Will of John Maclemore - 1767 - Sussex Co.VA

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Will of John Maclemore - 1767
(Will Book B, page 108, Sussex Co.VA.)

IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN I John Maclemore of Nottoway Parish in the
County of Southampton being of sound sense & memory do make this my 
last will & testament in form & manner following.
IMPRIMIS. I give & bequeath to my son John Maclemore one pound current
money.
ITEM. I give & bequeath to my son Burrell Maclemore one pound current
money.
ITEM. I give & bequeath to my son Joell Maclemore the land & plantation
I now live on containing two hundred and fifty acres be the same more
or less, I say I give the said land to my said son Joell & to his heirs 
forever.
ITEM. I give and bequeath to my Daughter Sarah Maclemore one pound
current money.
ITEM. I give and bequeath to my Daughter Lydia Maclemore one feather
bed & furniture one cow & calf & one sow & piggs.
ITEM. I give the use of the following articles to my loving wife during
her natural life and at her decease to my son Joell (that is to say) 
one feather bed & furniture two cows & calves and one sow & piggs and
one bay Horse.
ITEM. I give and bequeath to my son Joell Maclemore, after my debts &
funeral charges be paid, the rest and remainder of my estate of all 
kinds whatsoever and I do constitute & appoint my son Joell my sole
executor of this my last will & testament as witness my hand this 17th
day of March 1758.

John(hisJmark)Maclemore (Seal)

Witness-
Edmund Pate
Abraham(hisAmark)Wiggins
Joshua Nicholson Jun'r.


At a Court held for Sussex County the 19th day of February 1767.
The last Will & Testament of John Maclemore deced. was presented into
Court by Faithy widow & relict of the said John and the said Faithy
declared that she would not accept receive or take the legacy or 
legacies to her given or bequeath'd by the said Will or any part 
thereof & did renounce all benefit & advantage which she might claim by
the said Will which declaration on her motion is recorded, And 
thereupon on the motion of the said Faithy (Joell Maclemore the 
Executor in the said Will named being out of the Country) who made oath
as the law directs and the said Will being proved by the oaths of 
Abraham Wiggins & Joshua Nicolson Jun'r. two of the witnesses thereto &
ordered to be recorded Certificate is granted her for obtaining letters
of administration with the said Will annexed giving security whereupon
she with Joshua Nicolson & Charles Gilliam her securities entered into
and acknowledged their bond for her due administration of the said
estate.

Teste A. Claiborne CSC

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