Samuel Rust, son of William Rust (1634-1699) and Ann Metcalfe (1642-1697)
Married: Abt. 1690 Westmoreland, Virginia
Martha (1680-1729)
Children:
Ann Rust Harrison (1691-1748)
Benjamin Rust (1694-1754)
John Rust (1695-1727)
Jeremiah Rust (1695-1731)
William Rust (1695-1741)
Hannah Rust Eskridge (1699-1729)
George Rust (1700-1775)
Martha Rust (1706-1718)
Captain Peter Rust (1710-1761)
∼The Will of Samuel Rust
Pages 254-62.
Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds & Wills No. 5 (1712-1716) by John Frederick Dorman
Will of Samuel Rust of Westmoreland Co., dated 16 Aug. 1715.
Unto Mr. Patrick Spence during his natural life the plantation whereon he now lived adjoyning to the land of Mr. James Coleman as the line between them now stands and the inmost line in the woods next Coleman's and on that side of the runn next Mr. Thomas Bonam's and Coleman's, he not making any wast on the land nor selling nor making use of any timber save for the use of the plantation. If Mr. Patrick Spence thinks fitt, the dwelling house given him by his father in law Capt. George Eskridge may stand as it now does on the other side of the runn and he have land adjoining to the house for necessary houses and gardening.
To my son Peter Rust after the decease of Mr. Patrick Spence the plantation whereon Patrick now lives with the land adjoining but in case Peter dies before he comes to the age of twenty one yeares or without issue, the plantation fall to my son Matthew Rust and his heirs. Also to my son Peter Rust two Negroe boys Jack and Billy, but in case he dies as aforesaid, to my two sons John and Matthew Rust. My son Peter be constantly kept at school from ten to twelve yeares of age out of the profitts of my estate. He have a feather bed, bolster, rugg, blanketts and sheets in case he my son Peter Rust comes to the age of twenty one yeares or day of his marriage.
To my son Matthew Rust the moyety of that tract of land on which Mr. Patrick Spence now lives, the whole containing 300 acres, to be equally divided as to quantity and quality between Matthew and Peter Rust, and also to Matthew one feather bed, bolster, rugg, blanketts and pair of sheets, one iron pott containing about five gallons, one new ceder pail and piggon, a roan stone hors, one cow and calf, a sow and piggs and three two year old hoggs and 3000 pounds of tobacco out of the profitts of my mill and a larg chest commonly called Matthew's chest. Unto my son George Rust all that neck of land (up to the old hors road) wherein William Allen and Henry Self now lives. William Allen shall not be turn'd of[f] the plantation whereon he now lives for seven years from the date of these presents nor Henry Self for five years provided Allen and Self duly pay their rents, which rents my executors shall be accountable for to my son George when he shall arrive to the age of twenty one.
To my son George a feather bed, bolster, rugg, pair of blanketts and pair of sheets, a cow and calfe and 3000 pounds of tobacco out of the profitts of my mill when he shall arrive to the age of seventeen yeares and he have a chest commonly called George's and two yeares schooling at the charge of my executors.
To my son John Rust the plantation now in his possession with all my land adjoyning to it being in the pattent of Earle's for a thousand acres, also one feather bed being a new one with rugg, blanketts, pair of sheets, one iron pott about four gal:, a frying pan now at my mill, a cow and calf, a cerder pail and piggon, a sow and piggs and three two year old hoggs and 3000 pounds of tobacco out of the profitts of my mill and a chest commonly called John's chest.
To my son Wm. Rust the plantation whereon he now lives and all that neck of land between his house and my mill save 15 acres on the point next adjoyning to the mill.
To my son William a suite of wearing apparell with hatt and cane and Wm. have out of the profitts of my mill all such corn and wheat as he shall have occasion for the use of his own family, as also a bill now in his possession payable to me from William Jones for 2700 pounds of tobacco.
To my son Jeremiah Rust 200 acres commonly called Potter's Neck, now in the possession of Wm. Knott, with 15 acres adjoining to my mill formerly reserved, also a feather bed, bolster, rugg, pr. of blanketts, pr. of sheets, two cowes and calves, a gray hors called Wipster, a Negro man Adam, an iron pott and six or seven gal:, a larg new frying pan. Further to my son Jeremiah Rust that neck of land called the White Marsh Neck and in case he dies without heirs then to my son Peter Rust.
