CULPEPER COUNTY – WILLS: GORGE CLOZE, 1750

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Will: Gorge Cloze, Culpeper Co, VA (1750)

IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, I Grge Cloze being sick in body but of good and perfect 
memory, thanks be to allmighty God and callan to rembrance the uncertain state of 
this transitory life and that all flesh must yield? unto death when it shall please 
God to call, do make and declare this my last will and testament in manner and form 
following:

First, being penetant and sorry for all my sins most humbly desiring forgiveness for
the same, I commend my soul unto allmighty God, my saviour, and redeemer in whom and
whose merits I trust and believe assuredly to be saved and to have full remission and
forgiveness of all my sins and to inherit the kingdom of heaven and my body I commit
to the earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my Executors hereafter named
and for the settling of my temporal estate and such goods and chattels as it hath
pleased God to bestow upon me, I do order, give and dispose of the same in manner and
form following:

Imprimis, I give and bequeath unto my loveing wife Barbara Cloze my houses and
plantation also the use of all my goods and whatsoever during the time of her
natural life time.

Secondly, I give and bequeath unto my eldest son Michael Cloze one hundred acres of
land and a hose (house?, horse?).

Thirdly, I give and bequeath unto my second son Peter Cloze, two hundred acres of 
land and a hose.

Fourthly, I give and bequeath unto my daughter Alesabat (Fare) one hu_______ acres
of land and a cow and calf to be paid unto her out of my estate at the time of her
being married.

Fifthly and lastly, I do herewith constitute and appoint my loveing friend John Cloze
and Mical Rossal to be my Executors of this my Last Will and Testament revoking and
disannulling all other former Bequeaths heretofore by me made and in order that this
be my Last Will and Testament I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 23rd of
November 1750.
                                                        Gorge Cloze (L.S.)
Sin'd, seal'd and delivered and
declared to be his Last Will and Testament
in presence of us:

Mical X Rossal
     mark
John Cloze
Michael Holt
                    At a Court held for the County of Culpeper
                       Thursday, the 19th day of September 1751

This Last Will and Testament of George Cloze was exhibited into court by John Cloze,
one of the Executors therein named, proved by the oaths of Michael Holt and Michael
Rossal, witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded - the said Michael Rassel
having just renounced his Executorship, the said Will being sworn to by the said
John Cloze who gave security according to law, Certificate is granted him for
obtaining a Probat thereof in due form - previous to which the court assigned
Peter Weaver guardian to Michael Cloze Jan? (Junior?) heir and devised of the
said Testator who is an order to contest the validity here of, if he thought fit,
who came into court & declared he had no objection to make in behalf of the said
heir at law against the said Will.
                                                     Teste:
                                                     Roger Dixon, Cl.Cur.
Examined.

Source: Library of Virginia,
Will Book A, 1749-1770
Culpeper Co, VA
Reel 31, pages 41-42

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