes of David Stokes	Silvanus S Stokes (LS) mark
	At a Court held for Surry County the 21st day of March 1748-- The aforewritten Last Will and Testament of Silvanus Stokes Deceased was presented in Court by Jones Stokes & Silvanus Stokes the Executors therein mentioned who made Oath there to according to Law and the same being proved by the Oaths of Samuel Stokes, John Stokes and David Stokes the Witnesses thereto was by the Court Ordered to be Recorded. And on the motion of the said Executors Certificate is Granted them for Obtaining a Probate thereof in due form.
		Teste Aug Claiborne Clk

Snapshot:	planter in colonial Virginia; owned slaves
Parents:	uncertain
Born:	unknown
Died:	6 February 1747/8 probably Surry County, Virginia
Buried:	unknown