Will of Michael Sullivan of Brunswick County, dated 16 Sept. 1736

Being sick and weak,

To my son John Sullivan the land I bought of William Weaver being the land I now live on containing 100 acres and 235 acres adjoyning being the same I took up as by patent 19 June 1735. Also an entry which I have in the hands of Col. Thomas Cocke, surveyor, for 100 acres adjoyning to the land I live on. All my wearing apparel and a white horse commonly called the plantation horse branded HB and two cows and calves, two narrow rimmed pewter dishes and one iron pott and pott hooks.

My Negro man James to my daughter Honour Sullivan and the bed and furniture whereon I now lye and a gold ring with a poesie vizt (when this you see remember me), two cows and calves, the biggest pied steer, two pewter broad rimmed deep dishes, iron pott and my black colt branded MS.

To my son Michael Sullivan 100 acres which I bought of David Cummings, one Negro man named Jack, three cows and calves, two large flatt dishes and a frying pann, a mare and a colt which now sucks her.

To my daughter Mary a Negro man call'd Phillip, two cows and calves, a grey colt branded MS and a gold ring.

My loving wife Joyce Sullivan sixteen head of cattle and all the remainder of my household goods, fifty barrells of Indian corn, all remainder of my stock both hoggs and cattle, she paying to William Wiggin (Taylor) the cow and calf and five hundred weight of dust pork which I am indebted to Nicholas Maggot. Also my riding horse with my saddle and housing.

The crop of tobacco which is now on the plantation be taken care of and stript, carried to the Inspectors and my debts to be paid of the siad tobacco and all as remains I give seven pounds to my son John to buy him a bed and the remainder to be equallly devided between my wife and my other three children.

My claspt Bible to my daughter Honour.

My old Bible to my son John.

Mr. John Betty two pistoles to preach a funeral sermon.

The Whole Duty of Man to my wife.

I leave my daughter Honour to the care of her aunt Elizabeth Watkins wife of John Watkins living in Henrico county near the brook bridge and to have her Negro and all the rest of her goods in possession and two give my daughter to years schooling.

The rest of my children to the care of my wife during her widdohood and if she marry then I desire that his aunt Watkins may have my son Michael and his estae and I desire he may have five years schooling.

My loving wife and Lewis Dupree executors.

Michael (X) Sullivan

Wit: Jno. Irby, John Gladdish, James Lundy, Burchet (K) Turner.

2 June 1737. Presented in Court by Joyce Sullivan proved by John Irby and John Gladdish.

Michael Sullivant’s Grant in Brunswick County, Virginia, dated June 1, 1735

George the Second by the grace of God of Great Britain France (?) and Ireland

King Defender of the faith to all to whom those Presents shall round?

Granting know that for divers good ???? and considerations and butxxxx or especially

for and in consideration of the sum of seventy five shillings of good and

lawful money for our and paid to our ???? General of our ???? ???? Colony

and Dominon of Virginia. We have given or granted and confirmed and by these

presents for and our heirs and successors do give grant and confirm unto Micajah

Sulivan one certain tract or parcel of land containing two hundred and thirty five

acres lying and being in the county of Brunswick on the South side of Meherin River

And bounded as follows (to wit). Beginning at a hickory on the River thence

South 5 Degrees east twenty eight poles to a hickory and then South seventy five

Degrees east one hundred and ten poles to a white oak. And then South thirty degrees

East forty two poles to a white oak and then south eight degrees west thirty four poles to a gum. Then south thirty three degrees east one hundred and forty six poles

to several trees thence inwards on his former line then by his former line

north fifty degrees east fifty poles to a hickory thence south sixty four degrees east

fifty four poles to a stake thence north four degrees east ninty four poles to a white oak

thence North forty one degrees east fifty four poles to three hickorys a the river thence up the river as it runs to the first station. With all woods

fields , woods swamps, marshes lowgrounds meadows xxx and his own share of

all divers mines and quarries as well xxxx as no xxxxx with xxxx

bounds aforesaid and being part of the said quanity of two hundred and

thirty five acres of land and the rivers waters and water courses the rivers mountains

together with the privileges of hunting hawking fishing fowling and all the other professions

Commodities and handiworks whatsever to the said or any part thereof xxxxxxxx

Anywise appertaining to have hold possess and enjoy this said tract or parcel

Of land and all other heretofore grants and provisos said every part thereof with there and

Every of their appurtances unto the said Micajah Sulivan his heirs and assigns

For ever to the only xx and xxx of xxxx himself said Micajah Sullivan his heirs and assigns

As to be held of us our heirs xxxx as of our Manor East Greenville in this

County of York in free and xxxx xxxx and not in capito or by the rights for unto vichinge (?)

Having unto us our heirs and insofar every fifty acres of land and xxxxx

Proportionally for xxx or grant or quantity xxx fifty acres xxx of one

Shilling yearly to be paid upon the feast of Saint xxxx xxx xxx

Also cultivating and improving three acres part of every fifty of the grant above

Mentioned within three years after this date of these presents provided

Always that if three years of the said xxx shall at any time xxx xxx xxx

Unpaid of if the said Micajah Sullivan or his heirs or assigns do not within the space

Of three years restoring xxxing after the date of those presents cultivate and improvements (?)

And part of every fifty of the grant above mentioned xxxx xxx estate hereby grant xx

Shall xxx and be utterly determined xxx and shall be lawful to

And for us our heirs xxxxx to grant xxx lands privisos with xxx

Appurtances unto xxx other possers or possessees as we our heir and successors shall xxx

Fit. In witness those we have granted our letter of patent to xxxx

Witnessed our xxx and xxx William Goode Esquire our xxxx

Lieutenant Governor and commander in chief of our said colony and dominion

At Williamsburgh unto the seal of our said Colonly the nineteenth of the day of June

One thousand seven hunrded and thirty five in the first year our Reign.

William Gooch