Fauquier County Wills John ROSSER WILL 1783 ****************************************************************** ****************************************************************** File contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives Posted by Jim Burgess on Mon, 22 Mar 1999 USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material 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. Unauthorized use for commercial ventures expressly prohibited. All information submitted to this project remains - to the extent the law allows - the property of the submitter who, by submitting it, agrees that it may be freely copied but NEVER sold or used in a commercial venture without the knowledge & permission of its rightful owner. The USGenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ****************************************************************** ****************************************************************** Surnames: ROSSER Fauquier County, Virginia Wills Written 6 Apr 1783 Will Proved 23 Jun 1783 Will Book 1 page 473-474 I John ROSSER of the County aforesaid being sound in memory, but unwell in body doth make this my last will and testament. Wife: I lend my whole estate both real and personal during life or widowhood, but in case she marries it is then my desire she shall be thirded. Sons: Richard and George after wife’s death my lands lying on Rappahannock were my son Richard now lives to be equally divided but it is my desire that George shall have the part that has a mill seat one, and in case either of them offer it for sale that it shall be forfeited and the property vested for the other son. Sons: John and William - My tract of land whereon I now live to be equally divided but it is my desire that William shall have the part where on the houses are and in case either of these shall ever offer it for sale that it shall be forfeited and property vested for the other son. Daughter: Item I give to my daughter Sukey, negro Sukey Daughter: Item I give to my daughter Letty, negro Winny Son Richard: negros Yambo and Cate Son George: Lucy and her sons Jack and Scitter. And in case with of my daughters negroes should die before my wife it is then my desire that my son George shall give a negro girl to the daughter who has lost hers. Son: John negro Ben Son William negro Jane. . . . . .at the death of my wife I desire that my whole stock then found and furniture shall be sold by my sons and the monies arising from the sale to be between my daughters Mary and Hannah . . . ....... my daughters Sally and Elizabeth I have already given their parts. Witnesses Signed John ROSSER Aylett Buckner George Rosser Fedrick Burditt James Crocket Will Proved 23 Jun 1783 by Aylett Buckner, Fedrick Burditt and James Crockett. Certificate for obtaining letters of administration granted Mary Rosser, Richard and John Rosser.