SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY – ESTATE OF IGNATIVIOS SIMONNS, 1784

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Estate: Obligation Bond John Pierce, Spotsylvania Co, VA (1784)

OBLIGATION BOND JOHN PIERCE FOR IGNATIVIOS SIMONNS, DECEASED

KNOW all men by these presents that we John Pierce and Edward Herndon gentleman 
are held and firmly bound to Beverley Winslow, Joseph Brock, William Smith and 
Robert Hart, gentlemen Justices of the Court of Spotsylvania by said sitting, in 
the sum of one thousand pounds to the payment whereof will and truly to be made 
to the said Justices and their successors we bind ourselves and each of us our 
and each of our heirs executors and administrators jointly and severally firmly 
by these presents.

Sealed with our seals this seventh day of March in the year of our Lord one 
thousand seven hundred and eighty four and in the eighth year of the 
Commonwealth.

THE CONDITION of the obligation is such that if the above bound John Pierce is 
________ of the Last Will and Testament of Ignativios Simonns? deceased to make 
or cause to be made a true and peacful inventory of all and singular the goods 
chattles and credits of the said deceased which have or shall come into the 
hands possession or knowledge of the said John Pierce or into the hands and 
possession of any other person or person for him and the same is made the 
exhibit in the County Court of Spotsylvania at such time as he shall be 
thereunto required by the said bound and the same goods chattles and credits and 
all these the goods chattles and credits of the said deceased which at any time 
after shall come to the hands possession or knowledge of the said John Pierce or 
into the hands and possession of any other person or persons for him do well and 
truly administer according to law and further to make a just and true account of 
the actings & doings therein when thereto required by the said bound and also 
shall well and truly pay and deliver all the legacies contained and specified in 
the said Testament as far as the said goods chattles and credits will thereto  
extend and the law shall charge the this obligation to be void and of none 
effect or else to remain in full force and virtue.

Sealed and delivered )                                John Pierce  (seal)
in the presence of:  )                                Edward Herndon (seal)

                          At a court held for Spotsylvania County
                                    March the 2 1784

John Pierce & Edward Herndon, gentlemen acknowledge this their bond by the
court is ordered to be recorded.
                                         Teste
                                                John Waller, Teste

Source: Library of Virginia,
Wills Book E, 1772-1798,
Spotsylvania Co, VA,
Reel 28, pages 574-576

Note: Spelling is as appeared in the original document.  Paragraphing was added 
by the transcriber for ease in reading.  There are no paragraphs in the 
original. Third para., first line: the missing word looks like "center". 
Logically, it would be Executor