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[Norvan L. Johnson.ged]

OF, GRIMESBY, VIRGINIA
MIDDLESEX, VIRGINIA
He is buried at "Grymesby" next to his daughter, Anna, and wife, AliceTownley Grymes.

Here lieth Interred the bodyof Mr. John Grymes,
who departed this Life in theYear of our Lord, 1709

He lived first in Gloucester and removed to Middlesex where he lived at "Grymesby" on the Pianketanke River. He was a justice and Colonel of the Militia of Middlesex County and a vestryman of Christ Church Parish from 1694 to 1708.

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Will of John Grymes

In the name of God, Amen. I John Grymes of ye County of Middlesex, being sick & weak but of perfect memory praise be to God, therefore do make declare and publish this my Last will and Testament revoking, Renouncing utterly annulling all other wills by me formerly made.

Imprimis. I surrender and give up my Soul unto ye hands of God that gave it hoping to find mercy through Jesus Christ my Saviour, and my body I recomend to ye Grave to be Interred by decent and Christian Buriall at ye will & discretion of my Executors hereafter mentioned.

Item. I give and devise to my son Charles Grymes one thousand acres of Land lying near the head of Maraddico Creek in Richmond County to him and his heirs forever.

Item. I give and devise unto my said son Charles Grymes one thousand acres of Land lying near ye head of Rappahannock Creek in ye said County of Richmond to him and his heirs forever.

Item. I give & Devise to my Son John Grymes all ye rest of my LandsLying in Middlesex, Gloster, King & Queen Countys (or elsewhere in theworld) to him and his heirs forever.

Item. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Anne Grymes one Chest of drawers and dressing box with all ye Silver plate that came in this present year and is now on board the Churchill ffrigate Excepting six silver spoons.

Item. I give and bequeath to my daughter Anne Grymes one negro boy andone negro girle. I desire she may have her choice of all ye young negroes at my home house.

Item. I give and bequeath to my said Daughter Anne Grymes five hundred pounds sterlg. to be paid her by me Executors within twelve months after my death or after when she shall demand the same.

Item. I give and bequeath a mourning Ring of twenty shillings price to each of my Daughters in Law Elizabeth Darrell and Sarah Gibbons.

Item. I give and bequeath all ye rest of my estate personall and negroes that I have in the world to be equally divided between my dear and Loving wife my son John Grymes and my son Charles Grymes.

My will and desire is that my estate be neither appraised nor Inventoryed but that when either of my sons comes to ye age of one and twenty years they make an equal Division of my estate and if they cannot agree amongst themselves that they choose Each of them a friend to assist them in ye division, and if my wife should marry before Either of my Sons come to ye age of one and twenty that then a division of my estate be immediately made by my Trustees hereafter named that my sons estates be ye better secured.

Item. I nominate and appoint my dear and Loving wife and my son John Grymes my Executors of this my Last will and Testament untill my son John Grymes attaine to ye age of twenty one yeares and then I appoint him my whole and sole Executor.

Item. I nominate and appoint my good friends John Holloway, Esq., JohnSmith Esq., and John Lewis Esq. my trustees to aid and assist my Executors.

Item. I give and bequeath to each of my trustees a mourning ring of fifteen the price. In witness whereof I have hereunto put my hand and seale this first day of July in the year of our Lord 1708.

My desire is that if any of Children to whom I have given ought of my estate should die before they be possessed of their part of ye estate their part to be equally divided between ye surviving children.

Thomas Symes John Odey William X Tignor

Will proved 1709

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