Drury Scruggs Will, Cumberland Co., VA ------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material AND permission is obtained from the CONTRIBUTOR of the file. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. -------------------------------------------------------------- The will of Drury Scruggs is filed in Book 2, pg. 298, Cumberland County, VA. "In the name of God amen. I Drury Scruggs of Cumberland County being sick in body, but of perfect sence (sic) & memory, do make and ordain this my last will & testament in manner & form following towit I give and bequeath to my son John Scruggs one negro woman named Judah and two negro girls named Phillis & Rachel and two negro boys named Frank & Jacob to him and his heirs forever. I give to my son Theoderick Scruggs one negro girl named Hannah & one negro boy named Dick to him and his heirs forever. I lend to my daughter Jane Easely one negro woman named Rachel and one negro boy named Tom & one negro girl named Phillis, furing her life, and at her decease to be equally divided amongst all of her children that is a live. I give to my son Drury Scruggs one negro fellow named Sanco and one negro girl named Fillis to him and his heirs forever. I give to my son Edward Scruggs three hundred acres of land whereon I now live after his mothers decease, also one negro boy named Will, to him and his heirs forever. I lend to my daughter Ann Minton one negro girl named Rose and one negro boy named James during her life and at her decease to be equally divided amongst all of her children and if she leaves no child to be equally divided amonst the rest of my children. I lend to my son Carter Scruggs the use of two negroes named Robin and Frank and if he should recover and have his proper sences (sic) to him and his hiers forever. If not and he should die without heir, at his decease to be equally divided between my son Edward Scruggs and my daughter Fanny Scrugs. I appoint my beloved wife as guardian to manage do and act for my son Carter Scruggs and if she should die before my son Carter Scruggs I appoint my son Edward Scrugs to act & manage for him. I lend to my daugher Fanney Scruggs two negros named Ben & Lucy during her life, and at her decease to be equally divided amongst all her children & if leaving no child, to be equally divided amongst all her children & if leaving no child, to be equally divided between my sons Edward Scruggs and Carter Scruggs. I also lend her a feather bed & furniture and also one horse & saddle value thirty pounds & at her decease to be equally divided amongst all her children & if leaving no child to be equally divided as above mentioned between my sons Edward Scruggs & Carter Scruggs. I lend to my beloved wife Mary Scruggs during her natural life or widowhod the land & plantation whereon I now live with seven negroes (Primus, London, Boston, Patt, Sall, Sarah and a body named Harry) and all the remainer of my estate and at the death or marriage of my wife my will and desire is that the negroes and persoanl estate should be equally divided by lot between my sons Edward Scrugs and Carter Scruggs & my daughter Fanney Scruggs. Lastly I do hereby appoint my beloved wife Mary Scruggs, my sons John Scruggs & Edward Scruggs executors of this my last will & testament hereby utterly revoking and making void all other wills & testaments, heretofore made. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this twenty ninth day of April one thousand seven hundred and eighty two. his Drury X Scruggs mark The will was witnessed by Will. Anderson, Archibald Hatcher, John L. Wood who proved the will in court on 26 Aug 1782. == Submitter: Mildred Wright Fournier PO Box 1967 Lake City, FL 32056-1967 fournier@hankins.com