In The Name of God Amen, I George Brickhouse, Of the 
County of Northampton in Virginia, being sick and weak of 
body but of sound  and perfect sense and memory,
praise be Almighty God, do make this my Last Will and 
Testament. 
 
Imprimis: I bequeath my soul to Almighty God, my Creator. 
hoping and firmly believing in the resurrection of the dead 
and that He will receive the same into his Everlasting 
Kingdom not of any merits of mine but through and  for the 
sake and merit of his dearly and beloved Son the Lord Jesus
Christ, our only Saviour and Redeemer. 
 
Item: My body I bequeath to the earth from whence it came, 
hoping the same, may have a decent and Christian burial. 
 
Item: As for what worldly estate it hath pleased God of His 
goodness to bestowe upon me, I give unto my well beloved 
wife Mary Brickhouse, with all lands, house, orchards, 
pastures, and all my personal estate during the time she 
shall live a widow. 
 
Item: I give and bequeath unto my well beloved son, 
William Brickhouse, and his heirs, lawfully begotten of his
body forever, all my land within the fence called the Cow 
Neck, Being four hundred acres of land more or less. 
 
Item: I give and bequeath unto my well beloved son, Major 
Brickhouse, and his heirs lawfully begotten of his body 
forever, all the pasture and remainder of my land on the 
westward side of the Cow bridge gutt as far as the fence 
aforesaid with all appertains  belonging there unto being 
one hundred aces of land more or less.  
 
Item: I give and bequeath unto my beloved son, Major 
Brickhouse, and his heirs lawfully begotten of his body 
forever all my land lying and being between the creek called
the Castle Ridge Creek and the Creek called the Wolfe Creek
being one hundred acres of land more or less. 
 
Item: I give bequeath unto my well and beloved  son, Peter
Brickhouse, and his heirs forever lawfully of his body, all
my (land) Castle Ridge northward from the Cow Bridge being
three hundred acres of my land more or less. 
 
Item: I give and bequeath to my well beloved son, Jedediah 
Brickhouse, and his  heirs forever, lawfully of his body, my
Fowling point and all the  land as far as the first creek of
the Wolfe Creek that makes eastward and south and goes 
straight to the nyext prang that makes out of the gutt 
called Taripan Gutt, being five hundred acres of land more
or less.
 
Item: I give and bequeath to my well beloved son, John 
Brickhouse, and his heirs lawfully begotten of his body  
forever all the residue and remainder of my land which is
seven hundred acres. 
 
Item: My will is that after my well beloved wife, Mary 
Brickhouse, shall marry or after death, that my negros be
equally divided amongst my wife and sons and daughters. 
 
Item: My will is that after the above mentioned time, my 
wife marries or her death that all my  moveable estate be 
equally divided between  my wife and children.
 
Item: I give and bequeath to my well beloved daughter, 
Hannah Brickhouse, my biggest pewter dish. 
 
Item: My will is that there be no administration on my said 
estate but in confirmation that this is  my last will and 
Testament. I nominate and appoint my well beloved wife, 
Mary Brickhouse, whole and sole Executrix, in confirmation
that this is my last Will and Testament, I have hereunto set
my hand and seal this nineteenth day of September and in 
the year of our Lord God one thousand seven hundred 
and thirteen.               
 
          George Brickhouse, his seal Signed , Sealed and
 
Delivered in  the presence of us: John Beloitt (his mark) 
Annah Beloitt (her mark) William Tankred Northampton 
County, Va. November 17th, 1713 
 
The said Last Will and Testament of George Brickhouse, 
Deceased, was presented to court by his widow, Mary
Brickhouse, his Executrix, who made oath thereto and 
upon her motion it is proved  in court by the oaths of 
John Beloitt and Annah Beloitt and William Tankred, 
witnesses thereto is admitted to record and according
to order, it is recorded. 
 
Test: Robert Howson
 
Recorded Test: Robert Howson, C.C.C. Northampton 
 
Note:  The person who wrote this will for George Brickhouse
spelled his name as Brighouse throughout this will, but this
is the son of the original George Brickhouse and Hannah 
Luddington. No other will in Northampton County used this 
spelling. 
 
Recorded in Will Book XXI, R 52-3, of the Official Public 
Records  of Northampton County, Virginia.

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