RICHMOND, VA - WILLS AND ESTATES - Edmund Potter, 13 Feb 1799
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IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, I Edmund Potter of the County of Henrico in the State
of Virginia, being in sound mind, memory and understandings do make and ordain
this my last will and testament.

I do give, devise and bequeath unto my loving wife Sarah Potter, all my
estate, real, personal, or mixed whatsoever and whersoever the same may be to
hold to her and her heirs and assigns forever, subject nevertheless to the
expense attending the education of my son David for two years, either in the
English or French lanaguaage.

And I do hereby nominate and appoint my said wife the sole Executor of this my
Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all former Wills by me made.

IN WITNESS whereof I have hereto set my hand and seal, this thirteenth day of
February in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and ninety nine.

                                                   Edmund Potter (seal)

Signed, sealed, published
and declared by the above named
as his Last Will & Testament in the
presence of us, who at his request and in his
presence have subscribed our names as 
witnesses hereto.

John W. Cox
Robert Christy
Joseph Brinkley

                 At a Quarterly Court of Hustings Continued by Adjournment
                  & Held for the City of Richmond in the Courthouse on
                          Tuesday the 10th day of March 1804

This Will was proved by the oath of Robert Christy, witnesses thereto and
ordered to be recorded. 

And at Another Court of Hustings Continued by Adjournment and held for the
said City at the Courthouse aforesaid on Tuesday, the tenth day of April
following Sarah Potter, the Executrix in the said Will named,appeared in Court
and made oath thereto as the law directs, and thereupon with John Foster, her
security entered into and acknowledged their bond in the penalty of four
thousand dollars, conditioned according to law, Certificate is granted her for
obtaining a Probat thereof in due form.
                                                  Teste:
                                                  Adam Craig, CC
Examined.

Source: Library of Virginia,
Will Book 4, 1804-1806
Hustings Deeds
Reel 3, page 61

Note:  Paragraphing and some punctuation were added by transcriber for ease 
in reading.  There are no paragraphs in the original.


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