CULPEPER COUNTY – WILL: JAMES SLOAN, 1750

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Will: James Sloan, Culpeper Co, VA (1750)

IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, I James Sloan, being very sick and weak of body but of 
a perfect sence and memory do make this my last will and testament in manner & 
form following.

Item: I give to my wife Ann Sloan all my estate, raial (real) and personal, 
during her being widdow, and if she marries then all to be equally divided 
between her, my children, and allso my will is that my estate shall not be 
sould.

I do appoint my loving wife to be my hole & sole Executor of this my Last Will 
and Testament.

AS WITNESS my hand and seal this twenty day of (can't read) in the year of our 
Lord one thousand seven hundred and fifty.

                                                    James Sloan  (LS)
Signed, sealed and delivered
in the presence of:

William Payton
      his
George G Roberts
      mark
                       At a Court held for the County of Culpeper
                          Thursday, the 17th day of July 1760

This Last Will and Testament of James Sloan, dec'd, was exhibited to the court 
by Ann Sloan and was proved in the following manner (to wit): William Payton, a 
witness thereto made oath that he saw the said dec'd sign, seal and publish the 
same as his Last Will & Testament and that he was in his perfect senses.  And 
that George Roberts, the other witness thereto did make his mark and desired 
this deponent to write his name to the same, ordered to be recorded.

                                                      Teste:
Exam'd                                        Roger Dixon, Cl.Cur.

Source: Library of Virginia,
Will Book A, 1749-1770
Culpeper Co, VA
Reel 31, page 228

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.