CULPEPER COUNTY – WILL: JOHN SERTIN, 1760 Contributed by: Von Mings Stachon ******************************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES(tm) NOTICE All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net ******************************************************************************** Will: John Sertin, St.Mark Parish, Culpeper Co, VA (1760) IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, the twenty sixth day of September in the year of our Lord God 1760, I John Sertin of the Parrish of Saints Marks in the County of Coulpeper, being of perfect mind and memory, thanks be given to God, therefore, calling unto 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 who gave it and as for my body, I recommend it to the earth to be buried in a christian like and decent manner, att the discretion of my Executors, nothing doubting but att the general resurrection, I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God and as touching such worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life, I give, devise of in the following manner & form: It is my will and desire tht my well beloved son Joel shall have three negroes named: Doll, Lucy and Peter, further it is my desire that my well beloved son Job Sertin to have three negroes named Nan and Sarah and Davy.  Further, it is my will and desire that if any one of theese two should dye or both, to their heirs.  Further it is my will and desire that all my houshold goods and stock, after my debts is paid, be equally divided to my two sons Joel and Job Sertin. Further, it is my will, desire that my son Josiah Sertin shall have twenty shillings. Further, it is my will and desire that my son Jacob Sertin shall have twenty shillings. Further, it is my will and desire that my son Isaac Sertin shall have twenty shillings. I do hereby ordain, constitute and appoint my well beloved sons Joel and Job Sertin Executors to this my Last Will and Testament, disallowing and revoking & disannulling all and every other former Testimony, Will & Legasis Bequeaths and Executors by me in any ways before this time named, willed & bequeathed or ratified & confirming this & no other to be my Last Will & Testament. IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and seal the day and year above written.                                                                his                                                            John Sertin                                                                mark Sign'd, seal'd and published in the present of us: Teste: William Underwood        Daniel Brown, his mark X        John Collier                        At a Court held for the County of Culpeper                           Thursday, the 20th day of November 1760 This Last Will and Testament of John Sertin, dec'd, was exhibited to the court by Joel Sertin and Job Sertin, the Executors therein named, & was proved by the oaths of William Underwood and Daniel Brown, witnesses thereto, ordered to be recorded and on the motion of the said Executors, Certificate is granted them for obtaining a Probat thereof in due form, who having sworn to the same and entered into bond with 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 237-239 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.