The Will of Thomas (1) Tinsley:  The Immigrant:

Will dated 9 Oct. 1700, proven 26 ?? 1702, New Kent County, VA

Source:  It is in a collection at the DAR Library in Washington, D.C. entitled:   
"Virginia Records."  District of Columbia Genealogical Records Committee, USDAR. 
1945-46.Series III, Vol. 55, pp. 1-3.  This is copied as it appears in the 
volume.  [Janet Hunter, janethunter703@aol.com]

                THE WILL OF THOMAS (1) TINSLEY:  THE EMIGRANT

In the name of God, Amen
	I Thomas Tinfley being sick and weak in body, but in perfect health and 
memory - praifed be God, doe make, sign & declare, this my laft will and 
Testament in name and form following, Revoking & annulling all former Wills by 
mee declared and made, & this oly to stand & no other -

	First and principally I commend my soul to all mighty God my creator 
affuredly believing that I shall receive full pardon and Free remission of all 
my sins and bee Saved by ye precious death & merits of my Bleffed Savior & 
Redeemer Chrift Jefus, and my body to ye earth from whom it was taken, to be 
buried in such Decent and Chriftain manner as to my exect., hereafter mentioned 
and named, shall be thought convenient, and as for such Worldly eftate as ye 
employed and bestowed as is hereafter expreffed.  Now I desire all my juft Debts 
be paid by bill and account.
	
	Imprimis, I give and bequeath to my daughter Ann Tyler  one Shilling 
Sterling.

	Now I give and bequeath to my daughter Soilily Jennings one Shilling 
Sterling.

	My will and intention is that my Loving [wife?] Elizabeth hath ye use of 
my plantation and houfings & orchard & all my personal eftate, be it in what 
nature soover during her natural life, after her death I difpose of it as 
followeth:  Now I give and bequeath unto my son Thomas Tinfley, after the death 
of my wife as aforesaid my plantation whereon I now live with all the houfing & 
orchards & land belonging to it, to him and his heirs forever.  Now I give my 
aforesaid son Thomas my cart and what belongs to it & my x cut saw, file, and 
bitt & one set of wedges and my feather bed & all that belongs to ye bed that I 
now lye on, & one great table & Forms, belonging to it, and my own Cheft, and 
one large brass kettle, & one braff mortar & Peftle, and one Great Iron Pott & 
pott hooks, & one Iron peftle & one Iron Spitt & two pewter difhes & one looking 
Glaff & Grindftone and one young Gray Stoned Colt branded T T & I doe give my fd 
Son Thomas Tinfley ye third part of my Cattle that is alive after ye death of my 
said wife & one pr. Of small stands & one Handfome pr. braff candlefsticks.

	Now I give and bequeath unto my son John Tinfley, my other feather bed and 
what belongs to it.  Now I give and bequeath to my granddaughter Deborah Payne 
on Gold Ring, one Iron Pott & pott hooks, two pewter dishes, one braff bafting 
Ladle & one cheft & Round Table and one braff Skellett and Frames.

	Now my will and defire is that all ye Reft of my Eftate after ye death of 
my aforesaid wife, shall be equally divided between my two sons Cornelias 
Tinfley and John Tinfley, and las I appoint and confittute, my son Thomas 
Tinfley my whole and sole exect to see this my will performed. In Witneff where 
of I have sett my hand and seal this 9th Day of October 1700.

Thomas Tinfley mark and Seall

Signed and sealed in pence of us Richard Meriweather, Jermyah Poups marke, John 
Oakes

At a court held for New Kent County 28th 1702 Nicholas Meriwether gives upon his 
Corporal oath taken upon ye holy evangelifts declared that he saw Thomas Tinfley 
late of this county dec'd signe Seale and publifh this his laft will and 
Testament & that hee was then in perfect senfe & memory, alldoe John Oakes one 
other evidence to this will declared upon his oath in like manner, that he saw 
ye said Tho. Tinsley owne this to be his laft will and that he was likewife then 
in perfect senfe & memory.

Copie Teft. Geo; Clough & Cur