CULPEPER COUNTY – WILL: ELMORE GEORGE, 1748

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Will: Elmore George, Culpeper Co, VA (1748)

IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, the first day of September one thousand seven hundred 
and forty eight, I Elmore George of Orange County being very sick and weak in 
body but of perfect mind and memory, thanks be given to God, thereof calling to 
mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once 
to die, do make and ordain this my last will and testament, that is to say:

Principally and first of all, I give and recommend my soul into the hands of God 
that gave it me and my body I recommend to earth to be buried in a decent burial 
at the discretion of my Executors, nothing doubting but at the general 
resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God and as 
touching such worldly estate whereas it hath pleased God to bless me in this 
life, I give, devise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form.

First, I give my rite and property of plantation tennament whereon I dwell to my 
beloved wife Martha during her natural life (&) after her deceas to my son 
William George (words missing at center binding of book) his deceas to my son 
Thomas George also ____all my household goods, debts and _____  as _____ 
whatsoever to my well beloved wife and during her widowhood for the maintenance 
and support of my children and after her deceas to be equally devided amongst 
all my children.  

I also make and ordain Martha George my wife Executrix and my brother William 
George Executor and this and no other to be my Last Will and Testament.

IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal the day and year above 
written.
                                                        his
                                                 Elmore  E  George (LS)
                                                       mark
Signed, sealed and declared by the
said Elmore George as his Last Will
& Testament in the presence of us:

Teste:
William Nash
Christopher Thretheld
John Wetherall
                          At a Court held for the County of Culpeper
                            on Thursday, the 20th day of July 1749

This Last Will and Testament of Elmore George, deceased, was proved by the oaths 
of William Nash, Christopher Thretheld and John Westerall, the witnesses thereto 
and ordered to be recorded & having sworn to by Martha George, one of the 
Executors therein named and on her motion, Certificate is granted her for 
obtaining a Probat thereof in due form, liberty being reserved to William 
George, the other Executor therein named to join in the Probat when he shall 
think fit.
                                                    Teste:
                                                    Roger Dixon, ClCur
Source: Library of Virginia,
Will Book A, 1749-1770
Culpeper Co, VA
Reel 31, pages 1-2

Note: This Will is filed with Culpeper County Wills and at the top of the 
paragraph above Roger Dixon's signature, "Culpeper County" is written in the 
margin, although the second line of this Will states "Orange County".Spelling 
has not been corrected. Paragraphing and some punctuation were added by 
transcriber for ease in reading. There are no paragraphs in the original.