King George County, VA - will of Samuel Wharton, 1732/33 SUBJECT: Will, Samuel Wharton, 1732/33, King George Co., Virginia SUBMITTER: Gwen J. Hurst EMAIL: gwnj@shentel.net DATE: Feb 21, 2000 PASSWORD> SURNAMES: Samuel Wharton, John Wharton, William Wharton, Charles Wharton, Martha Wharton, Anne Wharton, ElizabethWharton, Joseph Wharton, Zacharias Wharton, Thomas Surnor, Richard Tankersley, Slave Judy, Andrew Beard, Edward Marshall, Andrew Beard Samuel Wharton will, 1732/1733, King George Co., Virginia _______________________ In the Name of God Amen, I Samuel Wharton of the Parish of Hanover & County of King George being in good health at this time thanks to be to Almighty God for the same & knowing the uncertainty of Life I do make & ordain this my last will & Testament in manner & form as followeth Imp I recommend my Soul to Almighty God that gave it & my body to the earth from whence it came to be decently buryed at the discretion of by Executors hereafter named as for my worldly goods that God hath bestowed upon and I give & bequeath it as followeth. Item I give & bequeath to my oldest Son John Wharton one hundred acres of Land beginning upon the Crooked Road upon the line of Thos. Surnor & along the said line to the Ferry road & up the said road to a Hikory Tree standing in a point of sunkon ground by the road side & thence a Strait Course to the Creek & so down the said Creek to the first mentioned station to him & to his heirs for ever I give to John Wharton my Coat and one Shilling Sterling to be paid at demand after my decease & no more of my Estate. Item I give & bequeath to my Son Samuel Wharton one hundred acres of Land beginning upon a red Oak Corner Tree to W. S. Surnor standing by the fferry road and thence running west to Mr. Surnors further corner that he bought of and thence the Course of the Pattent up to the main run side thence down the run to the spring belonging to plantation of Richard Tankersley thence a strait Course to the first mentioned station to him & his heirs forever I give to my Son Samuel a Negro wench named Judy & all her increase to him & his heirs for ever a pistole & holster & sword & one feather bed & furniture Item I give & bequeath to my Son William Wharton the plantation that Andrew Beard live on & all the Land on the North side of the run joyning to Andrew Beards plantation to him & his heirs forever & and Stallion named Fortune & the rest of my wearing Cloths to be divided between William & Charles Wharton & to Charles Wharton one Mare Colt to William one gun & Saddle Item I give to my son Charles Wharton all the Land between my spring branch & John Wharton’s bounds to him & his heirs for ever. Item I give & bequeath to my son Joseph Wharton and Zacharias Wharton all the rest of my Land to be divided equally between them after the decease of their mother to them & their heirs for ever. I give to my Daughter Martha one ring & as for the rest of my Estate both real and personal I leave it to my loving wife Anne Wharton & to the rest of the Children Martha Wharton & Anne Wharton & Elizabeth Wharton & Joseph Wharton and Zacharias Wharton equally to be divided after their mother has got her third when the Children are come to age and I do appoint my well beloved wife Anne Wharton & Thomas Surnor and my loving Son John Wharton & Samuel Wharton whole Excor to this my last Will & Testament In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal this 30th day of November 1732. Samuel Wharton Signed Sealed & Delivered to my last Will & Testament in Presence of us Richard Tankersley Edward Marshall Richard Tankersley [sic] At a Court held for King George County the 6th day of April 1733 The last Will & Testament of Samuel Wharton was presented into Court by Anne Wharton his [illegible] Executrix who made Oath thereto & the same was proved by the Oath of Richard Tankersley Edward Marshall & Richard Tankersley & admitted to record. Cop. a Test. T. Turner ClCir: **************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. 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