To my daughter Anne Harrison one Negro girl Moll and 5000 pounds of tobacco to be paid her by my executors out of the profitts of my mill, also one large brass kettle.
To my daughter Hannah Rust one Negro girl Sarah, one feather bed with bolster, quilt, rugg, blanketts and sheets, one brass kettle about twenty gallons, and 5000 pounds of tobacco to be paid out of the profitts of my mill at the age of eighteen or day of marriage.
To my son Benja. Rust one gray mare, one cow and calf and a chest commonly called Ben's chest and he be kept at school from the first of October untill February next and have his full share of the cropp now standing and the benefitt of his labour hereafter during the time he lives with his brother Jeremiah, and one father bed, rugg, blanketts and sheets out of the profitts of my estate.
To my loving wife Martha Rust the plantation whereon we now live during her natural life and after her decease to my son Benja. Rust and his heirs, and in case my son Benja. Rust desires to settle himself during the life of his mother, he have liberty to build and settle on the further side of the land.
To my loving wife Martha a still worm and tubb, all my casque, two cowes and calves, four sheep, the feather bed and furniture on which we now lay, one Negro woman Betty, a larg brass kettle, an iron pot with six gallons and an iron pott about three gal: with hooks to the, one black hors named Luke, a large chest, truncks and boxes commonly called hers during her natural life, and after her deceased all the above be equally divided between my sons Jeremiah Rust and Benja. Rust, save the Negro woman Betty with her increase, in any, to be divided between my sons to whom no negroes is given.
To my loving wife Martha one third part of the profitts of my mill during her natural life and after her decease to descend to my son Jeremiah Rust. The heirs of John Clements have that parcell of land called Rich Neck and parcell called Middleton's Neck. Three or five men vallue Middletown's Neck and my white marsh neck and in case they shall adjudge that Middleton's Neck is not of equall value with the white marsh neck then the men shall lay of[f] as much land in the white marsh neck and ad[d] to Middleton's neck as shall make them of equall value, they taking of my white marsh neck that part that is adjoyning to Middleton's neck.
All my personal estate be equally divided between my wife Martha Rust and my son Jeremiah Rust, who I appoint joynt executors. In case my son Jeremiah dies without issue then my mill descend equally to John and Benja. Rust. Signed Samuel Rust.
Married: Abt. 1690 Westmoreland, Virginia
Martha (1680-1729)
Children:
Ann Rust Harrison (1691-1748)
Benjamin Rust (1694-1754)
John Rust (1695-1727)
Jeremiah Rust (1695-1731)
William Rust (1695-1741)
Hannah Rust Eskridge (1699-1729)
George Rust (1700-1775)
Martha Rust (1706-1718)
Captain Peter Rust (1710-1761)
∼The Will of Samuel Rust
Pages 254-62.
Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds & Wills No. 5 (1712-1716) by John Frederick Dorman
Will of Samuel Rust of Westmoreland Co., dated 16 Aug. 1715.
Unto Mr. Patrick Spence during his natural life the plantation whereon he now lived adjoyning to the land of Mr. James Coleman as the line between them now stands and the inmost line in the woods next Coleman's and on that side of the runn next Mr. Thomas Bonam's and Coleman's, he not making any wast on the land nor selling nor making use of any timber save for the use of the plantation. If Mr. Patrick Spence thinks fitt, the dwelling house given him by his father in law Capt. George Eskridge may stand as it now does on the other side of the runn and he have land adjoining to the house for necessary houses and gardening.
To my son Peter Rust after the decease of Mr. Patrick Spence the plantation whereon Patrick now lives with the land adjoining but in case Peter dies before he comes to the age of twenty one yeares or without issue, the plantation fall to my son Matthew Rust and his heirs. Also to my son Peter Rust two Negroe boys Jack and Billy, but in case he dies as aforesaid, to my two sons John and Matthew Rust. My son Peter be constantly kept at school from ten to twelve yeares of age out of the profitts of my estate. He have a feather bed, bolster, rugg, blanketts and sheets in case he my son Peter Rust comes to the age of twenty one yeares or day of his marriage.
