Will of Thomas Clifton, 1724 - Prince George Co.VA.


Will of Thomas Clifton - 1724 
(Deeds etc. 1713-28, page 777, Prince George Co.VA.)

In the name of God, Amen, The Eleventh day of December 1724. I Thomas
Clifton of the parrish of Martins Brandon in Prince George County, 
Virginia being sick in Body, but of Good and perfect memory, thanks be
to Almighty God, and calling to mind the uncertain Estate of this
Transitory Life, and that all flesh must yield unto Death when it shall
please God to call, do make and declare this my Last Will and Testament
in manner & form following;
First being penitant and sorry for all my Sins, most humbly desireing
forgiveness for the same, I commend my Soul unto Almighty God, my
Saviour and redeemer, in whom and by whose merritts I trust and believe
assuredly to be saved, and to have full remission and forgiveness of 
all my Sins,and to Inherrit the Kingdom of Heaven, and my Body I commit
to the Earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my Executrix
hereafter named and for the setling of my Temporall Estate, and such
Goods, chattels and Debts, as it hath pleased God to bestow upon me, I
do order give & dispose of the same in manner & form following, that is
to say.-
Imprimis. I give and bequeath my Land in Martins Brandon called the 
Rich Neck and formerly in the Tenure of Richard Newman, to my Son 
William Clifton, and his heirs, and in case of mortality I give and
bequeath it to my Daughter Elizabeth Clifton, and her heirs, and in 
case of mortality in her and her heirs, then I give and bequeath it to
my youngest Daughter, and her heirs forever, and in defalt of issue to
the next of kin, But my will and desire is that my Loveing wife Mary
shall enjoy and have the use of my Land dureing her naturall Life.
Item. I give and bequeath my Negro Man Jamy to my Daughter Elizabeth,
but my will and Desire is that my Loveing wife Mary shall have the use
of the said Negro Jamy dureing her naturall Life.
Item. I give and bequeath all my personall Estate to my Loveing wife
Mary, and to my Son William, and to my Daughter Elizabeth and to my
youngest Daughter, to be divided equally amongst them.
And I hereby make and appoint my Loveing wife Mary full and sole
Executrix of this my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking and 
makeing void all former Wills by me made, & declare this to be my Last
Will and Testament.

Thomas(I)Clifton's marke    Seald w'th. a wafer.

Signed Seald published &
declared in presence of us}
Peter Talbott
Charles(hisCCmarke)Cantwell
John Hamersley


At a Court held at Merchants Hope for Prince George County, on the
Second Tuesday in January, being the twelfth day of the said month Anno
Dom: 1724.
The above written Last Will and Testament of Thomas Clifton dec'ed. was
presented into Court by Mary his Relict and Executrix, who made oath
thereto, and it being proved by the oaths of Peter Talbott and Charles
Cantwell, two of the witnesses thereto, is by order of the Court truly
recorded and on the motion of the said Mary Clifton and her giveing
Security according to Law, Certificate is granted her for obtaining a
probate of the said Will in due form.

Test   Wm. Hamlin   ClCur.

(Transcribers Note: The discrepancy in the dates of when the Will was
 written and when proved is noted)


Submitted by Russell L. Lawrence <ruslaw@impop.bellatlantic.net>

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