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- Joseph Wilkes first bought land in Brunswick Co., VA. in 1757, at which time
he was then living in Denwiddie Co., VA.
On 2 Dec., 1768 Joseph Wilkes voted for Frederick Maclin and Thomas Stith for
election of Burgesses in Brunswick Co., VA.
THE WILL OF JOSEPH WILKES:
In the name of God amen; the twenty-fifth of August in the year of our Lord
God One thousand seven hundred and Eighty two.
I Joseph Wilkes of the County of Brunswick do appoint and ordain this my last
will and Testament revoking all other, my Soul I Recormmend to God that gave
it, my body to be buried in the Christian manner and for what it has pleased
God to bless me with I do Give and Bequeath as follows, to wit;
ITEM: I give to my Daughter sarah Wilkes one negro girl named Lender to her
and her heirs forever.
ITEM: I give to my son John Wilkes after the death or marriage of my wife the
part of the tract of land I now live on; lying on the fork of Gilberts branch
to the back line, the other part of my land to be equally divided between my
sons Joseph Wilkes and Thomas Wilkes at the death or marriage of my wife but
if either of my three young sons should die under age then their land to be
equally divided between the other two of them or their heirs forever.
ITEM: My desire is that my negroes should be equally divided after the death
or marriage of my wife between my children Burwell Wilkes, John Wilkes, Nancy
Wilkes, Thomas Wilkes, Josephe Wilkes, Minah Wilkes and Frances Wilkes or such
of them that shall survive the deathe of their mother to them and their heirs
forever.
ITEM: I desire that my household furniture at the death or marriage of my wife
to be equally divided between my children John Wilkes, Betsy Wilkes, Nancy
Wilkes, Joseph Wilkes, Thomas Wilkes, Minah wilkes and Frances Wilkes or such
of them as shall then be living to them and their heirs forever.
ITEM: My stock of all kinds at the death or marriage of my wife to be equally
divided among all my children then living to them and their heirs forever.
I do appoint Henry Harrison and Burwell Wilkes and my wife Henryetta Wilkes
whole and sole executors of this my last Will and Testament IN WITNESS where I
have here set my hand and affixed my seal.
In presence of teste; Joseph Wilkes (L.S.)
Brunswick Co., Court in the state of Virginia
22 day of November, 1784
William Harrison ..... Lucey Vaughain.......Caron Vaughain
This Will was proved by the oaths of Wm. Harrison, Lucey Vaughain and Caron
Vaughain witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded. and upon the motion of
Henryetta Wilkes and Henry harrison, tow of the executors therein appointed,
and they having given bodn with security and taken the oath according to law,
certificate is granted them for obtaining a probate thereof in due form.
Teste; Brury Stith, Court Clerk
In the Gibson Co., TN. Goodspeed History of that county it list his great
grandson and also stated that Joseph Wilkes was a Rev. War Soldier and was
present when Cornwallis surrendered his sword.
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