Middlesex County, VA - Will of William Carter, 1711

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Will of William Carter, Middlesex County, Virginia, 1711
[Note: transcription is poor due to condition of document
on microfilm in the Library of Virginia]

                       November 16th 1709
In the name of God Amen I William Carter of the County of
Middlesx being Sick of body but of Sound and perfect Mind
and Memory thanks and praise be given to Almighty God for
the same do make and Ordaine this my present Last will &
testament in Manner and forming as followeth
First I Comend my Soul into the hands of Almighty God 
hopeing through the _______ and passion of my Savior 
Jesus Christ the have free pardon and forgiveness of all my 
Sins and find everlasting life and my body I comitt to the 
Earth to be burryed at discretion of my Executrix hereafter 
named and at ____ the Disposition of all ___________ the 
estate as hath pleased Almighty God to bestow upon ____ 
give and Dispose thereof as followeth ---
First I will that my debts and funerall charges be paid and
discharged ---
Item I give and bequeath unto my Son Thomas Carter One 
Shilling ---
Item I give and bequeath unto my Son William Carter part 
of my Divident of Land beginning at Thomas Hedgecombes Line
upon the Rowling ___ thence bounding upon the said
Hedgecombes Line by Line of Rice Jones thence bounding
upon the Line of Said Rice Jones to my Spring branch thence
up the said branch to my Spring that ___ to him and his
heirs forever ---
Item I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Mary (Hughes?)
Twenty Shilling ---
Item I give and bequeath unto my Loving wife Mary Carter
all the rest and residue of personall estate During her 
Naturall life and after her Deces to be Equally divided
amongst her Children born of her body
Item I give and bequeath unto my two Sons George Carter
and Phillip Carter all the remaining part of my Divident
of Land together with my plantation with all appurtenances
thereunto belonging and appertaining to be Equally Divided
between them to them and their heires forever and I do 
hereby constytued and appoynt my Loving wife Mary Carter my
full and Sole Executrix of this my Last will and Testament
as Witness my hand and Seal the day and year above written---
Signed Sealed and pronounced to be      William Carter (Seal)
his Last will & Testament in presence
of us ---             At a Court held for Middlesex County the
Wm Jones              [5?]th day of February 1711

Henry Goodlow     This will was this day proved in Court by the
                  Oath of Henry Goodlow and Jacob Person the 
      his         two [Swearing?] Witnesses to it and Admitted to
George x Goodly   record              Test Wil Stanard ClCou
      marke
Jacob JP Person
   his marke      Truly recorded Test R Hickinson (DClCou)