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In the name of God amen I Christopher Robinson of the County of Middlesex
in the Colony of Virginia Esquire being of sound and disposing mind & memory
(praised be God for the same) and being desireous to settle my worldly affairs
whilst I have Strength and Capacity so to do. Do make and publish this my last
Will and Testament hereby revoking and making void all former wills by me at any
Time heretofore made and first and principally I commit my Soul into the Hands of
my Creator who gave it, and my Body to the Earth to be interred in a decent manner
and as to such Worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to intrust me I dispose of
the same as followeth Imprimus It is my will and desire if my Estate in Yorkshire in
England should be sold by virtue of a Power of Attorney which I have sent home for that
Purpose the money arising by such sale to be laid out by my Executors herein after named
in Land & Negroes proportionably, Then I give and bequeath these land and Negroes
to my son Christopher Robinson and the Heirs male of his Body lawfully begotten for
ever, and failing of such Heirs to go and decend in the same manner the said Estate
in Yorkshire would have done before I had Docked the Entail. And if my Estate shou'd
not be sold by value of the said Power of Attorney, Then it is my will and desire
that my Executors should sell and dispose of the same as soon as they can
conveniently, and the money arising from such sale to be laid out as above
directed and to go and decend ^ ^{in the same manner} as above directed, Item I give and bequeath
to my Dear and beloved wife Sarah Robinson one third part of all my Estate both
Real and personal in England & Virginia (except what I have given to my two
Daughters Mary & Betty) During her natureal Life Item I give and bequeath
to my said wife the money that is due to me by Ralph Wormeley Esquire. by Bond
Also the following Negroes Sarah and her Children Robin Coffee Milley and her
Daughter Hannah, Cook Beck and Agga and their future Increase, the said
Money and Negroes be disposed of as She pleases Item I give to my Daughter
Mary Robinson all my Land in James City County and the following Negroes
on the said Land. Clesby, Tom, Andrew Abram Will Nan and her Children
and their Increase Also her Maid Clara and her Increase to her and her Heirs
for ever Item I give to my Daughter Betty Robinson the five following
Negroes Alice and her suter Frank, Little Milly, little lettie and Rachel and
their Increase, Also eight Hundred pounds Sterling to be paid her as soon as she

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shall arrive to the age [illegible] For my son [illegible] marriage. Item all the rest
of my Estate both real & personal of what kind soever not already disposed of
I give and bequeath to my son Christopher Robinson and his Heirs for ever,
Lastley I constitute and appoint my Brother John Robinson, my Friends
Richard Corbin Ralph Wormeley and Dudley Digges Esquires Executors of
this my last Will and Testament, and I desire ^ ^that my Estate may not be appraised
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and affixed my Seal this
sixteenth Day of July in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred
and sixty Eight

Christopher Robinson LS

Signed sealed, Published and Declared
by Christopher Robinson Esquire. as and for his
Last Will and Testament in the presence of us
who at his request and in his presence have
Subscribed our Names as witnesses thereto
Bartholomew Yates
Robert Sprald
Bartholomew Yates junior
James Gregorie

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DSier Clerk Middlesex County