Chesterfield County, Virginia, Wills:  Will of Thomas Stratton - 1773

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Will of Thomas Stratton - 1773
(Will Book 2, page 7, Chesterfield Co.VA.)

In the Name of God Amen. Sept.24th 1773 I Thomas Stratton of the County
of Chesterfield & parish of Dale be at this time of sound mind & 
perfect memory tho weak in body do make & publish this to be my last
Will & Testament in manner & form following. I give unto my wife the
Land I do now live on, Three Negroes Hary Sarah & Will, four head of
Cattle, one bay Colt, one Feather Bed & furniture during her natural
life. I do give & bequeath unto my Son Thomas Stratton the Tract of 
Land I do live on after my wifes death, one Negroe boy named Isaac, one
feather Bed & furniture & all my Stock to be equally divided among my
three Sons Thomas Henry & John Stratton, I give and bequeath unto my
Son Henry Stratton a tract of land lying on the that goes from Burmuda
Hundred to Osborns & one Negroe named Sam & one feather Bed & furniture
I give & bequeath unto my son John Stratton one tract of land that lies
in Cumberland County formerly the property of Abraham Womack & one
Negroe boy named Joe, & one bed & furniture. And all the rest of my 
Estate to be equally divided among them all, I hereby nominate &
appoint my Son Tho's. Stratton Executors of this my last Will &
Testament In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my
Seal.

Tho's. Stratton   (LS)

Signed & Sealed in presents of us-
Rich'd. Batte(?)
Peter Elam

Submitted by Russell L. Lawrence
ruslaw@bellatlantic.net
February 2000