CULPEPER COUNTY – WILLS: JAMES BILLISON, 1759

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Will: James Gillison, Culpeper Co, VA (1759)

IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, I James Gillison of Culpeper County, being of perfect 
sence & memory memory (repeated) and judgment and reflecting that death is the 
common fate of all mankind, but they are left in the dark with regard to the 
time and manner of it; to prevent any disputes that might arise after my decease 
about the distribution of what worldly estate it has pleased the Divine 
providence to beless me with, I do make and ordain this my last will and 
testament in manner following, vizt:

Imprimis: I give and devise all my lands in Culpeper County to John Gillison, Jr 
my nephew, son to my brother John Gillison, of Caroline County, gentleman, to 
him & his heirs forever.

Item: I give and bequeath to the said John Gillison Jr and to my brother 
Archibald Gillison, all my negroes and personal estate of what kind soever (to 
be equally divided between them) to them & their heirs forever.

Lastly, I constitute and appoint my brothers John Gillison & Archibald Gillison 
Executors of this my Last Will and Testament.

IN TESTIMONY whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal the fifth day of 
February in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & fifty nine.

                                                    James Gillison  (LS)
Signed, sealed, published and
declared as the Last Will and Testament
of the above named James Gillison in
presence of us hereto subscribing:

Adam Smith
    his
John X Ambergoe
    mark
John  IT  Thomas
    mark
                       At a Court held for the County of Culpeper
                          Thursday, the 21st day of August 1760

This Last Will & Testament of James Gillison, dec'd, was exhibited to the court 
by Archibald Gillison, one of the Executors therein named, and was proved by the 
oaths of Adam Smith, John Ambergoe & John Thomas, witnesses thereto, ordered to 
be recorded at the same time the said Archibald Gillison refused to take upon 
him the burthon of the execution thereof.
                                                      Teste:
                                                      Roger Dixon, Cl.Cur.
Tue? fol? 233 (written just below Dixon's at left margin)

Source: Library of Virginia,
Will Book A, 1749-1770
Culpeper Co, VA
Reel 31, page 230

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.