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Northumberland
Co.
Virginia
Record Book
1743-1749,
page 53
Written 26
December 1724
Transcript
of Last Will and Testament of
Mary
Garner Lewis Courtney Price
In
the name of God Amen I Mary Price of the Parish of St. Stephens in
the County of Northumberland Widow being at present in sound &
perfect health & reasonable understanding do make & ordaine
this to be my Last will and Testament in manner & form following
hereby revoking & making voyd all former wills & Testaments
by me made Dated this twenty Sixth of December Anno Domini one
thousand and Seven hundred & twenty four & in the Eleventh
year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George of Great Britain &c....
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I bequeath my Soul into the hands of Allmighty God that Gave it me
hopeing by his infinite Mercy & by my dear Savior Jesus Christ
his intercession & by the merrits of his passion it shall at the
Last day be reunited to my body & Gloryfied & I will that my
body have Christian and decent buriall....
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I Will that all my just Debts be truly paid & as for my goods
& Estate which it hath pleased my Good God to bless me beyond and
deserts of mine I Give & bequeath the In the following manner....
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I Give & bequeath unto my Son John Lewis one warming pan which
was his father's to be in full of his part of my whole Estate for
that it hath pleased God to bless him with a plentifull Estate....
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I Give & bequeath to my son James Lewis one feather bed &
furniture to be paid him immediately after my decease by my Extr. out
of my Estate....
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I Give & bequeath unto my Grand daughter Ann Lewis Daughter of my
Son William Lewis, dec.'d. my Largest Gold Ring & Silver bodkin
to be pd. immediately after my decease.
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I Give & bequeath to my Grand daughter Elizabeth Lewis Daughter
of my sd. Son William Lewis my next largest Gold Ring to be delivered
as above....
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I Give & bequeath unto my Grandson Vincent Lewis Son of
William Lewis, dec'd. one Ewe and lamb to be delivered as above.
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I Give & bequeath unto my Grandson Pemberton Clayton one heiffer
to be delivered to him immediately after my decease by my Extrs....
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I Give & bequeath unto my Grand daughter Mary Damerill Daughter
of Joseph Damerill my Son in Law sll my wearing apparell to be
delivered as within mentioned....
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I Give & bequeath to my Grandson Lewis Toon Son of my Son in Law
Mark Toone, Dec'd. five thousand pounds of tobacco to be paid him
when he shall attaine the age of twenty one years by my extrs....
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I Give & bequeath to my son Argalon Price Son of Richard Price,
dec'd. one negro woman named Betty & her increase for Ever....
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it is my Will & desire that my son Argalon Price have the tuition
of my Grandson Lewis Toon above named & that he Shall give him
his maintenance untill he Shall be of age....
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I Give & bequeath unto my sd. Son Argalon Price all &
Singular the rest Residue and remainder of my Estate of what nature
kind or Quality Soever to him & his heirs for Ever & I do
hereby Nominate & appoint him to be my full & whole Extr. of
this my Last will & Testament In witness where of I have hereunto
Set my hand & affixed my Seale the day and year within written....
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Wit:
George Routt
Martha
Routt
William
Routt |
Mary [M]
Price |
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