Augusta County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Wills.....Caruthers, Rebecca October 22, 1779 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Lynn Beatty klbeatty@npgcable.com June 3, 2009, 9:37 am Source: Josiah V. Thompson Journals, Vol. 10 Written: October 22, 1779 Recorded: November 16, 1779 Augusta Co Va Court House Staunton Va Aug 21, 1923Will Book C Page 105 & 106 Will of Rebecca Caruthers of Augusta Co VA on this Oct 22, 1779. Wills 1st to my daughter Esther, all the monies arising fr the sale of my estate together with £1200 willed to me by my husband, the money to be put to interest & the money arising therefrom to be applied for the education & trouble of raising my said daughter & also give to sd child, all such of my wearing apparel as my Exr & my mother shall approve, also bed & bedding, large walnut chest with drawers, all my table furniture & leaves, care of sd child to my Exr during his life & if my mother survives him, then I leave the care of my sd child in her non age & my estate to her in like trust if she will receive it, but if she is not circumstanced to do so, the I place same upon John Caruthers, but if my child should die without heir of her own body, then I bequeath £50 of the aforesaid money to each of my sisters & also the clothes & furniture to be divided among them if my child died in non age & to my brothers, all the remainder of said monies if my child dies without an heir & give my mother my saddle & bridle & my brother William my bay horse & he is to pay unto my two brothers James & John £50 Each. Lastly, I make & ordain my father, John Moffit Exr. Rebecca (her mark) Caruthers. Witnesses: James Cunningham, James Young & Wm Moffit. Proven Nov 16, 1779 by James Young & Wm Moffit. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/augusta/wills/caruther467gwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/vafiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb