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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: Peter Wever, Brumfield Parish, Culpeper Co, VA (1763) IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, I Peter Wever of the Parish of Brumfield and County of Culpeper, being sick in body but in perfect sense and memory do make this my last will & testament utterly denying all other Will or Wills by me made in manner and form following: First, I recommend my soul to God that gave it wishing and surely believing that through the merits of my blessed saviour Jesus Christ to receive full remission and forgiveness of all my sins, my body I commit to the earth to be decently (buried) at the direction of my Executors hearafter named. Imprimis: I give unto my daughter Elisabeth __________ one hundred and thirty three acres of land begining at three radocks? leaving to John Wever to hold to her her heirs forever. Primis (Imprimis): I give unto my daughter Margaret Wever one hundred & thirty three acres of land _________to Elisabeth Christler to hold her her heirs forever. Primis: I give unto my daughter Barbary Carpenter one hundred & thirty three acres of land _________ to Margaret Wever to hold to her her heirs forever. Primis: I give unto my daughter Catharina Wever and my daughter Hanah Wever the tract of land whereon I now do live with the plantation to be equally divided between them, to hold to them, their heirs forever. Primis: I give unto my daughter Margret and Catharina Wever and Hanah Weaver, each of them, one cow & calf, one blanket and bed each, to hold them, their heirs forever. Primis: I give unto my beloved wife Elisabeth Wever my houssess and plantation and all the remainder of my estate whatsoever, that is to say, negroes, horses, cattle, hoggs, sheep, household goods of all sorts that after her decease or marriage, but if in case she should marry, then she is to have thirth part of all my estate left after her decease and then the said thirth part is to fall back to all my sons and daughters to hold to them, their heirs forever. And I will that all my personal estate goods, chattles be equally devided amongst my children, that is to say, John Weaver, Mathias Weaver, Peter Weaver, Barbary Carpenter, Elizabeth Christler, Margaret Weaver, Chathrun Weaver and Harris? Weaver to hold to them, their heirs forever, that is to say, after my abovesaid wifes decease or marriage. Lastly, I make and ordain my beloved son John Wever and Thomas Weaver Executors of this my Last Will and Testament, revoking all other Wills by me made. WITNESS that this be my Last Will & Testament, I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 27th day of March (no year shown ).                                                     his                                               Peter  X  Weaver (LS)                                                     mark (witnesses)        his Michael X Yeager       mark Mickle Utss? Lash Rhenhenbiker?                          At a Court held for the County of Culpeper                           Thursday, the 18th day of December 1763 This Last Will and Testament of Peter Wever, dec'd, was exhibited to the court by John & Mathias Wever, Executors therein named and was proved by the oaths of Michael Yeager, Mickel Utss, 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, they have sworn to the same & given bond & 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 343-344 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. Wever was spelled Wever and Weaver as shown above. The three blanks above are all the same word but the letters run together making it difficult to read: looks like chening, chemning, clansing, or (leaving - there is a curl before the l, could be a cl or a ch or could be nothing.)