born: abt 1685 in Charles City
County, Virtinia
died: 23 July 1754
He was an officer in the Colonial Militia.
Will Book A, page 14, Sussex County, Virginia
In the Name of God Amen I Robert Wynne of the parish of Albemarle in the County
of Sussex being Sick & weak of Body but of perfect Sense Sound Memory &
Disposing Judgment do make & Ordain this my Last Will and Testament;
Believing as becomes a Christian Bequeath my Soul unto God my Body I Desire may
be Buried in a Decent & Christian like manner According to the Discretion of
my Executors hereafter Mentioned Whatever Goods it has pleased God to bestow
upon Me, after my Debts & Funeral Charges are paid I Dispose of in Manner
and form:
Following: Imprimis
Vizt. I give & Bequeath unto my beloved wife Mary upon Condition that she
pay Discharge all the Debts & Incumbrances she was under before our
Intermarriage. the ? of my Negro man called Billey & my Girl call'd Sarah
(During her natural Life or ? the use of my Negro Boy call'd Billey untill my
Grandson Robert Wynne Raines shall attain the age of Twenty one years I also
give unto my wife my Bay horse Branded with an Heart & Ten pounds Cash Mony
& my two wheel chairs.
Item I Devise to my GrandDaughter Mary Butler & to the heirs of her body
lawfully begotten forever the Land Plantation whereon I now live with all the
appurtenances thereunto belonging and in Default of such Issue then I Devise the
same Land & Plantation to my Grandson Joel Tucker & to his Heirs forever
also it is my Will & Desire that my said Plantation & receive the
profits thereof to his Own Use untill my Sd Grand Daughter Shall marry or attain
the Age of Twenty one years.
Item I give to my Son in law Joseph Tucker & Lewcretia his Wife my Negro Man
Bristol also one Negro woman now in their possession call'd Dinah.
Item I give unto my son in law Mathew Parham & his Wife Martha one negro now
in their Possession Called Anneca also my Negro man call'd Peter.
Item I give unto my Grandson Joel Tucker My Negro woman call'd Dilsey.
Item I give unto my Son in Law William Raines & Angilica his Wife my Negro
woman now in their possession call'd Belinda also the Labour of my Negro Man
call'd Prince during the Life of my sd. Daughter Angelica & from & after
her deceased I give the said negro Prince to my grandson Jefferson Raines.
Item I give unto my Grand Daughter Mary Butler when she shall attain the age of
twenty one years or marriage which ever shall first happen my negro Slaves
following to wit Lucy Nan Bette and Sussex the children of the said Lucy and
untill my said Grand Daughter shall marry or attain to the age of twenty one
years I give the Use & Labour of the said Slaves to my Grandson Joel Tucker.
Item I give unto my Grandson Robert Parham & to his heirs forever all that
part of my Tract of Land on the south side of Nottoway which is Situate &
Lying Between Poythress's Old Road & a swamp call'd and known by the name of
the flat swamp Containing two hundred acrs. be the same more or less &
situate lying & being in the Parish of Albemarle & in the County of
Sussex I also give my said Granson Robert Parham my young Black mare.
Item I Devise unto my Granddaughter Eliza. Parham & her heirs Lawfully
begotten of her Body forever all the remainder part of my Tract of Land on the
South side of Nottoway River containing about one hundred & five Acrs. also
my Negro Woman call'd Amy.
Item I give unto my Grand Daughter Martha Bell my Negro call'd Little Phillis.
Item I give unto my Grandson Robert Wynne Raines after he shall attain the age
of Twenty one Years my Negro Boy call'd Billey & my Negro Girl call'd
Daphney, and until my Granson shall attain the age of aforesaid I Give the use
& labour of the said Negro Billey & Daphney unto my Grandson Joel
Tucker.
Item I give unto my Grandson Jefferson Raines after the Death of my wife my
Negro Girl call'ed Sarah.
Item I give unto my Grandson Robert Parham my Negro Girl call'd Celia.
Item I give unto my son in Law Joseph Tucker after the Death of my Wife my Negro
Man call'd Billey as also my Largest Copper Kittle.
Item I give unto my Brother Thomas Wynne, my Negro Man call'd Will.
Item I give unto my Grandson Matthew Parham my Negro Boy call'd Simon.
Item I give unto my Grand Daughter Lewcretia Tucker my Negro Girl Call'd Patty.
Item I give unto my Granson Joel Tucker my Walnut Desk & my Troopers Arms.
Item I give unto my son in Law Matthew Parham my smallest Copper Kittle.
Item I give unto my Daughter Angelica Rains my Largest Iron Pott Ten pounds in
cash and Six head of meat cattle.
Item I give unto my Grandson Robert Wynne Rains the Fether Bed & furniture
commonly call'd his also my Small Gray Mare.
Item all the Remainder of my Estate of what Kind soever I give to my two
Daughters Lewcretia Tucker & Martha Parham to be Equally Divided between
them in size & Quality
Lastly it is my Will & Desire that my Estate be not appraised and Exors.
hereafter mentioned be obliged to give Security for the Execution hereof I do
hereby constitute & appoint my sons in Law Matthew Parham & Joseph
Tucker Executors of this my Last Will & Testament In Witness whereof I
hereunto set my Hand and Affixed my seal this Day of Anno Domi 1754.
Signed by Robert Wynne.
At a Court held for Sussex County the 12th day of August 1754. The aforewritten
Last Will and Testament of Robert Wynne Gent. decd. was presented in Court by
Jos. Tucker one of the Exors therein named who made Oath thereto according to
law And there being no su[bscribing] witnesses as to the same Will this Court
proceeded to take depositions in support of the same thereupon ? Jones Junr.
William Gilliam & William Gilliam junr. being first sworn they severally
depose and say they were well acquainted with the testator in his lifetime &
have often seen him write & that the said Will all in his handwriting of the
said testator And the Court also being well acquainted with the handwriting of
the said testator & verily believing the whole to be of his own proper hand
writing do therefore now Order to be recorded as the last Will & Testmt. of
the sd. Robt. Wynne.
Father: Capt. Thomas
Wynne
Mother: Agnes Stith
Spouse: Martha Jefferson
Children:
1. Lucretia Wynne (m. Joseph Tucker)
2. Martha Wynne (m. Matthew Parham)
3. Angelina Wynne (m. William Raines)
4. Cornelia Wynne (m. Jefferson Raines)
5. Anne Wynne