In the name of God Amen I John Brostow being sick and week in body but sound in memory do make this my last will and testamt First I bequeath my soule to God that made itt & my body to the earth from whence it came & all my worldly goods as follows: Item I lend unto my loving wife Mary Bristow one negro woman named Judy during my wifes natural life & then to return to my estate againe Item I give and bequeath unto my son Nicholas Bristow one negro man named Jack to him and his heires Item I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Anne Bristow one negro woman named Bess with incres to hur and hur heires forever Item I give and bequeath unto my grandson John Bristow sone of Tho: Bristow one negro boy named Majgor to him & his heires Item I give and bequeath unto William Owen sone of Michaell Owen one negro garle named Lotty hur & hur incres forever Item I give and bequeath unto my sone William Bristow one negro garle named Rose hur and hur incres forever Item I give & bequeath unto my sone James Bristow one negro woman named Giney hur & hur incres forever Item I give & bequeath unto my two sones Nicholas & James Bristow my land to be equally divided betoined them & theire heires forever Item I give & bequoth my hole personall estate to be equally divided betoine my wife & children after my debts first paid & Lastly I appoint my sones Nicholas & James Bristow Exectures of this my last Will & Testament as witness my hand and seale this 20 Day of Feb 1716.