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The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net ******************************************************************************** Will: William Hansford, St.Mark Parish, Culpeper Co, VA (1750) IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, seventh day of June 1750, I William Hansford of the Parish of Saint Mark & County of Culpeper, planter, being sick and weak but of perfect mind & memory, thanks be therefore to God for the same, do therefore constitute, make & ordain this my last will & testament in the following manner & form: first, I recommend my soul to God that gave it & my body to be buried in a christian like manner & as to what worldly goods it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life, I give bequeath & dispose of in manner & form following, on & with such conditions & reservations as hereafter mentioned. Imprimis: I give to my well beloved wife Sarah Hansford one negro man named Robin and one negro woman named Hannah. Item: I give to my daughter Sarah Porter a negro girl of twelve years old or their abouts, to be purchased out of the profits of my estate. Item: I give my son William Hansford Junior and the heirs of his body lawfully begotten & in default of such, I give them to my son Salis Hansford & the heir of his body lawfully begotten, for want of such issue, to my son Charles Hansford & the heirs of his body lawfully begotten & in default of such, I give to my son John Hansford & the heirs of his body lawfully begotten and for want of such issue, then to my grandson Bennony Hansford one negro man named Tom. Item: I give my son Salis Hansford & the heirs of his body lawfully begotten & in default of such issue, then to my son William Hansford & the heirs of his body lawfully begotten & for want of such issue, to my son Charles Hansford & the heirs of his body lawfully begotten & in default of such issue, then to my son John Hansford & the heirs of his body lawfully begotten & for want of such issue, then to my grandson Bennony Hansford one negro woman named Pegg. Item: I give to my son Charles Hansford & the heirs of his body lawfully begotten & in default of such, I give to my son William Hansford & the heirs of his body lawfully begotten & for want of such issue, to my son Salis Hansford & the heirs of his body lawfully begotten & for want of such issue, to my son John Hansford & the heirs of his body lawfully begotten & in default of such issue, then to my grandson Bennona Hansford one negro girl named Patt. Item: I give to my son John Hansford and the heirs of his body lawfully begotten & in default of such issue, to my son William Hansford & the heirs of his body lawfully begotten & for want of such issue, to my son Salis Hansford & the heirs of his body lawfully begotten & in default of such issue to my son Charles Hansford & the heirs of his body lawfully bewgotten & for want of such issue, then to my grandson Bennona Hansford one negro girl named Mildred. Item: I give to my grandson Bennona Hansford & the heirs of his body lawfully begotten & in default of such issue, to my son William Hansford & the heirs of his body lawfully begotten & for want of such issue, to my son Salis Hansford & the heirs of his body lawfully begotten & in default of such issue, to my son Charles Hansford & the heirs of his body lawfully begotten & for want of such issue, then to my son John Hansford one negro girl named Winnifree. Item: I give to my daughter Anne Hansford one negro girl named Phillis. Item: My will & desire is such that whereas my estate is no wise ingaged by debt that no part thereof be sold, except on negro man named Punch which I desire may be sold in order to help saive money towards the purchase of a negro girl for my daughter Sarah Porter as aforesaid. As to the remaining part of my estate, except as before excepted, I leave, devise & bequeath to my well beloved wife Sarah Hansford to her & finally at her disposal whom I make, appoint & ordain my whole & sole Executrix of this my Last Will & Testament & I do hereby absolutely pronounce & declair rattifying & confirming this & no other to be my Last Will & Testament. IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal the day & year first above written.                                                     William Hansford  (LS) Sign, seal'd, publish'd, pronounc'd & declear'd by the said William Hansford as his Last Will & Testament in presence of us: Goodrich Lightfoot Francis Tyler Anne Tyler                    At a Court held for the County of Culpeper                      Thursday, the 17th day of October 1754 This Last Will and Testament of William Hansford, dec'd, was exhibited into court by William Hansford, son & heir of the said decedent, and was proved by the oath of Goodrich Lightfoot, a witness thereto & is ordered to be recorded, and on the motion of the said William Hansford, Certificate is granted him for obtaining Letters of Administration with the said Will annexed, the Executrix Sarah Hansford being dead, and the said William Hansford having made oath and given security as the law directs.                                                       Teste:                                                       Roger Dixon, Cl.Cur. Source: Library of Virginia, Will Book A, 1749-1770 Culpeper Co, VA Reel 31, pages 110-113 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.