To my son Matthew Rust the moyety of that tract of land on which Mr. Patrick Spence now lives, the whole containing 300 acres, to be equally divided as to quantity and quality between Matthew and Peter Rust, and also to Matthew one feather bed, bolster, rugg, blanketts and pair of sheets, one iron pott containing about five gallons, one new ceder pail and piggon, a roan stone hors, one cow and calf, a sow and piggs and three two year old hoggs and 3000 pounds of tobacco out of the profitts of my mill and a larg chest commonly called Matthew's chest. Unto my son George Rust all that neck of land (up to the old hors road) wherein William Allen and Henry Self now lives. William Allen shall not be turn'd of[f] the plantation whereon he now lives for seven years from the date of these presents nor Henry Self for five years provided Allen and Self duly pay their rents, which rents my executors shall be accountable for to my son George when he shall arrive to the age of twenty one.
To my son George a feather bed, bolster, rugg, pair of blanketts and pair of sheets, a cow and calfe and 3000 pounds of tobacco out of the profitts of my mill when he shall arrive to the age of seventeen yeares and he have a chest commonly called George's and two yeares schooling at the charge of my executors.
To my son John Rust the plantation now in his possession with all my land adjoyning to it being in the pattent of Earle's for a thousand acres, also one feather bed being a new one with rugg, blanketts, pair of sheets, one iron pott about four gal:, a frying pan now at my mill, a cow and calf, a cerder pail and piggon, a sow and piggs and three two year old hoggs and 3000 pounds of tobacco out of the profitts of my mill and a chest commonly called John's chest.
To my son Wm. Rust the plantation whereon he now lives and all that neck of land between his house and my mill save 15 acres on the point next adjoyning to the mill.
To my son William a suite of wearing apparell with hatt and cane and Wm. have out of the profitts of my mill all such corn and wheat as he shall have occasion for the use of his own family, as also a bill now in his possession payable to me from William Jones for 2700 pounds of tobacco.
To my son Jeremiah Rust 200 acres commonly called Potter's Neck, now in the possession of Wm. Knott, with 15 acres adjoining to my mill formerly reserved, also a feather bed, bolster, rugg, pr. of blanketts, pr. of sheets, two cowes and calves, a gray hors called Wipster, a Negro man Adam, an iron pott and six or seven gal:, a larg new frying pan. Further to my son Jeremiah Rust that neck of land called the White Marsh Neck and in case he dies without heirs then to my son Peter Rust.
To my daughter Anne Harrison one Negro girl Moll and 5000 pounds of tobacco to be paid her by my executors out of the profitts of my mill, also one large brass kettle.
To my daughter Hannah Rust one Negro girl Sarah, one feather bed with bolster, quilt, rugg, blanketts and sheets, one brass kettle about twenty gallons, and 5000 pounds of tobacco to be paid out of the profitts of my mill at the age of eighteen or day of marriage.
To my son Benja. Rust one gray mare, one cow and calf and a chest commonly called Ben's chest and he be kept at school from the first of October untill February next and have his full share of the cropp now standing and the benefitt of his labour hereafter during the time he lives with his brother Jeremiah, and one father bed, rugg, blanketts and sheets out of the profitts of my estate.
To my loving wife Martha Rust the plantation whereon we now live during her natural life and after her decease to my son Benja. Rust and his heirs, and in case my son Benja. Rust desires to settle himself during the life of his mother, he have liberty to build and settle on the further side of the land.
To my loving wife Martha a still worm and tubb, all my casque, two cowes and calves, four sheep, the feather bed and furniture on which we now lay, one Negro woman Betty, a larg brass kettle, an iron pot with six gallons and an iron pott about three gal: with hooks to the, one black hors named Luke, a large chest, truncks and boxes commonly called hers during her natural life, and after her deceased all the above be equally divided between my sons Jeremiah Rust and Benja. Rust, save the Negro woman Betty with her increase, in any, to be divided between my sons to whom no negroes is given.
To my loving wife Martha one third part of the profitts of my mill during her natural life and after her decease to descend to my son Jeremiah Rust. The heirs of John Clements have that parcell of land called Rich Neck and parcell called Middleton's Neck. Three or five men vallue Middletown's Neck and my white marsh neck and in case they shall adjudge that Middleton's Neck is not of equall value with the white marsh neck then the men shall lay of[f] as much land in the white marsh neck and ad[d] to Middleton's neck as shall make them of equall value, they taking of my white marsh neck that part that is adjoyning to Middleton's neck.
All my personal estate be equally divided between my wife Martha Rust and my son Jeremiah Rust, who I appoint joynt executors. In case my son Jeremiah dies without issue then my mill descend equally to John and Benja. Rust. Signed Samuel Rust.
