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Source: Microfilmed records of
Orange County, Viriginia on file at Clayton Genealogical Library, Houston
Texas
Will of Nathaniel Mothershead, of
Orange County Virginia; 1781
In the Name of God amen. I Nathaniel
Mothershead of Orange County and State of Virginia being aged and Infirm
But of sound mind and memory thanks to God but knowing the uncertainity of
Life think it fit for me so to dispose of the living which God hath in his
providence given me as shall be satisfactory To me and which I do in (unreadable)
following after having commanded my soul to God who gave it and my body be
buried at the discretion of my friends - -
Item I will that all my Just Debts be
paid - -
Item I give unto my daughter Jane Cook a young negro wench named Lucy to
her own and her heirs forever - -
Item I give unto my daughter Elisabeth Minor Two negro boys by name Tom and
Sam to be hers and her heirs forever - -
Item I give unto my son Nathaniel Mothershed Two negress the one named Judith
and a child of hers called Mary to be his and his heirs forever - -
Item I give unto my (sic) Susanna Grifin a negro girl named Dinah to be her
property and that of her heirs forever - -
Item I lend unto my loving wife Mary Mothershead all my Estates which at
present I hold in possession Consisting of negroes nine little and big male
and female together with all and Everything in which I have Property to be
hers and during her widowhood and to Impart of the same To any of the residue
of my Children namely William, Nancy, John, Charles, Polly, Peggy, George,
Fanny, as in Division she shall judge Not Escceiding the sum of Equal Division
at the time of their marriage Or Coming of age and demanding the same and
that (?) property I Now hold and the Increase thereof and holder of my said
wife by Law Till her Intermarrigge (sic) if so be she will only hold a legal
portion The residue to fall into the hands of my Executors herein after Named
for the Equal Benefit of my Children if she marry and then At the time of
her death an Equal division of all my Estate land and personal or all however
otherwise Denominated be made to my Then Surviving offspring I mean among
my last named Eight Children and lastly I nominate and appoint my loving
Wife Already named as Executrix and my soninlaw Jeremiah Minor and Patrick
Cochron as my Executors making hereby null and Void any will hereafter by
me made and devised and declaring this Only to be my last will and testament
In Witness whereof I hereunto set My hand and affix my seal this fourteenth
day of march 1781 - -
Nathaniel (his mark) Mothershead {State
Seal}
Teste
Francis Bourn
William Bourn
Tabitha Bourn
At a Court held for orange County on Thursday
25th Oct 1781 This last will and testament of Nathaniel Mothershead Decd
Being presented into Court by Jeremiah Minor one of the Executors Therein
Named and Proved by the oaths of William Bourn and Tabitha Bourn two of the
winesses (sic) thereto and ordered Recorded.
[note: I believe there's a slight error
either in one of the published transcriptions of the above Will of Nathaniel
Mothershead, or on the transcription that was used for the microfilm. In:
"Will Abstracts of Orange County, Virginia (1778-1821)" , abstracted
and published by Ruth L. and Sam Sparacio, copyright 1985, the witnesses
Francis, William and Tabitha, are all listed with the surname of BROWN. Reading
the microfilm, the surname of all three witnesses is BOURN.]
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