RICHMOND, VA - WILLS AND ESTATES - Claiborne B. Crittington, 1801 --------------¤¤¤¤¤¤-------------- IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, I Claiborne B. Crittington of the City of Richmond, being in perfect mind and memory do make and ordain this my last will and testament, viz: Item: I give unto Fanny Crittington four acres of land lying and being on the County of New Kent adjoining the lands of Samuel Bailey & James Fox, whereon Susanna Cross now lives and has her life in. I also give unto said Fanny Crittington, nine dollars which is due me by Susanna Cross for rent of the said land. I also give unto said Fanny Crittington a bond of five dollars due me by said Susanna Cross which bond is now in hands of Thomas Southworth. I also leave unto said Fanny Crittington all the money that is due me by the State of Virginia, also the few dollars that is in the hands of the (said) Underwood. I also dirrect all my clothes and che___ to be sold and the money arising from the sale to be to said Tammy Crittington. I leave Thomas Underwood as my Executor. his Claiborne X B. Crittington (seal) mark At a Monthly Court of Hustings continued by adjournment and Held for the City of Richmond Tuesday the tenth day of January 1801 Witness: Josiah Bingham Robert Broadus H. Parry This Will was presented in Court, proved by the oaths of Josiah Bingham and H. Parry, witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded. And on the motion of Thomas Underwood, the Executor in the said Will named, who made oath thereto according to law and together with Josiah Bingham, his security entered into and acknowledged, their bond in the penalty of twenty four pounds, conditioned as the law directs, Certificate is granted him for obtaining a Probat thereof in due form. Test: Adam Craig, Cl.C Examined. Source: Library of Virginia, Hustings Deeds Will Book 4, 1804-1806 Reel 3, page 7 Note Paragraphing and some punctuation were added by transcriber for ease in reading. There are no paragraphs in the original. Viz & vizt are abbreviations for videlicet which means "that is to say, namely". ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Von Mings Stachon vonstac@comcast.net ___________________________________________________________________