CRAIG COUNTY, VA - WILLS - Lodowick Thomas, 15 Aug 1775
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Will of Lodowick Thomas
Botetourt, County, Virginia
Will Book A, Page 91
Proved: September 1778

     In the name of god Amen August the 15th one thousand Seven Hundered and
Seventy Five. I Lodowick Thomas of the County of Botetourt and Parish afs'd
in the Colony of Virginia Being in Perfect Health and Sound Mind and Memory
But Colling to the mind the Mortallity of my Body do make and ordain this my
Last Will and Testament.
     First I Recommend my soul to god Who gave it in Humble Hopes of Eternal
Happiness through the Merrts of my Redeamer and my Body I give to the Earth
to Be Burred in a Christian Like and Deccent Manner at the Will of My
Executors Hereafter Mentioned Not Doubting But I Shall Receive the Same
Again at the General Resurrection By the Mighty power of god and as Touching
Such Worldley Estate as Which it Hath Pleas'd god to Bless me With in this
Life I Devise and Despose of the Same in Following Manner and form Imprimus
it is my Will that all my Just Debts and Funeral Charges Be paid out of my
personal Estate.
     Item I give and Bequeth Unto my Daughter Magdalin Runnills Two Survais
of Land one Where I formerly Live'd on Containing Two Hundred Acres
adjoining John Caldwell and one of one Hundred Acres on the North Fork of
John's Creek and Joins or Near Gasper Servers Land to have And to Hold the
Said Two Tracts of land Her and Her heirs Forever. As allso one gray mare
and Colt and one Still in possession of Wm. Caldwell
As also all the Remainder of My Estate.
     item I give and Bequath to my Daughters Margaret Christian  Elizabeth
and my Sun Abraham Thomas and my Daughters Mary and Cathrine Five Shillings
Each if Demanded it is allso My Will that my Estate Should Not Be appars'd.
And that my Executor Administrator Should Not Be Held to Bail. I do Hereby
appoint my Trusty and Well Beloved Friend John Rennnels Executor of this My
Last Will and Testament and I do hereby Revoke and Make Void all other Wills
and Testaments By me Made and do publish pronounce and Decleare this to be
my Last Will and Testament in Witness Whereof I have hereunto Set My hand
and Seal the Day and year Just Above Written.

Signed & Sealed & published                          his
Pronounced and Delivered by the said        Lodowick (T) Thomas (Seal)
Lodowick Thomas as his Last Will                     mark
and Testament in presence of Us.
Geo Skillern  Joseph Cooper  David Hutchison

September Botetourt Court 1778 This Instrument of Writing was presented in
Court as and for the Last Will and Testament of Lodowick Thomas deceased By
John Reynolds the Exc'or named Therein and proved by the Oath of George
Skillern and David Hutchison two of the Witnesses and Ordered to be Recorded
and Agreeable to the prayer contained in said Will it is Ordered that the
Said Exeuctor shall not be held to give Bail.
                                     Teste David May CBC

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Lodowick Thomas was the father of Magdalin, d. 1821 w/o of John Reynolds, d.
ca 1815, the executor of Lodowick's will. Lodowick lived in the part of
Augusta County that became Botetourt County that is now Craig County.
(Author's Note)
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