ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY, VA - WILLS - John Gilmore, 25 Apr 1780
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JOHN GILMORE

Will of John Gilmore of Rockbridge County, Virginia

Will Book 1, p. 126, 1781

"In the name of God Amen the Twenty fifth Day of April one thousand Seven 
Hundred and Eighty on I John Gillmer of Rockbridge County in the Colony of 
Virginia being in perfect mind and memory thanks be to God therefore and 
Knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and Ordain this 
my last Will and Testament that is to say principally and first of all I 
Recommend my soul to God who gave it and for my body I recommend to the Earth 
to be Buried in a Christian and Decent like manner at the discretion of my 
Executors. And as concerning what Worldly Estate it hath Pleased God to Bless 
me with in this life I dispose of the same in the following manner.

"       In primis I Give & Bequeath to Elinor Gillmer my beloved Wife her bed 
and bed close and all her wearing apperrill and she is to have the Mullata 
wench named Pheb during her Natural life and at her decease if said Wench be 
alive she is to fall to my son James Gillmore and my wife is to have one third 
part of all my moveable Estate excepting one Bay Horse and one black Mare 
Benney and one bay colt of two years old that belongs to my son James Gillmer 
and order that my son James Gillmer give his Mother Elinor Gillmer one horse 
for her a good maintainance during her Natural life.
....I bequest to my beloved son James Gillmer the plantation I now live on 
containing four hundred and forty acres and all the remainder of my moveable 
Estate after my just debts are paid and after that I give to my wife and 
likewise bequeath to my son James Gillmer three of my Negroe children one 
named Thurze and one named Sam and one named Will.  My son James Gillmer is to 
have the land I bequeathe to him his to have and to him and his heirs.
....I give and bequeath to my beloved son John Gillmer two of my negroe 
Children one named Lucius and the other named Soloman.
....I order that if my son James Gillmer deceases without issue that the land 
I bequeathed to him to be sold after his decease the price of it divided 
equally amongs my five Daughters and I make and ordain Elinor Gillmer my 
beloved Wife and James Gillmer my beloved son whole and Sole Executors of this 
my last Will and Testament and I revoke make Void and Disanul all former and 
other Wills and Testaments by me heretofore made and Ordain this only as my 
last Will and Testament.  In Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and 
Seal the Day and Year above.
					John Gilmer (Seal)
Signed Sealed in the presence of
Robert Erwin, Robert Erwin, Jr., George Caldwell
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At a Court held for Rockbridge County August the 7th 1781 this last Will & 
Testament of John Gilmore Deceased was Presented in Court by James Gilmor one 
of the Executors herein Named and proved by the oath of Geo. Caldwell one of 
the Witnesses thereto and Ordered to be for further proof.
Anderson Ried, Clk