Richmond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Wills.....Strother, William December 30, 1700
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Source: Wills & Inventories, 1699-1709: 54-55, Richmond County, Virginia  (family History Library Microfilm 0,033,676)
Written: December 30, 1700
Recorded: November 4, 1702

In the name of God, Amen. I, William Strother Sr. of the County of Richmond 
being sick and weake of body, but of sound and perfect mind and memory, praise 
be the Almighty God for it, do make and ordain this my last will and testament 
as followeth. First and principally, I commend my soule into the hands of the 
Almighty God that gave it, and my body I commit to the earth to be decently 
buried at the discretion of my executor hereafter named, and as for the estate 
as it hath pleased the Lord bestow upon me, I give and dispose of as 
followeth, viz: 

Item: My will is that my debts and funerale charges be paid and discharged.

Item: I give and bequeath to my eldest son William Strother one hundred and 
fifty acres of land including the plantation I now live upon, with all 
edifices, buildings, gardens, orchards, whatsoever. After his mother's 
decease, the said hundred and fifty acres if there be so much less or more to 
go from the riverside to the main road and no further because he shall not 
molest his brother James, but whilst my wife Dorothy shall live, it is my will 
that she shall peacefully and quietly possess the one half of the plantation I 
now live upon, with the housing, orchards, and fencing that is thereon and all 
other privileges thereto belonging, and at her death the said land and 
premises shall wholly redound to my said son William Strother and his heirs 
forever.

Item: I give and bequeath to my son James Strother one hundred and fifty acres 
being part of the divident I now live upon, and to begin where my son William 
lives at the main road and so back for his said complement, including the 
plantation he is now [ ? ] on to him and his heirs forever.  

Item: I give and bequeath the remaining part of my land to be equally divided 
between my two sons Robert and Benjamin to them and their heirs forever. 

Item: My will is that my son Joseph be put in school and kept there a year and 
that he be free and at his own disposing at the age of sixteen. 

Item: I give unto my grandson Will Strother two thousand one hundred pounds of 
tobacco to be shipped and sent to England and the proceeds to be paid to him 
at the age of ten years old. 

Item: All the rest and residue of my personal estate, goods and chattels with 
all the crop of corn and tobacco and servants I give and bequeath to my loving 
wife Dorothy Strother during the time of her widowhood, but and if my said 
wife shall otherwise dispose of herself or marry again, my will is that my son 
James do order an account to be taken of my said personal estate so that it 
may be equally divided between her and my sons namely, James, Jeremy, Robert, 
Benjamin, and Joseph. 

Item: I do appoint, constitute, and ordain my loving wife Dorothy and my son 
James to be full and sole executrix and executor of this my last will and 
testament, and I do hereby revoke disannul and make void all former will and 
testament by me heretofore made. In witness whereof I the said William 
Strother to this my last will and testament have set my hand and thereto fixed 
my seal this 30th day of December in the year of our Lord 1700.
William Strother (Seal) 

Signed, sealed and delivered
In the presence of
James Phillips
Edward Langedell
William Smith (his mark). 


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