Westmoreland County, VA - Will of William Sanders, 1727 File submitted by Barbara Good ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net ************************************************************************ Will of William Sanders 1727 Submitted by Barbara Good BWGood@aol.com Westmoreland Co. VA - Will of William Sanders In the name of God Amen, I William Sanders being very sick & weak of body but in perfect health of mind & memory thanks be to Almighty God for the same, I do make constitute & ordain this my last Will & testament in manner & form following. And first I give & bequeath my soul to Almighty God my Creator and my body to this earth to be decently buryed at the discretion of my Execs. hereafter menconed. And for what worldly goods it hath pleased God to bestow me with my wish is that they be disposed of in manner & form following. Imp. I give & bequeath unto my son John Sanders the land & plantation on which I now live to him & his heirs lawfully begotton of his body and for a fault of such heirs to my next rightful heirs forever. I likewise give him what goods or household stuff of any kind whatever that he hath already received from me. Item. I give & bequeath unto my son Phillip Sanders the eighty acres of land I last purchased of Lewis Taylor to him and his heirs lawfully begotton of his body & for default of such heirs to my next rightfull heirs forever. Item. I give & bequeath to my two sons William and James all the rest of my land not before bequeathed to be equally divided between them only my son James to have the place called the new? Plantation ?? his part to them & their heirs lawfully begotten of their bodies forever and for a fault of such heirs to my next rightfull heirs forever. Item. I give & bequeath unto my beloved wife Elizabeth Sanders the choice of my feather beds with the furniture thereinto belonging. Item. I give my daughter Mary Sanders the next choice of my featherbeds & the furniture thereunto belonging. Item. I give my daughter Ursula Sanders a feather bed & the furniture thereunto belonging. Item. it is my will that all the rest of my estate of any kind whatsoever be equally divided between my wife Elizabeth Sanders and her? children and it is my will that my children do remain & stay with their mother during the time that she shall remain a widdow. And whereas I have hereby given the remaining parts of my estate to be equally divided between my wife & her children It is provided that they pay over & above to my two youngest daughters Elizabeth & Sarah Sanders five hundred pounds of tobacco a piece at the age of eighteen years or the day of marriage. Item I do appoint my well beloved wife Elizabeth Sanders and my son John Sanders my Execs. and my friend Mr. Thomas Asbury my Executor in trust to this my last will & testament ???? In wittness whereof I have hereunto sett my hand & affixed my Seal this 31st day of anno domino one thousand seven hundred twenty six. Wm Sanders (Seal) Signed Sealed & Published in presense of John Shurman John Cockoril Thomas Cockoril. At a Court held for the said county the 29th day of June 1726 this Last Will & Testament of William Sanders decd was presented into court by Elizabeth his Relict, exer. (John Sanders his Exer having in Court refused to undertake the burden of the Exor of the sd will) and she having made oath thereto and being proved by the oaths of John Shurman & John Cockorill two of the witnesses thereto is admitted to record. And upon the motion of the said Elizabeth and her performing what is usual in such a case certificate is granted her for obtaining a probate thereof in due form. Test: Tho Sorrell Cl Court? Recorded Septimo dio July 1726. (Transcribed by Barbara Good)