Will: Francis McCown, VA, 9 Oct. 1761 Source: Augusta Co., VA, Clerk Circuit Court Will Records 3:94-96 Contributor: Leonard J. McCown ------------------------------------------------------------------- Will of Francis McCown, 9 Oct. 1761, Augusta Co., Virginia, Original Will in File, also Will Records 3:94-96; Clerk Circuit Court, Staunton, Va. Transcribed line for line from a photocopy of the original loose will. october the 9 - 1761 In the name of god amen I frances mcCown in the County of agusta farmor being very Sick and weak in body but in parfect mind and memory thanks be unto god therefore Calling unto mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to dye do make and order this my last will and testament that is to say principaly and first of all I give and Recommend my Soul into the Hands of god that gave it and for my body I Recommend it to the Earth to be burid in a Christian like and desant manor at the discretion of my Executors nothing douting but at the general Resurrection I Shall recev the Same again by the mighty power of god and as tisching Such worldly estate were with it hath pleased god to bles me in this life I give devise and dispose of the same in the following mannor and form Im promis it is my will and I do order that in the first place all my just debts and funeral Charges be paid and satisfied item I give and bequeth unto margret my beloved wife the black peasing mare and Colt and rid Cow Cald Steatly & hir Calf Item----I give to my be loved Sons gorg & frances this plantation I now live on to be Eaquily devided be twen them I likewise give to gorg a yallow Cow Cald long legs and a Sorral mare and his Colt item I give to my Son malcom that plantation formly belonging to mathew young and a Cow Cald patterson and his Calf and a bay pasing mare Itim I give to my Son Jams a Rid Cow Cald lovely and to frances a rid hefar item I give to my Daughter marget a pyd hefar nancy one pyd yearling and Rid yearling heafer to katrin I give to my Son James that plantation in the forks and my part of that planatation Samuel Norwood formly lived on I order that James pay macom five pounds when Come to the age of menuraty I order the to work Horses plow and tackelings not to be be Sold but have them between george & malcom to work the plantation with Itim I give to you daughter Isble a black paseing mare I order my belove wife margret to have hir mentain ance of this plantation I now live on as long as She Remains a widdow and to have no farder part in the land I order all the movables to be prisd and to be Eaquily Devided among the Seven Children I order my margret my be loved wife and my Son George to be my hole and sole Executors of this my last will and testament Signed sealed published pronounce and daclared by his the Said frances McCown his last will and Testament frances F mcCown in the presents of the Subscribers mark Hugh Cuningham William McKamey his John J mcnabb mark At a Court Contd & held for Augusta County Novr. 18 1761 This last will & Testament of Francis McCown decd. was proved by the Oaths of the witnesses, thereto and ordered to be Recorded and on the Motion of Geo McCown (the other Executor Margaret McCown having refused to take on the burden of the Execution of the will) who made Oath according to law Certificate is granted him for obtaining a probat thereof in due form he having with Security entered into Bond Text ****************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, this document may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor or a legal representative of the contributor, AND you provide the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ******************************************************************