LOUDOUN COUNTY – WILL OF JOHN MARKS ~ 1787

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Will of John Marks 
signed 1 Jan 1787 
found in Loudoun Co., VA 

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In the Name of God Amen. The thirty first day of January in the year of our Lord 
Thousand Seven Hundred and eighty Seven; I John Marks Senior, of Loundon County 
in the State of Virginia Yeoman. being in a common State of health and of Sound 
and perfect mind and memory, calling to mind the mortality of my body, that it 
is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last Will and 
Testament in the following manner; that is to Say, principally and first of all, 
I Recommend my Soul to God who gave it; and my body to the Earth, to be buried 
in a Christian like decent manner, at the discretion of my Executors, whom I 
Shall hereafter appoint, and as touching Such worldly Estate wherewith God hath 
been pleased to bless me, I give, devise, and dispose of the above in the 
following manner and form. First, I give and bequeath to Uriah my Dearly beloved 
wife all my movable estate, (Implement of Husbandry excepted,) after my lawful 
Debts and funeral Charges are paid, together with full privilege and right to 
live on the place I now live, During her widowhood, and to enjoy the whole or 
any part of the House, Cellar and garden as she pleases, I also bequeath to my 
said wife one third part of the produce of my plantation or any profit arising 
therefrom, without cost or charge to her, and a right to keep one Horse and two 
Cows, if her see cause, together with firewood, brought to her door cut ready 
for her use. Whom I appoint my Executrix of this my Will. Also I give and 
bequeath to my beloved Son Elisha Marks all and Singular of my wearing apparel, 
Whom I appoint Executor of this my Will. Also I give and bequeath to my beloved 
Daughter Mary, married to Thomas Humphreys, the sum of five pounds Virginia 
Currency, to be paid as I Shall hereafter direct. Also I give and bequeath to my 
beloved daughter Martha married to William Howell the Sum of twenty five pounds 
Virginia Currency, to be paid as I shall hereafter direct. Also I give and 
bequeath to my beloved daughter Uriah, married to Jenkin Williams the Sum of 
twenty five pounds Virginia Currency, to be paid as I Shall hereafter direct. 
Also I give and bequeath to my beloved Son John Marks the plantation and Tract 
of land he now lives on, to him his Heirs and Assigns forever, he my said Son 
John Marks paying the Sum of twenty five pounds Virginia Currency to my daughter 
Martha married to William Howell, and I order my said son John to pay the Sum of 
thirty Shillings yearly and ever year to my wife upon her demand during her 
widowhood. Also I give and bequeath to my beloved Son Thomas Marks the 
plantation and Tract of land he now lives on, to him his Heirs and Assigns 
forever, he my said Son Thomas Marks paying the Sum of twenty five pounds 
Virginia Currency to my Daughter Uriah, married to Jenkin Williams, and I order 
my said Son Thomas to pay the Sum of thirty Shillings to my wife yearly and 
every year upon her demand during her widowhood. Also I give and bequeath to my 
beloved Son Abel Marks the plantation and Tract of land I now live upon to him 
his heirs and Assigns forever or during the Lease from her granting her the 
Rights, privileges and profits bequeathed to her above Mentioned, but if it 
prove Inconvenient for my Son Abel to live on the place with my wife, She is 
hereby Empowered to let it to another person, but at her Decease as above the 
plantation and tract of land to be the property of him my Son Abel to whom also 
I give and bequeath all and singular of my Implements of Husbandry, he paying 
the Sum of five pounds Virginia Currency to my Daughter Mary as above 
bequeathed. And I do hereby utterly disallow, revoke and disannul all and other 
bequeathments, Wills, Testaments, or legacies, by me heretofore me Willed or 
bequeathed, Ratifying Confirming this and no other, to my last Will and 
Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal the Day and 
year above written. 

John Marks 

Signed Sealed Published pronounced and declared by the Said John Marks as his 
last Will and Testament in the presence of us the Subscribers 

his John x Thatcher mark 
Philip Thomas x 
David Thomas x