LOUDOUN COUNTY – WILL OF HUGH HOWELL ~ 1777

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Will of Hugh HOWELL 
signed 6 March 1777 - 12 May 1777 
found in Loudoun Co., VA 


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In the name of God amen the sixth day of March in the Year of our Lord one 
thousand seven hundred and seventy seven, I Hugh HOWELL of Shelburn Parish in 
the County of Loudoun and State of Virginia farmer being very sick and weak in 
body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be Given to God, calling into mind 
the mortality of my Body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to 
die, do make and ordain this my last will and testament, that is to say 
Principally and first of all, I Give and recommend my soul into the hands of 
almighty God that Gave it and my body I recommend to the Earth to be buried in a 
decent christian burial. Imprmis(?) I will and desire that all my just Debts 
which I shall owe at the time of my Decease together with my Burial charges be 
duly observed and paid. I do hereby Constitute Depute and appoint William 
HOWELL, my son, and Timothy HIXON both of the same place to be my Sole executors 
of this my Last will and testament to act jointly or severally as the case may 
require; Item I give and bequeth unto Margret HOWELL, my well beloved wife, all 
my Land together with all my moveable Estate as long as She remains my Widow or 
during her natural life and in case She should marry to have what the Law allows 
a third. Item and after her Decease the Land with all the moveable Estate be 
sold and jointly divided among all my Children. Andrew HOWELL, Abner HOWELL, 
John HOWELL, Benjamin HOWELL, Daniel HOWELL, Ruben HOWELL, and Rachel and Ann 
HOWELL each having equal share ... all my land and estate to be ... by her 
freely possessed and enjoyed and I do utterly disallow revoke and disannul all 
and Every other former testament and will Legacies and Bequest and executors by 
me any ways before named willed and bequeathed, ratifiing and confirming This 
and no other, to be my last will and Testament in _____ whereof I have hereunto 
set my hand and Seal the day and year above written—

Signed sealed Published Pronounced and Declared by the said Hugh HOWELL as his 
Last will and testament In presence of us

his Hugh HOWELL seal mark

At the Court held for Loudoun County May 12, 1777. This Will of Hugh HOWELL 
Deceased was proved by the Affirmation of Francis HAUGUE and Cash of Timothy 
HIXON witnesses ___ thereto and ordered to be Recorded. And on the motion of 
William HOWELL, and Timothy HIXON Executors therein named, who takeing the usual 
Oath Certificate is granted them for obtaining a Probate thereof they giving 
security Whereupon the said William and Timothy with Francis HAUGUE and William 
HIXON their Securities entered into and acknowleged Bond in the Penalty of one 
Thousand Pounds in the Condition as the law directs__