Will of William Rogers - 1770 - Sussex Co.VA

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Will of William Rogers - 1770
(Will Book B, page 271, Sussex Co.VA.)

IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN I William Rogers of Sussex County in Virginia
being weak in body but of perfect sense & memory thanks be to Almighty
God do therefore make & ordain this my Last Will & Testament in manner
following.
First I Bequeath my soul to God my creator who gave it & my Body I
commit to the Earth from whence it was taken & as to my worldly Goods
which it has pleas'd God to bestow on me I give as followeth viz.
ITEM. I give & bequeath to my Son William Rogers & to his Heirs forever
the Land & Plantation whereon he now lives also the Bed & furniture
which he has now in possession.
ITEM. I give & bequeath to my Son Benjamin Rogers & to his heirs 
forever Three Hundred Acres of Land Whereon he now lives Bounded as 
followeth Begining on Coppohaunk Swamp at a new line Tree thence along
a new line to the corner of his fence thence along the old line to the
Colledge line & so Encluding all the land in my Bounds containing three
hundred Acres More or less together with what I have already given him
likewise all my wearing Cloaths.
ITEM. I give & bequeath to Joseph Rogers son of Reubin Rogers & to his
Heirs forever one hundred acres of Land Bounded as followeth to wit
begining on Coppohaunk Swamp at the Colledge line thence along the said
line to a Corner tree between the said Lands & thence along my old line
to Benjamin Rogers from thence along a new line to Coppohaunk Swamp up
the said Swamp to the Begining.
ITEM. I give & bequeath to my loving Wife Prudence Rogers one Feather
Bed & furniture During her Natural life likewise my will & Desire is
that my said wife should have all provision now provided & also my two
Cattle During her natural Life.
ITEM. I give & bequeath all the rest & remainder of my Estate which I
have not already Given & bequeath to be Equally Divided between my 
loving wife my son Benjamin Rogers & my Daughter Prissilla Barrach the
wife of George Barrach.
ITEM. I do hereby Ordain Constitute & Appoint my son Benjamin Rogers my
whole & sole Executor of this my last Will & Testament in Witness 
whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal this Twenty seventh Day of
September One thousand Seven hundred & sixty six.

William Rogers (L.S.)

Segl'd and Seal'd
In Presence of}
Test
Caleb Ellis
Emanuel James
John James

My will & Desire is that there should be no Appraisement ond my Estate.


At A Court held for Sussex County the 19th Day of October 1769.
The last Will & Testament of William Rogers deced. was duly proved by
the Oath of Caleb Ellis & Emanuel James two of the witnesses thereto &
At another Court held for The said County the 18th day of October 1770.
Benjamin Rogers the executor named in the said last Will & Testament
appeared in Court & made Oath thereto as the law directs & the said 
last Will & Testament was thereupon Order'd to be recorded & on the
motion of the said Benjamin Certificate is granted him for obtaining a
Probate thereof in due form.

Teste Augt. Claiborne CSC

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