LOUDOUN COUNTY – WILL OF BARTLESON FOX ~ 1815

Transcribed and provided by Tom Sudduth, TSudduth@aol.com 

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Will of Bartleson Fox 
signed 27 Dec 1815 


Bartleson and Elizabeth (Braden) Fox were residents of Loudoun county, though 
they died in Georgetown, D.C. Transcription and paragraphing (for clarity) are 
by Tom Sudduth. SOURCE: Bartleson Fox will, 27 Dec 1815, Georgetown, Washington, 
DC; photocopy provided by Office of Public Records, Washington D.C., 1 Nov 1996 
to Tom Sudduth. [cover] Bartleson Fox's Will Exhibilea and prerea? 23rd January 
1816. Sellers Testamentary Issued 23rd Jan 1816 Registered in Will Book N.D 
folio 3 of 4 

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[page one] 
I, Bartleson Fox, of Georgetown, in the county of Washington and District of 
Columbia, being weak in body but of sound mind, do this twenty seventh day of 
December, in the year of our Lord one thousd eight hundred and fifteen, make and 
publish this my Last Will and Testament, which is as follows, to wit: Imprimis. 
I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife, Elizabeth Fox, the full and free use 
of all my estate, both real personal during the time that she shall remain in a 
state of widowhood as my relict, and no longer, my just debts first to be paid 
out of my personal property- 

Item. I give and bequeath all my estate, real and personal, of every kind and 
description, to my beloved children, Pamela Fox, Joseph Braden Fox, William 
Parkinson Fox, Elizabeth Fox, and Delila Fox, to be divided equally among them, 
or among their heirs, or among the survivors of any of them who may die without 
lawful issue, to be paid and delivered to them immediately on the marriage or 
death of their mother, my beloved wife, to be hold by them, their heirs and 
assigns forever, in full and lawful right. –

[page two] 
I moreover appoint and ordain my beloved wife, Elizabeth Fox, the sole executor 
of this, my Last Will and Testament, with full power to execute the same 
according to the true intent and meaning thereof - In testimony whereof, I have 
hereunto set my hand and seal, this twenty seventh day of December, in the year 
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifteen –

Signed, Sealed and acknowledged in presence of ---------------- 

Bartleson Fox {seal}

O.B.Brown 
Robt. Smith 
Thos. Buegess

District of Colombia: Washington County Court: Best remembered that on this 
twenty third day of January in the year one thousand, eight hundred and sixteen, 
before me the undersigned personally appear Obadiah B. Brown and Robert Smith 
two of the subscribing witnesses, to the beforegoing last will and testament of 
Bartleson Fox, late of Washington County deceased

[page three] 
deceased and severally make oath, on the holy evangelists that they saw the said 
testator Bartleson Fox sign and seal the said will and heard him publish, 
pronounce and declare the same to be his last will and testament; that at the 
time of so doing the said testator was, to the best of their apprehension, of 
sound and disposing mind, ?? and understanding -- and that they the despondents, 
together with Thomas Beugess, the other subscribing witness, severally 
subscribed their names and witnesses to the same, in the presence and at the 
request of the Testator and in the presence of each other.

Signed before me MC Hewitt Register of Wills for Washington County {seal}