Samuel Rust, son of William Rust (1634-1699) and Ann Metcalfe (1642-1697)
Married: Abt. 1690 Westmoreland, Virginia
Martha (1680-1729)
Children:
Ann Rust Harrison (1691-1748)
Benjamin Rust (1694-1754)
John Rust (1695-1727)
Jeremiah Rust (1695-1731)
William Rust (1695-1741)
Hannah Rust Eskridge (1699-1729)
George Rust (1700-1775)
Martha Rust (1706-1718)
Captain Peter Rust (1710-1761)
∼The Will of Samuel Rust
Pages 254-62.
Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds & Wills No. 5 (1712-1716) by John Frederick Dorman
Will of Samuel Rust of Westmoreland Co., dated 16 Aug. 1715.
Unto Mr. Patrick Spence during his natural life the plantation whereon he now lived adjoyning to the land of Mr. James Coleman as the line between them now stands and the inmost line in the woods next Coleman's and on that side of the runn next Mr. Thomas Bonam's and Coleman's, he not making any wast on the land nor selling nor making use of any timber save for the use of the plantation. If Mr. Patrick Spence thinks fitt, the dwelling house given him by his father in law Capt. George Eskridge may stand as it now does on the other side of the runn and he have land adjoining to the house for necessary houses and gardening.
To my son Peter Rust after the decease of Mr. Patrick Spence the plantation whereon Patrick now lives with the land adjoining but in case Peter dies before he comes to the age of twenty one yeares or without issue, the plantation fall to my son Matthew Rust and his heirs. Also to my son Peter Rust two Negroe boys Jack and Billy, but in case he dies as aforesaid, to my two sons John and Matthew Rust. My son Peter be constantly kept at school from ten to twelve yeares of age out of the profitts of my estate. He have a feather bed, bolster, rugg, blanketts and sheets in case he my son Peter Rust comes to the age of twenty one yeares or day of his marriage.
To my son Matthew Rust the moyety of that tract of land on which Mr. Patrick Spence now lives, the whole containing 300 acres, to be equally divided as to quantity and quality between Matthew and Peter Rust, and also to Matthew one feather bed, bolster, rugg, blanketts and pair of sheets, one iron pott containing about five gallons, one new ceder pail and piggon, a roan stone hors, one cow and calf, a sow and piggs and three two year old hoggs and 3000 pounds of tobacco out of the profitts of my mill and a larg chest commonly called Matthew's chest. Unto my son George Rust all that neck of land (up to the old hors road) wherein William Allen and Henry Self now lives. William Allen shall not be turn'd of[f] the plantation whereon he now lives for seven years from the date of these presents nor Henry Self for five years provided Allen and Self duly pay their rents, which rents my executors shall be accountable for to my son George when he shall arrive to the age of twenty one.
To my son George a feather bed, bolster, rugg, pair of blanketts and pair of sheets, a cow and calfe and 3000 pounds of tobacco out of the profitts of my mill when he shall arrive to the age of seventeen yeares and he have a chest commonly called George's and two yeares schooling at the charge of my executors.
To my son John Rust the plantation now in his possession with all my land adjoyning to it being in the pattent of Earle's for a thousand acres, also one feather bed being a new one with rugg, blanketts, pair of sheets, one iron pott about four gal:, a frying pan now at my mill, a cow and calf, a cerder pail and piggon, a sow and piggs and three two year old hoggs and 3000 pounds of tobacco out of the profitts of my mill and a chest commonly called John's chest.
To my son Wm. Rust the plantation whereon he now lives and all that neck of land between his house and my mill save 15 acres on the point next adjoyning to the mill.
To my son William a suite of wearing apparell with hatt and cane and Wm. have out of the profitts of my mill all such corn and wheat as he shall have occasion for the use of his own family, as also a bill now in his possession payable to me from William Jones for 2700 pounds of tobacco.
To my son Jeremiah Rust 200 acres commonly called Potter's Neck, now in the possession of Wm. Knott, with 15 acres adjoining to my mill formerly reserved, also a feather bed, bolster, rugg, pr. of blanketts, pr. of sheets, two cowes and calves, a gray hors called Wipster, a Negro man Adam, an iron pott and six or seven gal:, a larg new frying pan. Further to my son Jeremiah Rust that neck of land called the White Marsh Neck and in case he dies without heirs then to my son Peter Rust.
