In the name of God Amen,

I Robert Armistead Senr of Elizabeth City County being sick and weak in body, but of sound and disposing mind do make and ordain this to be my last Will & Testament in manner & Form following:

Imprimis. I give & bequeath unto my Daughter Elizabeth Armistead the following slaves to wit--Yellow Bob, Jeffery, Sucky, Wocly, Mildy, Jack, Big Beck & her child Phillis, little Fanny, Sal & Milly--the said negroes to be hired out annually by my Executors hereafter named and the money arising from the Hire of the said slaves to be paid to my loving mother Elizabeth Armistead during her life for the especial Purpose of supporting herself and my Daughter Elizabeth Armistead.

Item. my will and desire is that all my Lands--Slaves and personal Estate of every Kind excerpting the slaves above named be kept together during my mother's life and during the Widowhood of my loving Wife Ann Armistead for their mutual Benefit and Advantage and after my mother's Death and the Marriage of my Wife, I give and devise my lands in the County and my lands lying in York County to my son William Armistead to him & his Heirs Forever; but in case my Wife Should marry I lend unto her during her natural life one third part of my lands and one Third Part of all my negroes except those above named.

Item. I give unto my son William Armistead ten negroes of those that may remain after my Wife's one Third is taken out, to be hired out for his Benefit and Advantage, and the Remainder of the negroes to be equally divided between my said Son William and Elizabeth Armistead, and it is my furthur will and Desire that after my Mother's Death and the Death of my Wife, that all my egroes including those given to my daughter Elizabeth Armistead and those given to my son William Armistead should be equally divided between my said Son & Daughter to them and their heirs forever.

Item. It is my Will and Desire after the death of my Mother and the marriage of my wife that my Stock of every Kind & Household and Kitchen Furniture and Plantation utensils be sold and the money arising from the sale thereof together with all the money due me in the State of North Carolina, I give and bequeath all said money to my Daughter Elizabeth Armistead. The money due me in North Carolina I devise may be collected immediately--all the aforesaid money I request that it may be placed in the Treasury of Virginia and the Interest there of to be applied to the support of my said Daughter Elizabeth until she comes of age or marries and then she is to draw both the principal and interest.

Item. I devise that all the money due me in this County or as much of it as shall be sufficient be supplied in the first place to the payment of my Just Debts and the Balance that may be remaining I give unto my son William Armistead. In case my Daughter Elizabeth Armistead should die before she comes of age or marries then & in that case I give unto my son William Armistead all the property that I have already devised to her and in case my son William Armistead should die before he arrives to the age of twenty one years it is my Desire that all the property which I have given to him should be given to my said Daughter Elizabeth Armistead and to their Heirs forever.

Si. Lastly I nominate and appoint Col. Jno. Cary, Mr. Robert Armistead Son of William Armistead, Sheldon Moss & Johnson Tabb to be Executors of this my last Will and Testament In witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal this

12th Day of November 1792.

ROBT. ARMISTEAD.

[RED SEAL.]

Signed, sealed, published and declared to be the Testator's last will in Presence of

JOHNSON TABB

THOS. BAKER ARMISTEAD

WILLIAM ARMISTEAD

MILES KING

1000 lbs. Bond as security.