Will of Hardy Westray, 1760 - Isle of Wight Co. VA Isle of Wight Will Book Vol 7 page 9-10 In the name of God Amen, I Hardy Westray of the Isle of Wight County, being very sick and weak in Body, but of sound and perfect memory, thanks be to the Almight God for it, I do hereby make this my last Will and testament in manner and form as followeth; Imprimis I give and bequeath my soul into the hands of Almighty God that gave it me and to his Son Jesus Christ my mediator and Redemer in hopes that I shall Receive full pardon and forgiveness of all my sins and my Body I commit to the ground from whence it was taken and there to be buried at the descretion of my executor. Item, I give to my Aunt Patience Westray one bay horse, bridle and saddle also one bed and blanket and all my meat and two barrels of corn. I give it as a legacy. Item, I give to my brother Fulgham Westray all my wearing clothes. I give it as a legacy. Item, the rest of my estate I leave to be equally divided among Sarah Fulgham and Mary Westray after my funeral charges paid. I do make Patience Westray my whole executor revoking all other wills heretofore made by me as witness my hand and seal this 5th day of February, 1760. (his mark was an X) Witnesseth Edmond Westray Benjamin Westray Alice Westray At a court held for Isle of Wight County April 3rd 1760 the last will and testament of Hardy Westray, deced, was presented in Court by Patience Westray, the executive therein named who made oath therto and being proved by the oath of Edmund Westray and Benjamin Westray, two of the witnesses thereto, is ordered to be recorded. (Submitter note: Naturally, all of these wills were handwritten. I have transcribed them exactly, when possible, as they were written. Anything marked with a [???] is a word that I could not decipher, either due to the poor quality of the photocopy or the will itself.) Submitted by Kelly Sherrill **************************************************************** 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. ****************************************************************