Stafford County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Wills.....Whitson, William October 16, 1738
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Source: Stafford Co., Va Will Bk 1728 - 1748 P. 262
Written: October 16, 1738
Recorded: June 12, 1739

IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN; I, William Whitson of Stafford County, Virginia, 
plantor, being sick in body but of good and perfect memory thanks be to 
Almighty God for the same and calling to mind the uncertainty of this life, do 
make and declare this my last Will and Testament in and of form following (that 
is to say). First Im commending my soul unto the hands of a almighty God who 
gave it and my body to the Earth to be buried at the discretion of my Executor, 
heretoafter named, and as to such worldly goods as it hath pleased, and I 
dispose of the same as followith (to with). I give my daughter, Mary Peters, 
the wife of James Peters, plantor, the sum of one shilling of current money of 
Virginia and for her support of this my last Will. And whereas I have land in 
actual possession of ----- by containing estimation four hundred acres laying 
in Stafford County, Virginia, aforesaid and owned by the name of ---- and 
situated near a place called ----- and in the county aforesaid. I give the 
majority of upper half of the said four hundred acres of land to Margaret 
Whitson, widow of my brother, Thomas Whitson, for her life and after her death 
to Margaret Whitson, the younger daughter of said Thomas and Margaret and to 
the heirs of her body forever. I give the other majority of lower half part of 
said hundred acres to my son William Whitson of the county, plantor, and to the 
heirs of his body, forever. I give and bequeath to my son, William Whitson and 
his heirs, whom I ordain and appoint SOLE EXECUTOR of this my last Will and 
testament, hereby revoking all former Wills or Wills by me heretofore at any 
time made either by word or in writing declaring this only to be my last Will 
and Testament as contained in this sheet of paper. In Writing whereof I have 
bound out by my hand, this Sixteenth day of October one thousand Seven hundred 
Thirty Eight.
Wit;                                    (signed)
Samuel W. Whitson                        William Whitson (seal)
I. Dillon

At Court for Stafford County, June the 12th 1739, The last Will and Testament 
of William Whitson was proved in court by William Whitson, executor. Therin 
named whose oath thereto according (remainder unreadable------------). 
(signature of Clerk)

Additional Comments:
I believe William and Thomas Whitson were sons of Thomas Whitson Sr. The 
Whitson family had been in Norfolk Co., VA before moving to Stafford, Thomas 
Whitson Sr. was mentioned in the 1678 Will of Thomas Axwell of Norfolk County 
along with his father Joseph Sr. and brother Joseph Jr. It is believed they 
were relatives of John Whitson who was hanged in 1676 because of his part in 
Bacon's Rebellion. William and his brother Thomas Whitson were in Surry County 
militia records for 1701. William is living in Stafford County by 1723 and 
paying taxes on 400 acres of land. 

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