CULPEPER COUNTY – WILL: THOMAS SMITHER, 1749 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: Thomas Smither, Culpeper Co, VA (1749) IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, I Thomas Smither of the County of Culpeper, planter, am sick and weak in body but in sount (sound) mind and membory (memory), thanks be to God for the same.  My body I commend to the ground to be bured (buried) in a christeon maner and my sole to all mighty God, my creater and redemer, and having a mind to dispose of my worldy estate as forthwith: Item: I give and bequee (bequeath) to my loving brother John Smither one hundred and fifty akhours (acres) of land lyin on Ockagican. Item: I give and bequee one hundred and ought akhours of land lyin in Gloslor County on Garden Crike to my loving brouther John Smither. Item: I give and bequee to my lovin brother John Smither one young bay horse. Item: I give and bequee all the rest of my estate reall and peruccioall (personal) to my will (well) beloved wife Mary Smither.                                                       Thomas Smiler (Smither) Signed, sealed and delivered in presants of: Edward Turner Joshua Jones                       At a Court held for the County of Culpeper                       on Thursday, the 18th day of January 1749 This Last Will of Thomas Smither, deceased, was proved by the oaths of Edward Turner and Joshua Jones, witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded, and on the motion of Mary Smither, widow and relict of the said decedent who made oath according to law, Certificate is granted her for obtaining Letters of Administration of the estate of the estate of the said Thomas Smither with this Will annexed in due form, she having given security as the law requires.                                                     Teste:                                                     Roger Dixon, ClCur Source: Library of Virginia, Will Book A, 1749-1770 Culpeper Co, VA Reel 31, page 4 Note: Spelling was not corrected.Paragraphing and some punctuation were added by transcriber for ease in reading. There are no paragraphs in the original.