A. Item: I give and bequeth unto my son William Rasbuary the Land and Plantation where he now lives being all Ready Laid of to his and his heirs forever. 

B. Item: I also give and bequeth unto my son Thomas Yaets a piece of land beginning at Pine Standing in the White Oak Meddow / Running a Long a Line of marked trees to the Spring Branch / Down the Sd Branch to the White Oak / Down the White Oak to Wm. Hoseas Line / Up the line to the first Station to him and his heirs forever.

C. Item: I also give and bequeth unto my son Arthur Pinner the Land and Plantation where he now lives on beginning at Wm. Rasbuary's Line Running up the Sypres to the head from thence to Charles Jones Line / a Long the Sd Line to the Main Swamp / a Long the main Swamp to Wm. Rasbuarys Line to the first Station to him and his heirs forever.

D. Item: I give and bequeth unto my Granson John Rasbuary the Land of Wm. Rasbuary the Plantation where Arthur Pinner did Live called the quarter and all the Land Belonging to it to him and his heirs forever excepting my wife to have the use of it during her life and then to return to him as before the said John Rasbuary.

E. Item: I give and bequeth unto my Daughter Rebekah Pinner one Negro woman called Judah to her and the heirs of her body lawfuly begotin excepting my wife to have the service of her during her life and then to return to her as before said.

F. Item: I give and bequeth unto my daughter Bridgit Yaits one Negro child called (Nancy?) to her and her heirs forever lawfully begotin of her body ecepting my wife to have the use of it during her life and then to return to her as before said.

G. Item: I give and bequeth unto my daughter Elizabeth Williams all the rights and title I have onto a Negro girl called Cait excepting my gran daughter Mary Nicholes Rasbuary the daughter of Christian Rasbuary to have the first live (born?) child that she the sd. Negro Cait shall bring and to be well looked after till it (grows?) two years old to her and her heirs forever.

H. Item: I give and bequeth unto my three daughters Ann Beveler, Mary Unkers, and Christian Loid a Bible a Peace.

I. Item: I give and bequeth unto my Son John John Rasbuary the Plantation where I now live and all the Land there unto belonging.

J. Item: My Will is that all my (Negros?) good Chetils and Credits my well beloved wife shall have the use of it during her life and after her Deseas to be Equally devided betwixt William Rasbuary, Elizabeth Williams, Bredgit Yaits and Rebeckah Pinner and John Rasbuary and my Will is that any one of my Children that shall go to make my will void in law shall be cut off from all their former gifts and have only a Bible.  I do appoint and ordain my well beloved wife Bredgit Rasbuary, William Hosea and William Rasbuary my whole and Soul
Exectrs of this my Last Will and Testament and my estate to be devided by my exectrs signed sealed and delivered in the presents of us."

September 11, 1749
Isaac Hill 
his Edward Williams 
John Rasbuary
mark Edward Williams

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