Will of Thomas Linthicum, 1796 - Pittsylvania Co. VA WB ,p.434 dated April 4, 1796 April th 4 1796 In the Name of God Amen I Thomas Linthicum Senr being in perfect health and in good memory, thanks be to God for it do make this my last Will and Testament as followeth Itam my Will is that my hole Estate pesnal and Reale shall be Sold to the best advantage and that all my just dets paid my Will is that if any of my Estate over and above paying my just dets that it be equally divided between Thomas Linthicum miner and William Newten. Thomas Newten, Jane Rigney and Mary Rigney whensoever the said Children come to Lawfull age My Will is that my wife Sarah Linthicum may have possition of my Land and Plantation whereon I now live so long as she be please to stay Theron but if she should remove from the place then my Land Sold as the rest of my Estate and put to the best advantage at the Descrestion of my Executors This confirms to be my last Will and Testament Witness my hand I leave my Son Thomas Linthicum Executor and John Bennatt my (unreadable) before assigned. Thos Linthicum Test Thomas Linthicum junr At a Court held for Pittsylvania County the 19th John Bennatt Day of September 1796 The within written last Delila Newton Will and Testament of Thomas Linthicum deceas'd was exibited into Court and proved by the Oaths of two of the witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded and Sarah Linthicum Widow & relict of the said Testator came into Court and renounces and disclaims all benefit or advantage of any Legacy or Legacies to her given Devised or bequeathed in and by the said last Will, and thereupon it is Ordered that Edward Hatchet, Richard Johnson, Stephen Yates and David Parsons or any three of them do lay off and asscertain to the said Sarah Linthicum one third part of and in the Estate of the said Testator, and report their proceedings Thereupon here to the Court. And afterwards to wit at a Court held for the said County the 20th Day of February 1797 came Thomas Linthicum one of the Executors Named in the said Will, and On his Motion Certificate is granted him for obtaining a probate of the Said Will in due form, he having first Taken the oath by Law prescribed, and with John Adams and Thomas B. Jones his Securities ordered into Bond as the Law directs and acknowledged the same. Teste WIll. Tunstall CC (For a scanned file of the above document, contact Eddie Vaden at or Submitted by Eddie Vaden **************************************************************** 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. ****************************************************************