Will of Richard Whitt, Sr., 1807 - Montgomery Co., VA RICHARD WHITT, SR. WILL 25 APRIL 1807 MONTGOMERY COUNTY, VIRGINIA Will Book __, pp. 120-121 In the name of God I RICHARD WHITT Senior of the County of Montgomery being in a Feeble State of Health but sound in mind do ordain and declare this Instrument of Writing to be my last Will and Testament Revoking all others. It is my Wish after my death and for that purpose do will and bequeath to my son ARCHIBALD WHITT all the Tract of Land whereon I now live and that the title shall fully be invested in him with all Other Claims that I may have to that and any other adjoining said Tract to him and his heirs forever. This Tract is to be understood to contain the whole of the Land that I bought from JOHN HARRISON on Meadow Creek supposed to be One hundred Acres be it more or less to Include the part which I have allotted for my son RICHARD at the upper end of said Tract which son ARCHIBALD has bought and a title never was conveyed for it. I do also Will to my beloved wife her equal one third of all my personal Estate her Natural life time the balance to be equally Divided between my three daughters (To Wit) ELIZABETH CASSIDAY, RUTHY WHITT & SUSANNA CRESWELL, and also Should there be any part of my wifes Legasee left at her death also to be equally divided among my three daughters and their Heirs forever. And for the good performance of my will and to execute the contents I do appoint JOHN INGLES & my son ARCHIBALD WHITT to act as executors and it is my request as I can place the fullest confidence in them that they shall act without being bound in security. Signed and Subscribed to this my hand and seal this 25th day of April 1807. /s/ RICHARD WHITT SR. (Seal) Test /s/WILLIAM CASSADY His /s/THOMSON + FARMER Mark At Montgomery January Court 1813. This last Will and testament of Richard Whitt, Sr. was presented in Court proven by the oaths of the witnesses thereto and Ordered to be Recorded. And on the motion of John Ingles and Archibald Whitt the Executors therein named who made oath thereto. Submitted by Doug Lovell **************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. ****************************************************************