SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY – WILL: ELIZABETH CARTER, 1780

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Will: Elizabeth Carter, Berkley Parish, Spotsylvania Co, VA (1780)

IN THE NAME of God amen I Elizabeth Carter of the Parish of Berkley in the 
County of Spotsylvania being very sick and weak in body but of perfect and sound 
mind and memory and knowing that it is appointed for all one to die do make and 
ordaine this my Last Will and Testament in manner and form following:

IMPRIMIS: I recommend my soul unto the hands of almighty God hoping? that thru
the merits of my blessed redeemer Jesus Christ to attain eternal salvation and 
my body to the earth to be buried in a decent and christian like manner at the
discretion of my Executors hereafter mentioned and what worldly goods it hath
plesed God to bless me with since the death of my husband, I give and bequeath
the following manner:

Item: It is my desire that my negroe fellow Bob which fell to me by the death of 
my mother after my husband decease be sold to the highest bidder and the money 
arising from the sale thereof be equally divided amongst my children, viz:
George, Ann, Molly, John, Henry, Elizabeth, Sally and Charles.

And lastly, I do constitute and appoint my loving sons Henry and Charles 
Executors of this my Last Will and Testament revoking and disanulling all other 
wills here before by me made.

IN WITNESS to hereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this thirteenth day
of December 1780.

Signed sealed published and                                  her
declared to be my Last Will and Testament.          Elizabeth X Carter (seal)
                                                             mark
In presence of:

James Apperson
Henry Pendleton
James Wilson 

Source: Library of Virginia,
Wills Book E, 1772-1798,
Spotsylvania County, VA,
Reel 28, pages 1032-1033 


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Estate: Charles Carter, et al, Spotsylvania Co, VA (1791)(partial)

RE ESTATE OF ELIZABETH CARTER DECEASED

KNOW all men by these presents that we Charles Carter, David Sullivan and John
Pierce are held and firmly bound unto Edward Herndon, Thomas S....n (marked 
over), William Manard and Francis Thornton Junior, gentlemen Justices of the 
Court of Spotsylvania now sitting, in the sum of fifteen hundred pounds, the 
payment of which will and truly to be made to the said Justices and their 
successors we bind ourselves our and each of our heirs and jointly and severally 
firmly by these presents.  Sealed with our seals and dated this 4th day of 
January 1791.

THE CONDITION of the above obligation is such that if the above bound Charles 
Carter, Executor of the Last Will and Testament of Elizabeth Carter deceased
do make and cause to be made.........(end of page)

Source: Library of Virginia,
Wills Book E, 1772-1798,
Spotsylvania County, VA,
Reel 28, page 1033 

Note: Spelling is as shown on original.  Paragraphing added by transcriber for 
ease in reading.  There are no paragraphs in the original.

Note: This portion of the document appeared at the end of Elizabeth Carter's 
will. It was continued on the next page which I did not copy.  It (the portion 
of the obligation bond) is included here in the event it may give some small 
information to those researching the Carter name.