Bill Scroggin <itcscrog@@aol.com>
Will of Katherine Isham
To grandson William Randolph 20 pounds sterling.
To grandson Henry Randolph 5 pounds sterling.
To granddaughter Mary Randolph and Elizabeth Randolph, each 5 pounds sterling.
All such money is now in hands of son in law William Randolph.
Residue of money in hands of my son in law William Randolph to go to my
daughters Mary Randolph and Anne Epes equally. The above two daughters
to divide what is in my trunk and each to have two silver salt cellars.
To Mary Randolph, my wedding ring, best feather bed, my best silver tankard,
and 15 shillings to buy mourning ring.
To grandson Joseph Royall, one servant named John Townes, for the time
he has to serve, and my small silver tankard.
To every child of my son Royall, two silver spoons.
To loving son Joseph Royall, my best tankard.
To grandson Richard Dennis, on of best cows and two silver spoons.
To grandson Isham Epes, my negro man Dick.
To grandson Francis Epes, my best silver tankard but one.
To child my daughter Anne Epes now goes with , my largest silver porringer
and great cups.
My sealed ring, great hoop ring, pair of silver clasps, and silver bodkin
to daughter Anne Epes.
To grandson Richard Perrin, 1 feather bed and furniture.
To granddaughter Sarah Royall, a yearling heifer.
To granddaughters Katherine Farrar; Mary, Sarah, and Anne Perrin each two
silver spoons, and to Katherine Farrar one guinney, and to Anne Perrin
one silver porridge.
To granddaughter Sarah Dennis, two silver spoons and one pair of dowlass
sheets.
To daughters Sarah Wilkinson and Katherine Perrin, all my wearing clothes.
To loving friend Mary Parker, six ells of best dowlass and as much of finest
serge to make gown and petticoat.
To grandson Maiden Marshall, one heifer two years old.
To my son Joseph Royall, all my land.
All my crop of corn to my executors, except enough to buy two gravestones,
one to cover me, and other my dear decÂ’d husband.
All the rest to be divided between my four children: Sarah Wilkinson, Joseph
Royall, Katherine Perrin, and Anne Epes, and to each 15 shillings for mourning
ring.
Executors: son Joseph Royall and son in law Francis Epes.
My body to be buried near my dear husband on my own plantation.
Dated October 10, 1686
Witnesses: John Worsham, Nath. Hill, Littlebury Epes
Probated December 1, 1686
Source: Colonial Wills of Henrico County, Virginia, Part One, 1654 - 1737,
abstracted and compiled by Benjamin B. Weisiger III, p. 16