Loudoun County, VA - Will: James Green, 1788

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The Will of James Green
Signed on April 23, 1788; proved on December 17, 1796
Found in Loudoun County, Virginia, Will Book E, pages 237 - 239

Transcribed and submitted by Georgia Green Stamper: email address,
erniestamper@sprintmail.com

[Transcriber’s  note: In 1804, James Green’s will was contested by Green’s
son-in-law Elihu Harding in Fleming County, Kentucky - Fleming County,
Kentucky
Lawsuits File 209 - GGS.]

In  the name of God amen, the twenty third day of April in the year of our
Lord
one thousand seven hundred eighty eight, I James Green of Loudoun County in
the
state of Virginia yea being very sick & weak in body but of perfect mind &
memory thanks be to God, therefore calling to mind the mortality of my Body
&
knowing that all Men by appointment must die, Do make & ordain this my last
will and Testament that is to say principally & first of all I give &
recommend
my soul into the hands of Almighty God that gave it & my body to the earth,
to
be buried in Decent Christian Burial at the direction of my Executors, not
dwelling at the General Resurrection I shall receive the same again by
Almighty
Power of God, and as touching such worldly estate wherewith it had pleased
God
to bless me in this life; I give Demise and Dispose of the same in the
following manner & form viz & First I leave to my beloved Wife Frances the
full
possession & enjoyment (during her life) of my Plantations Houses & negroes,
with all my movable effects, stock & cattle also all my open accounts bonds
debts or other property belonging to me, to be peaceably & entirely enjoyed
by
her, & my three younger children, That is my two sons, William & Fielding
and
my youngest Daughter Frances whom I wish should continue with their Mother
during her life.  I also constitute & appoint my wife, Frances, to be sole
and
principal Excecutrix, during her life and at her decease, then the whole of
my
effects and property to be equitably & equally divided among all my
children in
the most exact & equal manner; I also desire that my son Thomas may continue
with his mother as long as it is convenient to them both; to my son George I
leave one shilling; to my son in law Elihu Harding and his children by my
Daughter Ann, also cut off with one shilling; the remainder of my property
to be
Dispersed of as above mentioned [illegible word], during my wife, Frances
Living a widow, But in case she shall Marry another, then my entire property
and effects to be Divided in this manner my wife Frances, to a third part of
all my estate & property, and the remainder to be equally Divided between my
children namely my son Gerrard Green, my sons Thomas, William & Fielding,
also
my Daughters, Elizabeth Shelton, Mary Bennett, Polly Saunder, & my youngest
Daughter Frances Green, each of the aforementioned children to have and
[sic]
equal part or share of all my worldly Estate & property Whatever, also, I do
hereby entirely revoke & Disannue all & every other former Testaments and
wills, Legacies, & bequests or Executors, by me any ways before named,
Therefore I Ratify & confirm, this to be my last will and Testament.--- In
witness whereof I have hereundo set my hand & seal this 23d day of April
anno
1788

                       hisSigned & Sealed
}                                                          James x Green
{seal}
In presence of us
}                                                                  mark
William Fox
J R Burbridge
At a Court held for Loudoun County December the 17th 1796  This Last will &
Testament of James Green Deceased was proved by the oath of William Fox and
of
the witnesses thereto & ordered to be Recorded and on the motion of Frances
Green the Executrix Wherein named who made oath thereto according to Law
together with Thomas Blincoe & Wm Turley (Sugarland) her Securities entered
into and acknowledged their Bond in the penalty of three thousand pounds
with
condition as the law directs certificate is granted [illegible word] for
obtaining a Probate thereof in due form.

Teste Chas Binns [illegible word]