John Clay Bond, 1675 - Isle of Wight County, VA Isle of Wight Co., VA, Record of Wills, Deeds, Etc., Vol. 2, p. 37 (2nd pagination) abstracted by Matt HARRIS [brackets, line breaks, & surname capitalization mine] By the Gov:r & Cap:t Gen:rll of Virginia/ To all to Whome these pSents shall Come, I y:e W:m BERKELEY K:t Gen:t &c: send greeting in our lord God, everlasting, Whereas John CLAY late of this Colony dec'd: did by his last Will & testm:t ordain & appoint, That Mary his Relictt, should be Executrix of his Said Will & Testament Wh said Mary CLAY, did att a Cort held in for Isle of Wight County the 20:th day of October 1675 Made humble Suite to the Cort That a probat of the said Will might be granted unto her: for wh cause, full power & lawfull Authoritie is hereby given & granted unto her to dispose of all & Singular, the goods rights & Creditts, of the said decedents estate, According to the true intent of the said last Will & Testam.t Given under my hand this 15th day of November 1675 William BERKELEY Recorded 20:th october 1675 Bond for 50000 lb tob: & Cash Sec'y Tho. BARLOW & daniell MARLAND/ 700 Submitted by Matthew W. Harris of Richmond, VA **************************************************************** USGENWEB 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. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. ****************************************************************