To my daughter Anne Harrison one Negro girl Moll and 5000 pounds of tobacco to be paid her by my executors out of the profitts of my mill, also one large brass kettle.
To my daughter Hannah Rust one Negro girl Sarah, one feather bed with bolster, quilt, rugg, blanketts and sheets, one brass kettle about twenty gallons, and 5000 pounds of tobacco to be paid out of the profitts of my mill at the age of eighteen or day of marriage.
To my son Benja. Rust one gray mare, one cow and calf and a chest commonly called Ben's chest and he be kept at school from the first of October untill February next and have his full share of the cropp now standing and the benefitt of his labour hereafter during the time he lives with his brother Jeremiah, and one father bed, rugg, blanketts and sheets out of the profitts of my estate.
To my loving wife Martha Rust the plantation whereon we now live during her natural life and after her decease to my son Benja. Rust and his heirs, and in case my son Benja. Rust desires to settle himself during the life of his mother, he have liberty to build and settle on the further side of the land.
To my loving wife Martha a still worm and tubb, all my casque, two cowes and calves, four sheep, the feather bed and furniture on which we now lay, one Negro woman Betty, a larg brass kettle, an iron pot with six gallons and an iron pott about three gal: with hooks to the, one black hors named Luke, a large chest, truncks and boxes commonly called hers during her natural life, and after her deceased all the above be equally divided between my sons Jeremiah Rust and Benja. Rust, save the Negro woman Betty with her increase, in any, to be divided between my sons to whom no negroes is given.
To my loving wife Martha one third part of the profitts of my mill during her natural life and after her decease to descend to my son Jeremiah Rust. The heirs of John Clements have that parcell of land called Rich Neck and parcell called Middleton's Neck. Three or five men vallue Middletown's Neck and my white marsh neck and in case they shall adjudge that Middleton's Neck is not of equall value with the white marsh neck then the men shall lay of[f] as much land in the white marsh neck and ad[d] to Middleton's neck as shall make them of equall value, they taking of my white marsh neck that part that is adjoyning to Middleton's neck.
All my personal estate be equally divided between my wife Martha Rust and my son Jeremiah Rust, who I appoint joynt executors. In case my son Jeremiah dies without issue then my mill descend equally to John and Benja. Rust. Signed Samuel Rust.
Married: Abt. 1690 Westmoreland, Virginia
Martha (1680-1729)
Children:
Ann Rust Harrison (1691-1748)
Benjamin Rust (1694-1754)
John Rust (1695-1727)
Jeremiah Rust (1695-1731)
William Rust (1695-1741)
Hannah Rust Eskridge (1699-1729)
George Rust (1700-1775)
Martha Rust (1706-1718)
Captain Peter Rust (1710-1761)
∼The Will of Samuel Rust
Pages 254-62.
Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds & Wills No. 5 (1712-1716) by John Frederick Dorman
Will of Samuel Rust of Westmoreland Co., dated 16 Aug. 1715.
Unto Mr. Patrick Spence during his natural life the plantation whereon he now lived adjoyning to the land of Mr. James Coleman as the line between them now stands and the inmost line in the woods next Coleman's and on that side of the runn next Mr. Thomas Bonam's and Coleman's, he not making any wast on the land nor selling nor making use of any timber save for the use of the plantation. If Mr. Patrick Spence thinks fitt, the dwelling house given him by his father in law Capt. George Eskridge may stand as it now does on the other side of the runn and he have land adjoining to the house for necessary houses and gardening.
To my son Peter Rust after the decease of Mr. Patrick Spence the plantation whereon Patrick now lives with the land adjoining but in case Peter dies before he comes to the age of twenty one yeares or without issue, the plantation fall to my son Matthew Rust and his heirs. Also to my son Peter Rust two Negroe boys Jack and Billy, but in case he dies as aforesaid, to my two sons John and Matthew Rust. My son Peter be constantly kept at school from ten to twelve yeares of age out of the profitts of my estate. He have a feather bed, bolster, rugg, blanketts and sheets in case he my son Peter Rust comes to the age of twenty one yeares or day of his marriage.
