CULPEPER COUNTY – WILLS: JOHN BUTLER, 1756

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Will: John Butler, Culpeper Co, VA (1756)

IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, I John Butler Sr of Culpepper County being very sick but of
sound and perfect mind & memory, thanks be to God, do hereby make my last will &
testament, that is to say: Chiefly and principally, I recommend my soul into the hands
of almighty God and my body the earth to be buried in a christian like decent manner
at the discretion of my Executors and as touching such worldly goods wherewith it hath
pleased God to bless me with in this life, I give, desire & dispose of in the 
following manner.

Imprimis: I give to my loving wife all that I have in this world during her life or
as long as she shall continue a widow and then to be equally distributed among my own
children, namely: John, James, Thomas, Anne, Sarah, Susanna & Elizabeth, and I appoint
my son John and Mr. James Strother Jr of the two seniors Executors of this my last 
will & testament revoking all other Will or Wills by me heretofore made and do 
declare this and no other to be my Last Will and Testament.

IN WITNBESS whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this second day of September
in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & fifty six.

                                                    John Butler
Signed, sealed, published and
pronounced by the said John Butler
to be his Last Will & Testament in
presence of us:

William Collins
John Reynolds
John Procter
                        At a Court held for the County of Culpeper
                           Thursday, the 21st day of April 1757

This Last Will and Testament of John Butler, dec'd, was proved by the oaths of William
Collins, John Reynolds & John Procter, witneses thereto and ordered to be recorded,
being sworn to by John Butler, one of the Executors therein named, and on his motion,
Certificate is granted him for obtaining a Probat thereof in due form.  Liberty being
reserved to James Strother Jr, the other Executor within named, to join in the Probat
when he shall think fit.

                                                       Teste:
                                                       Roger Dixon, Cl.Cur.
Source: Library of Virginia,
Will Book A, 1749-1770
Culpeper Co, VA
Reel 31, page 147

Note: Spelling errors were not corrected.  Paragraphing and some punctuation were
added by transcriber for ease in reading.  There are no paragraphs in the original.