WILL OF JAMES ARMSTRONG: Last Will and Testament of James Armstrong dated 2 June 1761. To James Armstrong , son to my son William Armstrong L40, to son William L10, to George Rutledge son to Thomas Rutledge L40, to Elizabeth Rutledge L10, and what remains in Carlany I low to be divided equally between Thomas Rutledge and William Armstrong's children but James Armstrong and Elizabeth Rutledge to get no more but the above. Presented 17 Jun 1763. William Armstrong, eldest son and heir qualified as administrator 21 June 1763. [Thomas Rutledge's wife was named Jean (used interchangablly with Jane in old records) and the birth of their first child was recorded in 1744. LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF THOMAS ARMSTRONG Will Book 5, p.422 Staunton Virginia IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN The 29th day of April one thousand Seven hundred and Seventy Five. I Thomas Armstrong of Augusta County being now weak in body burt in my perfect sense thanks be to God for it and calling into mind the mortality of my body knowing that is is appointed for all men once to die, I do make and ordain this my last will and testament principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul to God who has created it nothing doubting but at the general resurection I shall recive this arm by the almighty power of God and as touching my worldly esate which God has been pleased to help me in this life, I give devise and dispose of this and in the following manner and form. I profess is my will and I order that in the first place all my just debts and funeral charges be paid and satisfied Item I give and bequeath to my well beloved wife Ann Armstrong the thirds of all my land during her life, likewise the third of all my moveable estate likewise a bed and bed her saddle and spinning wheel and her body slave Item I give and bequeath to my well beloved son William Armstrong two hundred acres of land that did formerly belong to the surey that I gave part of to this said William Armstrong before and I do order 5that this said William Armstrong do give to my daughter Sarah Rutledge seven pounds or a horse to the value of land on expiraton of two years from my departure Item I give and equeath to my well beloved son Abel Armstrong the plantation whereon my dwelling house now stands likewise my (four words unreadable) on the north side of Jennings Branch likewise my young horse and saddle and my body clothes with the remainder of all my moveable estate and this said Abel Armstrong is to have the use of the Slave, land that is upon this. William Armstrong two hundred acres of land for eight years from the departure of my breath with house and timber to repair The fences on said land for said term Item I do will and bequeath to my well beloved son and daughter Robert and Jane (Unreadable) each five shillings english money Item I do will and bequeath to my well beloved son and daughter Edward and Sarah Rutledge five shillngs englishmoney Item I do will and bequeath to my well beloved son and daughter Harvey and Rosanna Murrey five shillings english money. I also constitute and appoint my well beloved son William Armstrong and Ann Armstrong my well beloved wife to by my executors and I do hereby disallow revoke and dismiss all or any former testaments wills legacies or executors by me in any wise before this time named willed and bequeathed ratifing and comfirming this and no other to be my last will and testament and wittnefs where of I have heeunto set my hand and said this day and year above written Thomas x Armstrong Signed sealed published and declared by this said Thomas Armstrong as his last Will and testament in the presence of us James Trimble, Robert Armstrong, John Beard At a court held for Augusta County by Authority of the Commonwealth of Virginia August the 20th 1776 This last will and testament of Thomas Armstrong deceased was proved by the oaths of James Trumble and John Beard, two of the witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded and on the motion of William and Ann Armstrong the executors therein named who made oath according to law certificate is granted them for obrtainng a probate thereof in due form they having with security entered into and acknowledged their bond according to law Test. Submitted for use in USGenWeb Archives by James D. Small MAUI52@aol.com USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation.