LOUDOUN COUNTY – WILL OF FIELDING TURNER ~ 1793

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Will of Fielding Turner 
signed 18 Mar 1793 
found in Loudoun Co., VA 


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In the name of God Amen. I FIELDING TURNER of Loudoun County being in a very 
weak and low state of health but in sound mind and memory and calling to mind 
the uncertainty of this transitory life and being willing as far as in me lies 
to prevent all disputes that may arise after my decease about my estate that it 
has pleased God to bestow upon me, do make this my last Will and Testament in 
manner and form following. 

First, I lend to my wife, WINIFRED, one full third part of all my real and 
personal estate during her natural life and after her decease, I give all the 
moveable estate in her part to be equally divided between my sons, LEWIS, MAJOR 
FIELDING, JOHN and the child my wife is now pregnant with.

Item. I give to my son WILLIAM TURNER, 10 pounds current money and all my 
wearing apparrel and no more of my estate. My will and desire is that all the 
residue and remaining part of my estate real and personal be equally divided 
between my 3 youngest sons LEWIS, MAJOR FIELDING, JOHN, and the child with which 
my wife is now pregnant and their heirs and as I think my land is too small to 
be divided into four parts, my desire is that my land be divided into 2 equal 
parts and each part valued in current money and the price to be added to my 
other in order each child may have his equal share with the proviso that my sons 
LEWIS and MAJOR FIELDING have the land at the price it is valued at in their 
parts of my estate if they choose to have the land on those terms and I desire 
if either or any of my younger children so happen to die under the age of 21 
years and without lawful issue, that the survivors of them have and possess 
their parts of the estate and my last will and desire farther is that my four 
younger children last mentioned (to wit: LEWIS, MAJOR FIELDING, JOHN and the 
child with which my wife is now pregnant) be maintained and educated during 
their minority out of my estate before it is divided at the discretion of my 
executors hereafter mentioned.

Lastly, I nominate constitute and appoint JOHN HAWLEY, CHARLES LEWIS and 
JEREMIAH HUTCHISON, executors of this my last will and testament, revoking and 
disannuling all former and other wills heretofore by me made allowing and 
confirming this to be my last. In testamony whereof I have hereunto set my hand 
and seal this 18th day of March 1793.

FIELDING TURNER (seal)

Signed, sealed and pronounced to be his last will and testament in the presence 
of 
JOHN BERKLEY
JOHN DAVIS
JAMES DUTTON
JOHN HUTCHISON
ABRAM HAWLEY

At a court held for Loudoun County September the 8th 1794 This will was proved 
by the oaths of JOHN DAVIS, JAMES DUTTON, and JOHN HUTCHISON and ordered to be 
recorded and on the motion of JOHN HAWLEY, executor therein named, who made oath 
according to law and together with FRANCIS ADAMS and WM. B. HARRISON, his 
securities, entered into and acknowledged their bond in the penalty of 3,000 
pounds conditoned as the law directs, certificate is granted him for obtaining a 
probate in due form.

Teste CHAS. BINNS, Cl Cur