WILL OF BENJAMIN BURNETT
PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY, VIRGINIA COURTHOUSE
Dated: 27 Feb. 1798
Deed & Will Book 11  pages 208, 209

In the Name of God Amen the Twenty seventh day of February in the year of our
Lord 1798 I BENJAMIN BURNETT of Pittsylvania County being in perfect health
praise God do make this my last Will and Testament as followeth Impromises I
give to my Wife FRANCES BURNETT during her life or or Widowhood all my Estate
real and personal, and after her decease I give to my three Sons EDWARD,
JEREMIAH and THOMAS one certain Track of Land lying in the same County joining
of this I now live on to be equally divided amongst them   Item I give to my
Son JOHN this piece of Land on which I now live all of this side of Rights
branch, and the other piece of Land on Sailess Creek to be Sold and all my
Debts to be paid out of that and the remainder of that to be equally divided
between my two Daughters SALLY and POLLY   Item  I give to my Son THOMAS his
choice which I now possess.   Item  I give to my two Sons and my two Daughters
SALLY and POLLY and JEREMIAH and THOMAS Stock of all kind to be equally divided
between them four Item  I give to my Daughter ELIZ (?) one Bed   Item  I give
to my Daughter SALLY one Bed Item  I give to my Daughter one Bed and those
Judgement which I have got against Dunn to be equally divided amongst all my
Children only BENJ'S JOHN and JEREMIAH them I give five pounds a piece more
than the rest if it is recovered and if not recovered   Item  I give to my Son
GODPEY one shilling Sterling Item I give to my Son BASNOT BURNETT one shilling
Sterling   Item I give to my Son BENJ'S one shilling Sterling And my wife
FRANCES BURNETT and my Son JOHN BURNETT whom I make sole Executors of this my
last Will and testemant
Signed Sel'd and delivered in presents of
Abraham Martin (his mark) John Martin (his mark)
Signed:  BENJAMIN BURNETT (Seal)


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