Amelia County, VA - Will: Bryan Fannin, 1765

Originally submitted July 1996

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                             WILL OF BRYAN FANNIN
                       AMELIA COUNTY, VA  - 18 FEB 1765


   In the name of God, Amen, I Bryan Fannen of Amelia County, being weak in
   body yet in proper sence, considering that certainty of death, I
   recommend my soul to God's mercy and my Estate as followeth:

   Item:   I lend to my dearly beloved wife, Elizabeth Fannan the
   plantation where I now live & all my hogs & cattle & Household furniture
   during her widowhood or life & I give her my horse and saddle & bridle;
   and the land I have lent to my wife, after her time to Equally divided
   between my son Laughlin and my son Phillip; Beginning to divide at the
   Burchin where my line and nagoons (?) crosses & if either of them dies
   without heir, the other is to possess the whole & if both dies without
   heir, to my son Achilles Fannan, Laughlan's part to be joining the 
   Burchin & Spring branch in the fork.

   Item:   I give to my son John Fannen all the land that lyes on the East
   side of my spring branch only about half an acre joining the spring, to
   keep it good not to sell until his brother's death nor swap.

   Item: I leave all my land that lyes in the south side of the burchen to
   be sold by Executors to discharge my debts & if any left of the money
   the said land sells for, besides paying my debts, to be equally divided
   between my son Laughlin & my son Phillip and my daughter Judith; also
   after my wifes time, the hogs & cattle & household furniture to be
   equally divided amongst the same three children, Laughlin, Phillip &
   Judith.  I leave to my children David, Mary, Bryan, Anny, Bety, Peggy
   and Frankey one shilling apiece.

   Item:   I do hereby make constitute & appoint my beloved wife Elizabeth
   Fannan & my son Achillis Fannan Executors of my last will & Testament
   intesta of all I have hereunto set Hand seal this 3 day of January,
   1765.

   Signed sealed in the presence of us :

   Joshua Hightower                         Bryan B. F. Fannan (his mark)
   John Kirkland (his mark)
   Thomas Hightower

   Pg. 90 - At the court held for Amelia County this 18th day of Feby 1765
   this will was proved by the oaths of Joshua Hightower Jr. and John
   Kirkland two of the witnesses thereto sworn to by Elizabeth Fannon the
   Executrix therein named and entered to be Recorded and on the motion of
   the said Executrix who entered into and acknowledged Bond with Joshua
   Hightower her Security as the law directs Certificate was granted her
   for obtaining a probate in due form.

                                             Testa P. G. Peachy