Westmoreland County, VA - Will Book 8 (partial)

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Will of Christopher BUTLER    1729  Westmoreland Co., VA
2 October 1729  - 26 November 1729 - Will of Christopher BUTLER, Westmoreland Co., VA

In the name of God Amen. I Christopher BUTLER of ye County of Westmoreland do hear make this my Last Will 
and Testament as for my temporal Estate I will and dispose in manner and form following: 
 
I will that my Son, Nathanell BUTLER have one porsell of Land Joyning on the land of William QUISENBERY 
and on the Land of my Brother, Lawrence BUTLER, Beginning att the mouth of a Branch of the Beaverdam of 
Popes at a hollow poplar ...as was spoken of in my Father's will, thence up the branch to a red Oke standing 
on ye South West and thence to a Red Oke by the Road side, thence along ye Road to a horse Path that goes 
to the house of Lawrence BUTLER to a marked white Oke~ ~ standing in the said line, thence down the line to
the land of Will: QUISENBERY downe to ye first begining;
 
I will that my Son, William BUTLER, have a parsell of Land joyning to his Brother Nathanell line ___to  ye 
aforesaid red Oak stand on the aforesd. Branch runing on his Brother, Nathanell BUTLER's line to ye sd. red 
Oke by the Rode side thence  to the white Oke by the Horse Path. thence up the line to ye head of Rapahanock, 
thence up ye Branch to a Oke and a gum marked in a branch of swamps thence to a marked Red Oak staning by 
the rodesid and to a marked Chesnutt standing at this head of the aforesd. Branch, and to ye first begining. 
 
I will that my Son, Lawrence BUTLER, have all the rest of the Land on that side of ye Rode up ye mane 
Swamps to ye Land of Mr. LORD and to ye Oke and Gum which divides Williams Lands from Lawrence, he haveing 
the liberty of a Spring on ye North side of the Rode. 
 
I will that my son Joseph have  the rest ? from William BUTLERS and Nathaniel BUTLERS to ye mouth of a Run 
whare ___ my Littoll mlt lands?  one and up to Runs to a marked Oke standing on the sid whare  of thence 
crossing the Land to a marked gums by a Swamp of Mr. Lords and  another fellows?
 
I will that my son, John BUTLER, have ye reste of ye land from his Brother Joseph to Mr. LORDS. 
 
and I will that my Son, Caleb, have that piece of land which I bought of Henery WILLIAMS to them & to their 
Children meal or feamall. 
 
I will that my loving Wife and my two Eldes Sons, John and Nathanell, be Executors of this my Will and Testament 
whereunto I have set my hand and seal October this Second day and year of our Lord 1729.

Testes: Charles GODDARD
John BARTLET    Christphr: his mark 'C' BUTLER
 
Westmoreland, ss. At a Court held for the sd. County the 26th day of November 1729.  
This Last Will and Testament of Christopher BUTLER, deced., was presented into Court by the Executors therein 
named who make Oath thereto, and being proved by the Oaths of the witnesses thereto, is admitted to Record.

Test G. TURBERVILE, C. C. W.

Recorded the Nineteenth day of December 1729. 
G.T.C.C.W. Westmoreland County Deeds & Wills, Bk. 8, pp. 125-126.

Submitted by Patricia Bishop Obrist