King George County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Wills.....Strother, Joseph October 15, 1761
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Edward L Strother edstrother@aol.com March 14, 2008, 4:49 pm

Source: King George County, Virginia, Will Book 1: 228-229 (fhl Microfilm 0,032,058, Item 2).
Written: October 15, 1761
Recorded: August 7, 1766

Will of Joseph Strother

In the name of God, Amen. I, Joseph Strother of King George County in Hanover 
Parish, being in a weak state of health but of sound and perfect mind and 
memory, thanks be given for the same, do make and ordain this to be my last 
will and testament in manner and form following. First, I give and bequeath my 
soul to God who gave it and my body to the earth to be decently buried at the 
discretion of my executors hereafter mentioned. And for what worldly goods God 
has been pleased to bestow on me, I give and bequeath as followeth.

Imprimis, I give to my son Thomas Strother that tract of land whereon he now 
lives with household goods and stocks of cattle, hogs and sheep now on the 
plantation with three Negroes, viz.: Robin, Sarah and her son Davy, to him and 
his heirs forever with this reservation. That he every year bring down to his 
mother during her life a good steer or cow and six hundred weight of pork out 
of the stock.

Item. I give to my son Nicholas Strother the plantation whereon he now lives 
with all the household goods, stock of cattle, hogs and sheep now on the 
plantation, he to deliver to his mother yearly one good steer or cow and six 
hundred weight of pork. I also give my said son Nicholas one Negro woman named 
Grace to him and his heirs forever. And it is my will that there be raised out 
of the profits of my estate as soon as possible 100 pounds current money to be 
paid to him as he is not to have any part of my Negroes nor estate after his 
mother's death.

It is my will that all my estate undisposed be kept together and remain on my 
plantation during my wife's life, who is to have the use of the whole as long 
as she lives and at her decease to be equally divided. That is to say, all my 
Negroes not disposed of, with all my household goods, and stocks of cattle and 
sheep and horses, everything to be equally divided between my son Joseph 
Strother and my three daughters, to wit, Mary Wren, Margaret Cannihan and 
Dorothy Walker. I give to my son Nicholas after his mother’s decease the use 
of my dwelling plantation during his life, and after his decease, I give my 
said plantation to my son Joseph Strother and his heirs forever. 

And I do appoint my living wife Margaret Strother and my two sons Joseph and 
Thomas Strother executors of this my last will and testament. In witness 
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 15th of October 1761.
							Joseph Strother

Signed, sealed and acknowledged
In presence:
Robert Strother
Enoch Strother
Martha (her mark) Brown


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