King George County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Wills.....Strother, William April 7, 1726 ************************************************ 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: Edward L Strother edstrother@aol.com March 14, 2008, 4:32 pm Source: King George County, Virginia, Will Book A-1, 1721-1752: 40-41, County Clerk, King George County Written: April 7, 1726 Recorded: July 1, 1726 Will of William Strother In the name of God, Amen. I, William Strother Senior of Hanover Parish in the County of King George, being sick and weak of body but of perfect sense and memory, blessed be God therefore, do make this my last will and testament in manner and form following. That is to say, first and principally I do bequeath my soul into the hands of Almighty God that gave it and my body to the earth to be buried in a decent and Christian like manner, at the discretion of my executor hereafter named, in hopes of a joyful resurrection of the same through the merits of my blessed Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Imprimis, my two sons, William and Francis, and also my daughter Margaret, deceased, having received their part, I do give the remainder of my estate as followeth. Item. I do give and bequeath to my son Benjamin Strother three Negroes named Peter, and Tate and Sarah and all her increase forever. Item. I do give and bequeath unto my son Anthony Strother three Negroes named Tom, Bess and Hannah with all her increase forever. Item. I do give and bequeath unto my son George Strother three Negroes named Adam, Nanny and Doll together with their increase forever. The said Negroes, which I have bequeathed to my several sons, are not to be disposed during the natural life of my executrix, hereafter mentioned, without her consent. And if it please God that my son George Strother decease before he hath heir truly begotten of his own body, that then the Negro girl named Doll to go to my grandson John Strother, the son of Francis Strother, and in case either of the other of the decease before they have any heir begotten of their body, that then his or their Negroes to be equally divided between the survivors. Item. I do give and bequeath my personal estate together with every part and parcel thereof unto my dear and loving wife Margaret Strother, after payment of debts, whom I also do constitute and appoint my whole and sole executrix of this my last will and testament. And I do desire that my estate may not be brought to an appraisement. This I do affix and acknowledge to be my last will and testament, whereunto I have set my hand and affixed my seal this 7th day of April in the year of our Lord 1726. William Strother Signed and sealed in presence of: John Hardy Martha (her mark) Kendall File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/kinggeorge/wills/strother378gwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/vafiles/ File size: 3.1 Kb