Estate Bond - James Stephenson(Hephenson) -- Frederick County, Virginia
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Submitted by: Charolette "Chocy" Brown <Chocybrown@aol.com>
        Date: 7 May 2006
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Estate of James STEPHENSON (HEPENSON)

 

Know all Men by these Present that we James BLAIR, Rich’s 
PEARIS & George MYLES Are held and firmly bound unto Joseph 
GLASS, John SKEAN & Edw’d ROBINSON Justices in the Commission 
of the Peace for Frederick County, in the sum of Two Hundred 
Pounds Curr’t Money to be paid to the said Justices their 
Executors Administrators and Assigns, to the which Payment 
well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our and every 
of our Heirs, Executors and Administrators and Assigns, to 
the which Payment well and truly to be mad, we bind ourselves, 
our and every of our Heirs, Executors and Administrators, 
jointly and feverally firmly by theses Presents, sealed with 
our Seals, and dated this  second~~~~ Day of March 1763 ~

The Condition of the above Obligation is that if the above 
bound James BLAIR Administrator for all the Goods, Chattels 
and Credits of James STEPHENSON (HEPHENSON) Deceased, do make 
or cause to be mad a true and perfect Inventory of all and 
singular the Goods, Chattels and Credits of the said deceased, 
which have or shall come to the Hands, Possession or Knowledge 
of him the said James BLAIR or into the Hands or Possession of 
any other Person or Persons for him and the fame so made do 
exhibit or cause to be exhibited into the County Court of 
Frederick at such Time as he shall be thereunto required by 
the Court, and the fame Goods, Chattels and Credits, and all 
other Goods, Chattels and Credits of the said deceased at the 
Time of his Death, which at any Time after shall come to the 
Hands and Possession of the said James BLAIR or into the Hands 
or Possession of any other Person or Persons for him do well 
and truly administer according to Law, and further do make a 
just and true Account of his Acting and Doings therein, when 
thereto required by the said Court, and all the Rest and 
Residue of the said Goods, Chattels and Credits, which shall 
be found remaining upon the said Administrators Account; the 
same being first examined and allowed by the Justices of the 
said Court, for the time being, shall deliver and pay unto 
such Person or Persons respectively, as the said Justices by 
their Order or Judgment shall direct, pursuant to the Laws in 
the Case made and provided. And if it shall hereafter appear, 
that any last Will and Testament was made by the said deceased, 
and the Executor or Executors therein named do exhibit the 
same in the said Court, making Request to have it allowed and 
approved accordingly, if the said James BLAIR Being thereunto 
required do render and deliver up his Letters of Administration 
(Approbation of such Testament being first had and made in the 
said Court,) then this Obligation to be void, otherwise to 
remain in full Force and Virtue.

 

Signed, sealed and delivered

In the Presence of

H. WEST (Hugh WEST)

 

 

Ja’s BLAIR

Rich’d PEARIS

Geo MYLES