Goochland-Powhatan County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Wills.....Taylor, Charles December 2, 1742 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Charles Snakard csnakard@sbcglobal.net August 18, 2008, 12:08 am Source: Goochland County, Virginia, Will Book 4, Page 112 Written: December 2, 1742 Recorded: January 18, Will of Charles Taylor In the name of God Amen. I Charles Taylor of Goochland County being of perfect mind and memory blessed be God do make and ordain this to be my last Will and Testament in manner and form follwoing, first I commit my soul into the hand of almighty God, hoping through the merits of christ to win a pardon of all my sins and my body to be decently interred at the direction of my Executrix hereinafter named. Imprimus. I give, devise and bequeath to my loving wife Mary Taylor one hundred and fifty acres of land being the land I now live on to be by her sold or otherwise disposed of as she shall think fit. Item. I give, devise and bequeath to said wife all the rest of my estate, real and personal, to her an her heirs forever and do constitute and appoint her Executrix of this my Last Will and Testament, revoking all wills by me heretofore made and do appoint that my estate be not appraised in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this second day of December one thousand seven hundred and forty two. Charles Taylor Seal Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of Thos. Turpin James Robinson John Cappor[?] At a Court held for Goochland County January 18, 1742[sic–the will is dated 2 December 1742] this will was proved by the oaths of Thomas Turpin and James Robinson and was thereupon ordered to be recorded. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/goochland/wills/taylor421gwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/vafiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb