King George County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Wills.....Strother, Benjamin February 10, 1752
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Source: King George County, Virginia, Will Book 1: 11-12 (fhl Microfilm 0,032,058, Item 2).
Written: February 10, 1752
Recorded: March 5, 1752

Will of Benjamin Strother

In the name of God, Amen. I, Benjamin Strother, senior, of King George County, 
being very sick and weak but of sound and perfect mind and memory, thanks be 
to God, do hereby make my last will and testament. That is to say, chiefly and 
principally I recommend my soul into the hands of Almighty God and my body to 
the earth to be buried in a Christian like and decent manner at the discretion 
of my executors. And as touching such worldly goods wherein it hath pleased 
God to bless me with in this life, I give devise and dispose of in the 
following manner and form.

Imprimis, I give to my loving wife valuable consideration for her maintenance 
during her natural life.

Item. The rest of my estate in lands to be sold at the discretion of my 
executor and my wife and the money to be equally divided among my five sons, 
Richard, Benjamin, John, George and Samuel. My son Benjamin, having had thirty 
pounds or the value of it in 150 acres of land by estimation being and lying 
in the said county, it is my will and desire that after my other four sons 
have had each of them thirty pounds out of my estate, that then my son 
Benjamin shall come in for an equal part of the rest.

Item. All the rest of my estate, real and personal, to be equally divided 
amongst my aforementioned sons.

Item. I also give to my son Francis thirty pounds. 

And I appoint my loving wife and my sons Richard and John executors of this my 
last will and testament, revoking all other will or wills by me heretofore 
made and do declare this and no other to be my last will and testament. In 
witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 10th day of February 
in the year of our Lord 1752.
							Benjamin Strother
Signed, sealed, published and pronounced
by the said Benjamin Strother to be his last will 
and testament in presence of us:
John Stevens
Spence Moore
Sarah (her mark) Allen

It is my desire that my executors should build a vault 10-foot square and 
seven foot deep and lay me therein.


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