John Justice Senior died in July 1766. His approxamate age was 71.
His wife brought his will to be probated on 17 July 1766.
"HALIFAX COUNTY WILL BOOK 0 pp 206 17 JULY 1766 HALIFAX COUNTY IN THE
PROVINCE OF VIRGINIA MARCH THE 11TH 1765 IN THE NAME OF GOD THE LAST
WILL OF JOHN JUSTICE SENR. BEING IN HEALTH AND OF SOUND MEMORY THANKS
BE TO GOD ALMIGHTY AND CALLING TO REMEMBERENCE THE ONSARTIN ASTATE OF
THIS TRANSATORY LIFE AND THAT ALL FLESH MUST YIELD TO DAYTH I DO
DECLARE THIS TO BE MY LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT IN FORM AND MANNER
REVOKING AND ANNULLING BY THESE PRESENTS ALL AND EVERY TESTEMENT AND
TESTEMENTS AND WILL & WILLS HERETOFORE BY ME MADE & DECLARED EITHER BY
WORD OR IN WRITING AND THIS IS TO BE TAKEN BY THESE PRESENTS THAT I
JOHN JUSTICE SENIOR GIVE AND BEQUAVATH UNTO MY BELOVED WIFE MARY ALL
MY GOODS AND CHATTELS AND ALL MOVABLES THAT I AM IN POSSESSION OF ON
HARPIN CREEK AS LONG AS SHE REMAINS MY WIDOW LIKEWISE UNTO MY SON EZRA
JUSTICE THREE HUNDRED ACRES OF LAND AND A MILL ON IT WHICH IS THE HOME
PLAS. LIKEWISE TO MY SON WILLIAM JUSTICE ONE HUNDRED ACRES OF LAND
LYING ON PIGG RIVER LIKEWISE UNTO MY SON JOHN JUSTICE FIVE SHILLINGS
UNTO MY SON SIMEON JUSTICE FIVE SHILLINGS AND UNTO MY SON THOMAS
JUSTICE FIVE SHILLINGS AND UNTO MY DAUGHTER MARY WIFE OF GEORGE GREEN
FIVE SHILLINGS LIKEWISE TO MY DAUGHTER ALICE WIFE TO THOMAS WATSON
FIVE SHILLINGS. SIGNED JOHN JUSTICE. SIGNED SEALED AND DELIVERED IN
THE PRESENCE OF WILLIAM WILCHEN, WILLIAM (HIS X )ADKINSON, JOHN
WILCHEN"
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