Fauquier County, VA - Will of Daniel Shumate, 1806 File contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Molly Shumate ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, 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. ************************************************************************ Will of Daniel Shumate Leeds Parish, Fauquier County 29 January 1806 In the name of God Amen, I, Daniel Shumate of Fauquier County of Leeds Parish being weak of body but of Sound and disposing mind and memory do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament in manner and form following: that is to say, first I commend my soul to God its Creator in all humble hope of its future happiness through the only merits of my blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ and my body to the ground to be decently buried at the discretion of my executors hereafter named and as to worldly estate which God has been pleased to bless me with, I give and bequeath as followeth. Imprimes. I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Sarah Ann Shumate, one feather bed and furniture, one negro fellow named Jo and all the corn and provision now in my possession for the support of the plantation this year to her and her heirs forever. It is also my will and desire that the negro fellow belonging to John Paris and the negro wench belonging to my son William after my death shall remain on the plantation this year as my sons Mark and William promised me if I rented aplan(?) and began a crop they should do so. Item the rest of my estate after the rents and my just debts are paid and one third part given to my wife are to be equally divided between my daughter Judah Parris, Duanna Johnston, Dinah Luttrell and my son Samuel Shumate but in case John Parris takes his negro away, his wife is to have no part of it and to be divided between the other three. Lastly I nominate and appoint my son William Shumate and John Paris executors of this my last will and testament hereby revoking all other by me heretofore made. Daniel (X) Shumate Signed sealed and acknowledged to be the last will of the testator in presence of us 29 January 1806 Joseph Blackwell John (X) Winn Jemima (X) Winn At a court held for Fauquier County the 24th day of February 1806. This will was proved by the affirmation of Joseph Blackwell and the oath of John Winn witness thereto and ordered to be recorded. Teste: H. B. Campbell