To my son Matthew Rust the moyety of that tract of land on which Mr. Patrick Spence now lives, the whole containing 300 acres, to be equally divided as to quantity and quality between Matthew and Peter Rust, and also to Matthew one feather bed, bolster, rugg, blanketts and pair of sheets, one iron pott containing about five gallons, one new ceder pail and piggon, a roan stone hors, one cow and calf, a sow and piggs and three two year old hoggs and 3000 pounds of tobacco out of the profitts of my mill and a larg chest commonly called Matthew's chest. Unto my son George Rust all that neck of land (up to the old hors road) wherein William Allen and Henry Self now lives. William Allen shall not be turn'd of[f] the plantation whereon he now lives for seven years from the date of these presents nor Henry Self for five years provided Allen and Self duly pay their rents, which rents my executors shall be accountable for to my son George when he shall arrive to the age of twenty one.
To my son George a feather bed, bolster, rugg, pair of blanketts and pair of sheets, a cow and calfe and 3000 pounds of tobacco out of the profitts of my mill when he shall arrive to the age of seventeen yeares and he have a chest commonly called George's and two yeares schooling at the charge of my executors.
To my son John Rust the plantation now in his possession with all my land adjoyning to it being in the pattent of Earle's for a thousand acres, also one feather bed being a new one with rugg, blanketts, pair of sheets, one iron pott about four gal:, a frying pan now at my mill, a cow and calf, a cerder pail and piggon, a sow and piggs and three two year old hoggs and 3000 pounds of tobacco out of the profitts of my mill and a chest commonly called John's chest.
To my son Wm. Rust the plantation whereon he now lives and all that neck of land between his house and my mill save 15 acres on the point next adjoyning to the mill.
To my son William a suite of wearing apparell with hatt and cane and Wm. have out of the profitts of my mill all such corn and wheat as he shall have occasion for the use of his own family, as also a bill now in his possession payable to me from William Jones for 2700 pounds of tobacco.
To my son Jeremiah Rust 200 acres commonly called Potter's Neck, now in the possession of Wm. Knott, with 15 acres adjoining to my mill formerly reserved, also a feather bed, bolster, rugg, pr. of blanketts, pr. of sheets, two cowes and calves, a gray hors called Wipster, a Negro man Adam, an iron pott and six or seven gal:, a larg new frying pan. Further to my son Jeremiah Rust that neck of land called the White Marsh Neck and in case he dies without heirs then to my son Peter Rust.
To my daughter Anne Harrison one Negro girl Moll and 5000 pounds of tobacco to be paid her by my executors out of the profitts of my mill, also one large brass kettle.
To my daughter Hannah Rust one Negro girl Sarah, one feather bed with bolster, quilt, rugg, blanketts and sheets, one brass kettle about twenty gallons, and 5000 pounds of tobacco to be paid out of the profitts of my mill at the age of eighteen or day of marriage.
To my son Benja. Rust one gray mare, one cow and calf and a chest commonly called Ben's chest and he be kept at school from the first of October untill February next and have his full share of the cropp now standing and the benefitt of his labour hereafter during the time he lives with his brother Jeremiah, and one father bed, rugg, blanketts and sheets out of the profitts of my estate.
To my loving wife Martha Rust the plantation whereon we now live during her natural life and after her decease to my son Benja. Rust and his heirs, and in case my son Benja. Rust desires to settle himself during the life of his mother, he have liberty to build and settle on the further side of the land.
To my loving wife Martha a still worm and tubb, all my casque, two cowes and calves, four sheep, the feather bed and furniture on which we now lay, one Negro woman Betty, a larg brass kettle, an iron pot with six gallons and an iron pott about three gal: with hooks to the, one black hors named Luke, a large chest, truncks and boxes commonly called hers during her natural life, and after her deceased all the above be equally divided between my sons Jeremiah Rust and Benja. Rust, save the Negro woman Betty with her increase, in any, to be divided between my sons to whom no negroes is given.
To my loving wife Martha one third part of the profitts of my mill during her natural life and after her decease to descend to my son Jeremiah Rust. The heirs of John Clements have that parcell of land called Rich Neck and parcell called Middleton's Neck. Three or five men vallue Middletown's Neck and my white marsh neck and in case they shall adjudge that Middleton's Neck is not of equall value with the white marsh neck then the men shall lay of[f] as much land in the white marsh neck and ad[d] to Middleton's neck as shall make them of equall value, they taking of my white marsh neck that part that is adjoyning to Middleton's neck.
All my personal estate be equally divided between my wife Martha Rust and my son Jeremiah Rust, who I appoint joynt executors. In case my son Jeremiah dies without issue then my mill descend equally to John and Benja. Rust. Signed Samuel Rust.
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