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Last Will and Testament of Jean/Jane Murdock  
Will Book 1, Page 293, King George County, Virginia Records

In the Name of God amen.  I Jean Murdock of King George County widow, being
sick and weak, but of sound mind and memory, do make my last Will and
Testament in manner following to wit All my Estate of what kind so ever, I
give and bequeath to my Grandchildren William and Jean Chapman to be equally
divided between them and I constitute the said William Chapman Executor of
this my last will.  In Witness whereof I have hereunto put my Hand and Seal
this twenty-third Day of January A.D. 1770

                                        Jane Murdock
Sealed, Published &
Declared as the last Will 
and Testament of the above
named Jean Murdock in the 
presence of us, who also subscrib'd
it in her presence
Ann Marshall
Thos Lendrum

At a Court held for King George County the 1st Day of March 1770 .
The Last Will and Testament of Jean Murdock deced was presented into Court by
William Chapman the Executor therein named who mad oath thereto according to
Law, and the same being proved by the Oath of Thomas Lendrum, one of the
witnesses thereto subscribed is admitted to Record, and on the motion of the
said Excr he performing what the law in such cases require, Certificate is
granted him for obtaining a Probate thereof in due form.  

Note:  In transcribing a will, I have opted not to use the abbreviations used
in the recorded will either because the abbreviation may not make sense to
someone reading my transcription or the abbreviations were superscripted.  An
example of a superscripted abbreviation would be a letter with either a period
or some other letter or symbol  beneath the superscript letter, for instance
"sd.", the d would be superscript with a period underneath or "Testamt.", the
t would be superscript with a period underneath.   These two words are "said"
and "testament."  If I thought the abbreviation would make  sense to someone
reading my transcription or if I could not translate the abbreviation, then I
did the best I could to copy it exactly.  Other than translating the
abbreviations, I have tried to transcribe the document exactly as recorded. If
I could not transcribe it then I placed a (?) to so indicate. 

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