In The Name of God Amen the seventh day of August in year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and one. I James Pemberton of the parish of S^t. John and island abovesaid, being sick in body but of sound mind, and memory, Do make & declare this my last will and testament in manner following:
First and principally I bequeath my Soule to Almighty God that gave it, and my body to the earth therein to be decently interred according to the discretion of my executors hereafter named; and my temporall estate as followeth;
that is to say I give devise and bequeath all that my personall and reall estate Situate in the parish of S^t. George and Island aforesaid to my Loving son John Pemberton and the heires of his body Lawfully begotten for ever together with thirty and one Negro slaves by names Hector, Dick, Doll, Dicky, Barbara, John, Jumba, Minga, Little John, Will, Munday, Tonsaw, Qwashea, Meme, Kate, Sue, Iram, Sarah, Cumbo, Ada, Marya, little Marya, old Doll Mary, Violett, Jeppa, Betty, women, Jack, Kitty, Cully, Robin, boys, Nancy, Joan, Bessie, Marya, Girles, with their issue and increase. But if it should happen that my said son John should depart this life before he attains to the full age of One and Twenty years, without any lawfull issue of his body begotten then it is my will and pleasure that the one half of my said land and negroes be and remain to James Pemberton son of my eldest son James, and to the heires of his body lawfully begotten for ever, And the other mouty[?] or one half of the said estate to my Surviving Sons and the heires of their bodyes lawfully begotten for ever to hold in common and undivided; And if either of my said surviving children should depart this life before he attains to the age of One and Twenty years without lawfull issue, that then his share in my said estate to be and remains to the rest of my surviving children and to their heires for ever to be held in common as aforesaid And if my said Grandson James Pemberton should happen to dye before he attains the age of One and Twenty years without lawfull issue then it is my will that his proportion of my said estate shall descend and come to my said surviving children and to be held in Common as to above mentioned, Item I give & bequeath unto my two sons Peter and Joseph the sum of Five hundred pounds Sterling each of them to be paid them out of my said estate in the said parish of S^t. George, when they shall successively attain to the age of One and Twenty years, but if either of them dye before he arrives the the age of One & Twenty  without lawfull issue then his said portion to be & remain to his brother the other surviving Legatee And if both of the said legatees should happen to dye under the age of One & Twenty years without lawfull issue then their several legacies to be paid and divided in equall proportions among the rest of my surviviing children; Item I give and bequeath to my two Grand children, James and Rebecca the children of my said son James deceased Six hundred pounds sterl that is to say three hundred pounds Sterl each the said James to receive his three hundred at the age of One and twenty and Rebecca to be paid her three hundred at the age of sixteen or day of marriage But if either of them should depart this life before they attain to their respective ages or day of marriage, then the part or proportion of the child so dying to be and remain to the child surviving And in case that both of them depart this life before they shall attaine to the severall ages as aforesaid, or day of marriage and without lawfull issue that then their said legacyes, to be payd and equally divided among the rest of my surviving children, all which said severall legacyes, and all other legacyes, and annuities hereinafter mentioned are to be payed out of my said estate in the parish of S^t. George; And further it is my Will & pleasure that my two sons Peter and Joseph have sufficient maintenance and education out of my said estate in S^t. Georges untill then arrive unto their suverall ages of one and twenty years And also that my said two Grand Children James and Rebecca be paid to each person as shall take the care and tutorage of them, Item I give & bequeath unto the said Rebecca and her heires for ever One Negro Girle named Jenny and my will is that the said annuity of fifteen pounds each shall cease and determino as soon as the said attain to their respective ages or day of marriage as aforesaid; Item I give and bequeath unto my Loving son Charles Pemberton all my reall estate in land in the parish of S^t. John containing thirty seven Acres with the mansion house and other the houses and out houses thereon erected or which shall hereafter be erected on the premises together with Tenne Substantial working slaves To Have and To Hold (immediatly after the decease of my loving wife) to him the said Charles Pemberton and to his heirs and assigns for ever; And also I further give and bequeath unto my said son Charles Pemberton the sum of Fifty pounds sterl to be paid him from my said estate in S^t. George's yearly and every year during the life of my said wife; Item I give and bequeath unto my said wife all my estate reall and personall in the parish of S^t. John in full of her Dower of both my Estates Lastly I nominate, constitute, ordain and appoint my Dear And Loving wife Rebecca Pemberton my Son Charles Pemberton and my Son John Pemberton Executrix and Executors of this my last Will and Testament in wittness whereof I have hereunto put my hand & Seale the day and year in this my Will containing one sheet and an half of paper and is first above written

                                                              Ja Pemberton (LS)

Signed sealed, published & declared, to be the last will & testament of the sd James Pemberton in ye presence of us the words (of both my estates) being first interlined in ye 18^th & nineteenth lines. 
Edwd, Fennell junr. 
Fra Mellinchamp 
John Tucker

Barbados                                              By His Excellency

Edward Fennell junr & John Tucker two of the witnesses to the above will personally appeared before me & made Oath on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God that they were present & saw the above named James Pemberton (now decd) sign, seale, publish, and declare the same to be his last will & testament and that at the executing thereof he was of sound & disposing mind & memory according to the best of these deponents Judgmt and beliefe 
Given under my hand this 9th day of September 1701

                                                                             R. Grey