In the Name of God Amen I CHRISTOPHER ROBINSON of the County of Middlesex in the Colony of Virginia Esq being of sound and disposing mind and memory Praised be God for the same and being desirous to settle my worldly affairs while I have strength and capacity so to do, do make and publish this my Last Will and Testament hereby revoking and making void all former will by me at any time heretofore made and first and principally I commit my soul into the hands of My Creator who gave it, and my body to the Earth to be interred in a decent manner.

And as to such worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to intrust me I dispose of the same as followeth Imprimis It is my will and desire that if my Estate in Yorkshire in England should be sold by Virtue of a Power of Attorney which I have sent home for that purpose the money arising by such sale to be laid out by my executors hereinafter named in Land and negroes proportionately. Then I give and bequeath these lands and Negroes to my son CHRISTOPHER ROBINSON and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten forever and failing of such heirs to go and descend in the same manner the said Estate in Yorkshire would have done before I had docked the Entail and if my Estate should not be sold by virtue of the said Power of Attorney then it is my will and desire that my Executors should sell and dispose of the same as soon as they can conveniently and the money arising from such sale to be laid out as above directed and to go and descend in the same manner.....

Item I give and bequeath unto my dear and beloved wife SARAH ROBINSON one third part of my estate both Real and Personal in England and Virginia except what I have given to my two daughters MARY and BETTY during her natural life.

Item I give and bequeath to my said wife the money that is due to me by RALPH WORMELEY Esq by his Bond also the following Negroes

SARAH and her children, ROBIN, CAFFEE, MILLY and her daughter, HANNAH, COOK, BECK and AGGA and their future increase. The said money and negroes to be dispose of as she please.

Item I give to my daughter MARY ROBINSON all my land in James City County and the following Negroes on the said land, CLEASBY, TOM, ANDREW, ABRAM, WILL, NAN and her children and their increase, also her maid CLARE and her increase to her and her heirs forever.

Item I give to my daughter BETTY ROBINSON the five following Negroes ALICE and her sister FRANK, little MILLY, little LETTIE and RACHEL and their increase. Also £800 sterling to be paid her as soon as she shall arrive at the age of 21 years or marriage.

Item All the rest of my estate both real and personal ... not already disposed I give and bequeath to my son CHRISTOPHER ROBINSON and his heirs forever.

Lastly I constitute my brother JOHN ROBINSON, my friends RICHARD CORBIN and RALPH WORMELEY and DUDLEY DIGGES Executors of this my last will and testament and I desire that my estate may not be appraised In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal 16 July 1768

Witnesses Barthlomew Yates, Robert Spratt, Bartholomew Yates junior.

Probate granted to John Robinson at the Middlesex County Court House 25 October 1784

Notes from the Virginia Gazette 28 July 1768. On Monday died Christopher Robinson.