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Last Will and Testament of Ann Thornley

Will Book 2, Pages 153-154               King George County, Virginia Records

Page 153
In the Name of God Amen.  I Ann Thornley of King George County being in
perfect sense and memory do make and ordain this to be my last Will and
Testament as follows.  Item, I do give & bequeath my horse Drednaugh to my son
Epaphroditus Thornley to him and his heirs forever ~ Item.  I do give and
bequeath to Judy Thornley daughter of John Thornley my roan mare and my best
side saddle to her and her heirs forever ~ Item.  I do give to William
Thornley son of Aaron Thornley my young mare to him and his heirs forever ~
Item.  I do give and bequeath to my grandson John Thornley son of John
Thornley my colt to him and his heirs forever ~ Item.  My Will and desire is
that all the rest of my stocks of cattle sheep and hogs be sold and the money
arising to be equally divided between Epaphroditus Thornley, Judy Thornley
daughter of John Thornley & Elizabeth Thornley daughter of Aaron Thornley to
them and their heirs forever ~  Item.  I do give to Judy Thornley daughter of
John Thornley one good feather bed and furniture, chest of drawers and one
trunk to her and her heirs forever ~  Item.  I do give and bequeath to my
sister Sarah Rankins my best Virginia Cloth gound [sic] and petticoat to her
and her heirs ~  Item.  I do give all my wearing apparel to Margt. Thornley
and Catha. Thornley to be equally divided between them to them and their heirs
forever ~  Item.  My Will and desire is that all the Negroes belonging to the
estate John Thornley deced. in my possession be equally divided between Aaron
Thornley, John Thornley and Epaphroditus Thornley to them and theirs forever ~ 
Item.  I do give and bequeath to my sons John Thornley and Epaphroditus
Thornley all the remainder of my estate, to be equally divided between 

Page 154
them, to them and their heirs forever ~  Item.  I do nominate and appoint my
son John Thornley Executor of this my last Will & Testament.  In Witness
whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this twelfth day of August one
thousand seven hundred and ninety ~

Sign'd, Sealed & Acknowledged
this in presence of us...          }      Ann (her X mark) Thornley (Seal)

W. Boon, Kezia (her X mark) Boon
William (his X mark) Gregory

                     At a Court held for King George County
                          the 6th day of December 1792

The last Will and Testament of Ann Thornley deceased was presented into Court
by John Thornley the Executor therein named who made oath thereto according to
Law and being further proved by the oaths of William Boon and William Gregory
two of the Witnesses thereto subscribed is Ordered to be Recorded ~ and on the
motion of the said John Thornley certificate is granted him for obtaining
probate thereof in due form, having first performed what the Law in such cases
require

                                    Copy
                                           Teste
                                                 Lau Berry Clk. Crt


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in the recorded will either because the abbreviation may not make sense to
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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.
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