CULPEPER COUNTY – WILL: ROBERT TUREMAN, 1753 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: Robert Tureman, Culpeper Co, VA (1753) IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, I Robert Tureman, being sick and weak but in perfect sense and memory do make this my Last Will and Testament and what it hath pleased almighty God of his great goodness to give me, I leave in manner following: Imprimis: I give to my daughter Susanna Tureman one negro girl named Mott, to her and her heirs forever, and in case my daughter Susanna Tureman die without heir of her body, the said negro girl is to fall to my daughter Ann Tureman and her heirs forever. Item: I give to my son George Tureman two hundred acres of land to him and his heirs forever, after the death of my wife Ann Tureman to whom I lend the said land until her decease. Item: The rest of my estate I lend to my loving wife Ann Tureman during her life and after her death to be equally divided between my four youngest children, vizt: George Tureman, Ignatius Tureman, Ann Tureman, Robert Tureman. Lastly, I constitute and ordain my loving wife Ann Tureman and Mr. William Booten Executrix and Executor of this my Last Will and Testament. IN TESTIMONY whereof I have hereunto set my hand and fixed my seal this seventh day of _______(left blank) one thousand seven hundred and fifty three. N.B. If either of my four youngest children die before they are one and twenty years old, I give their part or parts of my estate to my daughter Susanna Tureman.                                                     his                                               Robert  X  Tureman (L.S.)                                                     mark Signed, sealed, published & declared in presence of: Bartholomew Vauter         his William  W  Bohannon         mark                      At a Court held for the County of Culpeper                       Thursday, the 21st day of February 1754 This Last Will and Testament of Robert Tureman, dec'd, was proved by the oaths of Bartholomew Vauter and William Bohannon, witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded and William Booten, one of the Executors therein named renounced the burthen thereof. And                  At a Court held for the County of Culpeper                        Thursday, the 15th day of August 1754 The said Will was proved by Ann Tureman, the Executrix and on her motion, Certificate is granted her for obtaining a Probat thereof in due form, she having 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 93-94 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. Viz & vizt are abbreviations for videlicet which means "that is to say, namely" The Executor William Booten is also listed as William Bohannon – don't know which is corrrect.