RICHMOND, VA - WILLS AND ESTATES - Gersham Patton, 10 Oct 1800
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IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, I Gersham Patton of the City of Richmond being much
afflicted in body but yet of perfect sound mind and memory do make, ordain,
publish, pronounce and declare this instrument to be my true last will and
testament, viz:

First, I desire that my body be enterred in decent and frugal manner according
to the direction of my Executor herein after mentioned.

Secondly, as to all my just debts, I will and desire that they be paid as soon
as may be without distressing my wife and child. 

And first of all I will and desire that the debt due my friend James Dawe be
first paid and satisfied and here I declare that the debt of Col. John Mayo
and for which I am now in the bounds is not a just debt although he hath
obtained a judgment at law.

Thirdly, all the rest and residue of my estate of every nature and kind
whichsoever I give and bequeath to my aforesaid friend James Dawe in trust for
the use, maintenance and supoport of my loving wife Ann Patton, the management
of which I desire may devolve on my aforesaid friend on trust for her
emolument and to be paid to her from time to time as she may require the same
for her support and maintenance and that of my child: trusting that my said
wife and trustee will on order and emitual? the funds which may remain after
the payment of my just debts as to provide me the best manner possible for the
education of my aforesaid child John Patton.

And lastly, I do hereby appoint my aforesaid friend James Dawe whole and sole
Executor of this my Last Will and Testament revoking and disannulloing all
Wills thereof made by me and declaring this to be my only true Will and
Testament.

IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 10th
day of October 1800.

                                                   his
                                              Gersham  X  Patton (seal)
                                                    mark

Signed, sealed, published,
pronounced and delivered as
and for the Last Will & Testament
of Gersham Patton in presence of us:

W. A. Green
Thomas Pinchbrek
John Naylor
                                                         AC 
                                         (possibly for Adam Craig, Court Clerk)

Source: Library of Virginia,
Will Book 4, 1804-1806
Hustings Deeds
Reel 3, page 136

Note: Spelling errors were not corrected.  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".


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