born:   1697 in Gloucester County, Virginia 
died:  27 August 1777 in Amelia County, Virginia

Will of Joseph Motley (Amelia County Records, Will Book 2,  p 233)
In the name of God Amen, I, Joseph Motley of Amelia County and Parish of Nottoway being in Perfect health and memory thanks be to Almighty God for the same do make this my last will and testament and do revoke and disannul all other wills by me made before declaring this and no other to be my last will and testament in manner & form following viz. first, I will and direct that all my just debts and funeral charges be paid and satisfied and next for settling & dividing my temporal estate which it hath pleased Almighty God to bless me with.
ITEM. I give to my son Abraham Motley one tract of land which I purchased of Thomas Tabb lying and being in Amelia County in Nottoway Parish and on the North side of Whetstone Creek to him and his heirs forever. I also give to my said son Abraham the following negroes viz Peter a negro man & Judah a negro woman with all her increase which he is in possession of, to him and to his heirs forever. 
ITEM. I give to my son Joseph Motley one negro woman named Sarah with all her increase which he, my said son, is in possession of, to him and his heirs forever.
ITEM. I give to my daughter Judith Pain all which I have given her which she hath in her possession to her & to her heirs forever.
ITEM. I give to my daughter Ann Hundley all which I have before given her which she hath in her possession to her & to her heirs forever.
ITEM. I give to my daughter Else Vaughn all which I have before given her which she hath in her possession to her & to her heirs forever.
ITEM. I give to my daughter Mary Dupey all which I have before given her which she hath in her possession to her & to her heirs forever.
ITEM. I give to my daughter Joice Motley one negro girl named Rachel and her increase, also Fifty pounds current money and increase the said negro girl should die before my daughter Joice should come of age or marry I give her the further sum of fifty pounds in the lue thereof.
ITEM. I give to my daughter Martha Motley one negro girl named Dinah & her increase, also fifty pounds current money and in case the said negro girl should die before my daughter Martha Motley should come of age or marry I give her the further sum of fifty pounds in the lue thereof.
ITEM of will and desire is that in case either of my two daughters, Joice or Martha should die before they come to age or marry that the survivor, have the whole which I have given to them.
ITEM. I give to my son Joel Motley six hundred acres of land, four hundred of which being the land whereon I now live and the other two hundred joining of it & being part of a tract of land I purchased of Richd Royal, beginning at Childrys line and running a straight line to the upper line to include the two hundred acres to him and to his heirs forever, but my will and desire is that in case my son Joel should die before he arrives to the age of twenty one years or fails of issue before the term of time aforesaid that then the six hundred acres of land be equally divided between my two grandsons Joseph Motley, the son of Abraham Motley, & David Motley, the son of Joseph Motley, to them and to their heirs forever. "
ITEM. I lend to my beloved wife Elizabeth during her natural life or widowhood the following estate viz the six hundred acres of land which I have given to my son Joel Motley, my mill and nine negroes, Dick, Abraham, James, Jack, June, Jude, Sarah, Sue & Like, and all my personal estate which I am possessed with be it of what kind or quality soever and after her death or widowhood, I will and give the same after paying the two legacies to my daughters, Joice and Martha to my son Joel to him and to his heirs, and in case my son Joel should die before he arrives to the age of twenty one years or fails of issue before the term of time aforesaid, that then I will and give the same, except the land which I have before given, to be equally divided between my two daughters Joice & Martha, and my eldest granddaughter of Abraham Motley, Joseph Motley, Thos. Pain, Robert Vaughtn, and Bartho. Dupey to them and to their heirs, and lastly I appoint my wife Elizabeth executrix and my son Joel Executor of this my last will and testament and desire that there may be no appraisement of my estate unto which I have here unto set my hand & seal this second day of November 1763. 
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JOSEPH X MOTLEY (LS)
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Witnesses: Henry War, John Harper, Charles Hundley

Father:  Joseph Motley I
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Spouse:  Elizabeth Forrest
Married 1716 in Gloucester County, Virginia

Children:
1.  Abraham Motley
2.  Capt. Joseph Motley III
3.  Judith "Jude" Motley (m. Thomas Pain)
4.  Ann Motley (m. Charles Hundley)
5.  Elise Motley (m. Robert Vaughn)
6.  Mary Motley (m. Bartholomew Dupey)
7.  Joice Motley (m. Jennings Fowlkes)
8.  Martha Motley (not married)
9.  Joel Motley (m. Sylvia Cooke;  Mary Williams;  Sarah Coppage Lunsford, Sylvia Cocke)