Frederick County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Wills.....Rees, Thomas November 28, 1776
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Source: Will Book 5,  Pp  65-67
Written: November 28, 1776
Recorded: March 7, 1785

Frederick County, VA  
Will Book 5, pp 65-67	

In the name of God Amen.    I Thomas Rees of the County of Frederick in the Colony
of Virginia being of Present Sick and weak of Body yet of Perfect mind and memory;
Thanks be to almighty God and calling to mind the uncertainty of this frail and
mortal Life and that it is appointed for all men once to Die and after Death to come
to Judgement Do make and ordain this my Last will and Testament in manner and form
following (viz)
First and principally I recommend my soul to almighty God my Creator who gave it
Trusting alone in the Precious Death and merits of my Blessed Saviour and Redeemer
Jesus Christ for Free pardon and forgiveness for all my sins and to inherit Eternal
Life and Salvation and my body to the ground from whence it was taken to be Decently
Buried at the discretion of my executors herein after named. And as for such worldly
goods and estate with which it has pleased almighty God 
Imprimis  I will that all my Just Debts and funeral charges be fully paid satisfied
Item   I give and bequeath to my beloved Grandson Gideon Rees eldest son of my
eldest son Henry Rees Dec’d the sum of three shillings sterling having given his
said Father a full portion of my land and in his Lifetime
Item  I give and bequeath to my beloved son Robert Rees my Dwelling House and
plantation together with all the Land thereunto belonging which I do possess.  To
him his heirs and assigns forever after the decease of his mother my loving wife
Margaret Rees
I give and bequeath to my said Loving wife Margaret Rees for (and during her natural
life) my said Dwelling House and Plantation together with all my movable Estate.
Item  I give and bequeath to my beloved son Solomon Rees the sum of five pounds
current money to be paid to him out of my movable estate after the decease of his
said mother, to him his heirs and assigns
Item   I give and bequeath to my three daughters (viz) Jane Moon Margaret Rees and
Mary Brabson to each of them the like sum of five pounds current money to be paid to
them after the decease of my said wife Margareet Rees out of my said estate by my
said son Robert Rees. To them their heirs and assigns. 
And for any Movable Estate that may remain after the decease of my wife Margaret and
paying the aforesaid legacies I give to my said son Robert Rees his heirs and
assigns having already given all my other sons their portion of my estate and
Lands.
And lastly I do hereby constitute ordain and appoint my said loving wife Margaret
Rees and my well beloved said son Robert Rees Joint Executors of this my last will
and Testament revoking and making void all former and other wills Testaments
Legacies and Executors by me before made Ratifying and confirming this only to be my
las will and Testament in manner and form aforesaid.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the 28th day of November
1776

                                                                        his
                                                          Thomas  TR  Rees
                                                                        Mark

Sign sealed and acknowledged by the testator to be 
his last will and testament in presence of 
William Gossett
Thomas Riley
Morgan Morgan

Frederick County Virginia
Be it known to all whatever it may concert that I Thomas Rees of the said County and
State do hereby give and bequeath to my within names son Robert Rees himself his
heirs and assigns forever my Right Title Interest Claim and Demand of and in and to
a Certain Plot of Ground containing about Three acres or be the same more or less
lying and being in Chester Town in Chester County in the State of Pennsylvania with
all the Buildings and Improvements of thereon, as full and ____ manner as if the
same had been expressed in the body of this my Last will and Testament and Ratifying
allowing and confirming this as a part of my will and testament 
In witness whereof I the said Thomas Rees have hereunto set my hand and seal this
fifth day of April 1783
Signed sealed and acknowledged by the Testator to be a part of his last will and
testament in presence of 
Thomas Rees
Joseph Mooney
Jeremiah Booth
Joseph Adams

At a Court held for Frederick County the 7th day of March 1785
This Last will and Testament of Thomas Rees Deceased was proved by the oath of
Joseph Money and Joseph Adams two of the witnesses thereto and ordered to be
recorded. And on the motion of Robert Rees the executor therein named who made
solemn affirmation thereto being one of the People called Quakers. Certificate is
granted him for obtaining a probate thereof ____ form giving security whereupon he
with security entered into and acknowledged bond conditions as the Law directs by
the Court

                                                         Jas Leith  C. Court


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