Roffe-VA-Will-1786

William ROFFE, Mecklenburg County, VA Will dated 30 Dec 1784 and proved 13 Mar 1786.

.....my eldest son William Roffe one negroe man named Humpphry, one other named Will and one negroe wench named Fann and her increase ...which slaves above mentioned my son William Roffe has had possession of before my making this instrument of writing  

....give unto my second son Lewis Roffe a negroe woman named Jude, a boy named Sam, one other boy named Jacob, a negroe girl named Charlotte, one other girl named Kesiah, and a newborn manchild born of the said Jude and the future increase of said Jude and the other females above...which slaves above mentioned my son Lewis Roffe has had possession of before my making this instrument of writing

....give unto my third son Edward Roffe a negroe woman named Sook, a negroe boy named Allen, a negroe boy by the name of Jam, and one other boy by the name of Dave...and all future increase that may descend from the said Sook

.....give unto my fourth son John Roffe one negroe boy named Moses, one other boy named Alexander, one negroe girl named Viney, and one other girl named Pheba and the increase of the above mentioned Viney and Pheba

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