Wills: Thomas Adams, 1832: Fauquier County, VA

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Surname: Adams, Ashby, Smith, Turner

THOMAS ADAMS WILL Recorded in Will Book 12, Page 391…On file in the
Records Office of the Fauquier County Courthouse, Warrenton, Virginia

In the name of God Amen. I Thomas ADAMS of the County of Fauquier and
State of Virginia, being weak in body but of sound and perfect mind as
(sic) make and ordain this my last will and testament, in manner and
form as follows VIZ: Imprimis. I do hereby give and devise unto my
daughter Eliza-beth T. ASHBY one hundred and Sixty Acres of the tract
of Land that I live on to begin at the corner on the side of the naked
mountains which is comer to my brother Littleton and myself thence down
the line between us to Thomas M. ADAMS Spring branch then to run a
straight line from Said branch croping Goose Creek and Manases road to
intersect my line on the red oak Mountain which is the line between
Myself and what is called Leeds Manor so as to include the aforesaid
mentioned one hundred and Sixty acres of Land to her, her heirs and
assigns forever. Item. I devise and give unto my Son Peter ADAMS the
balance of the tract of Land that I live on supposed to be upwards of
two hundred and ninety acres having thereon My dwelling house, barn, &
all other buildings & orchards to him his heirs and Assigns forever.
Item. I give and bequeath to my son Peter ADAMS and daughter Elizabeth
T. ASHBY, all my negroes, stock of horses, cattle, Sheep hogs and
property of every description that has not been named which shall be
appraised and equally divided between them and they shall pay out of
the appraisments of said perishable property one third of its
appraisment in money to my two grand children Thomas TURNER and Jane
Letitia children of my son Thomas ADAMS Jr. decd. When they arrive to
the age of twenty one years & my son Peter Adams shall pay to each of
my two grand children before named Thomas TURNER and Jane Letitia
Eleven hundred and twenty five dollars each when they are rive to
twenty one years of age, but if they should die before that age or with
out children lawfully begotten of their bodies then my son Peter &
daughter Elizabeth T. ASHBY shall heir the aforesaid sums allotted to
my said Grand Children Item. I do hereby appoint my son Peter and
Nimrod ASHBY to by my whole And sole Exers to this my last will and
testament. In testimony whereof I Have hereunto set my hand and affixed
my Seal this fourth day of March In the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and twenty six Signed sealed published and Thomas ADAMS
(Seal) Acknowledged in the presence of Francis ADAMS Littleton T. ADAMS
Thomas M. ADAMS

Fauquier County Court July 23d 1832

The last will and testament of Thomas ADAMS dec’d was proved by the
oath of Francis ADAMS, a subsubscribing witness thereto and Willis
ADAMS being sworn deposeth that Thomas M. ADAMS a sub scribing witness
thereto is dead that Littleton T. ADAMS Jr. the other subscribing
witness to said will, resides out of the commonwealth of Virginia that
the said Willis ADAMS is well acquainted with the hand writing of said
Thomas M. ADAMS and that he believes his name subscribed to said will
is in his own proper hand writing ~~and there upon the said will is or

(Page 392)

dered to be recorded. Peter ADAMS one of the executors named in the
Said will qualified, and gave land and security according to law the
said Security having ex] ecuted the land by his attorney in fact, in
pursuance of a power of attorney filed with the will. Teste

John A.W.SMITH Clk