Will of William Savage, 1720 - Prince George Co. VA


(Deeds etc. 1713-28, page 407, Prince George Co.VA.)

In the Name of God, Amen, I William Savage of Martins Brandon Parrish
in the County of Prince George, being sickly but of sound mind & memory
do make & ordain this my Last Will and Testament in manner & form 
following, first and principally I commend my Soul to Almighty God,
stedfastly trusting to his Gracious acceptance through the merritts and
media. of my redeemer and Saviour Jesus Christ, and for the small
Worldly Estate, which God has been pleased to give me, I hereby give
and dispose of as followeth, after my just Debts and Funerall 
disbursments are paid and Discharged.
1. I give to my son William Savage all that part of my Land that Lyes
between the two runns, adjoining on Mr. Halls and Mr. Bairds Lands, to
him & his heirs , as also a small chest, a pewter tankard, a young
steer, and a Gunn and the Hoggs called his.
2. I give to my son John Savage my plantation whereon I now Live w'th
all the remaining part of my Land, to him & his heirs.
3. I give to my Daughter Sarah, the Small Iron Pott, two pewter dishes
& a cow.
4. I give to my Daughter Eliza. Savage, one cow and a young Steer.
5. I give to my son Francis the second best bed & furniture, the
midling pott, two pewter dishes, a Gunn & a heifer, with the female
increase, and my will is that my said son do remain and live with his
Brother John till he be free and also if Either of my Eldest sons 
chance to dye without heirs, that then their shares or dividend of Land
heretofore given shall be & remain to my youngest son Francis, and that
if either of my said sons should be desirous of selling his said 
dividend, my will is that the other possess't should have the refusall.
6. My will is that my Estate shall not be appraised.
7. I do hereby give and bequeath all the remaining part of my Estate of
what kind so ever not before hereby given to my said son John, and do
hereby nominate and appoint him my said Son, to be my whole & sole
Executor of this my Last Will and Testament, hereby revokeing all 
former & other Wills by me made or at any time declared, and this only
to be deemed and taken for my Last Will and Testament, and no others.
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal this seventeenth
day of July Anno 1719.

William(hisWmarke)Savage   Seald w'th. a wafer.


Signed & Seald in the presence of}
Eliza.(herEmarke)Berryman
Rob't. Jones
R. Hall


At a Court held at Merchants Hope for the County of Prince George on
the second Tuesday in June being the fourteenth day of the said month
Anno Dom: 1720.
The above written Last Will and Testament of William Savage dec'ed. was
presented into Court by John Savage his Executor who made oath thereto
and it being proved by the oaths of Rob't. Hall, Robert Jones, and
Elizabeth Berryman witnesses thereto, is by order of the Court truly
recorded, and on the motion of the said John Savage and his giveing
Security according to Law, Certificate is granted him for obtaining a
probate thereof in due form.

Test   Wm. Hamlin   ClCur.


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

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