Will: Richard Burdyne, Brumfield Parish, Culpeper Co, VA (1761)

IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, I Richard Burdyne of Brumfield Parish in the County of
Culpeper, being in a low state of health but sound and perfect memory, thanks be
to almighty God for it, and calling to mind the uncertainty of this worldly
affairs, have thought fit to make and ordain this my last will and testament in
manner and form following:

And first and principally, I recommend my soul to almighty God who gave it,
trusting in him for remission and pardon of all my past sins in and through the
only merits of my blessed saviour Jesus Christ and my body to be decently buried
in such christian like manner as my Executors hereinafter mentioned shall thihnk
fit, and as to those worldly goods wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me, I
give and bequeath as followeth, vizt:

I give and bequeath to my loving wife Catherine Burdyne, during her natural
life, the half of the tract of land whereon I now live, the other half being
already in the possession of my son Reginall Burdyne, by virtue of a deed of
gift thereof made by me, also I give and bequeath to my son Reginall Burdyne a
tract of land containing two hundred and ten acres, lying on the west side of
the ragged mountain and joining on a survey of Misters Dick and Bogle.

Also I give and bequeath to my son Samuel Burdyne three hundred and ninety two
acres of land being part of a tract of five hundred and ninety two acres and
joyning on the lands of John Nalle, Martin Nalle, William Gaines, Francis
Graines and Capt. William Brown.

Also I give and   bequeath to my daughter Hannah Shotwell and to the heirs of her
body the remaining two hundred acres of the above mentioned tract of five
hundred and ninety two acres as aforesaid, but for want of such issue, to to
(repeated) return to my son Samuel Burdyne, but if my daughter Barbara Grissom
should be left a widow and without a settlement, my will is that she shall have
one hundred acres out of the said Samuel Burdynes part during her widdowhood and
after to return to my said son Samuel Burdyne and his heirs as aforesaid.

Also I give and bequeath to my son Nathaniel Burdyne two hundred forty four
acres of land lying on the north part? of Rappahanock River and joyning on the
land of George William Fairsap, Esq. or Capt. Robert Green, ___Capt. Cave,
Edward Herndon.

Also I give and bequeath to my son John Burdyne a small tract of land on the
north side of the Robinson River joyning the lands? of Moses Alexander and
Daniel Campbell, ________ (faded) Hurt containing about seventy acres, also
after my wifes decease, I give to my said son John Burdyne the fore mentioned
part of the tract of land whereon I now live and which I gave to my said wife
during her natural life.

Also I lend to my said wife during her natural life my negro man Tom, likewise I
give my still to my said wife during her natural life.

Also I give to my three sons Samuel Burdyne, Nathaniel Burdyne and John Burdyne
each of them a cow and calf on the day of their marriage or at the time when
they shall be of age and my will is that none of my books shall be valued
amongst the rest of my estate but to be divided amongst my children by choyce
(viz): the eldest take one first and so to go round according to their age till
all have got one apiece and then to begin at the eldest again and so on till
they shall be all chose out.

And all the rest of my whole estate to be equally divided amongst my beloved
wife Catherine Burdyne and my six children, also at my said wifes decease my
negro man Tom and my still to be vallued and the value thereof to be equally
divided amongst all my six children aforesaid.

And I do hereby constitute & appoint my beloved son Reginall Burdyne and my
friend George Row to be joynt Executors of this my Last Will and Testament,
hereby disannulling and revoking all other Will or Wills, Testament or
Testaments before made by me.

IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this twenty
second day of July one thousand seven hundred & sixty one.
                                            Richard Burdyne   (LS)
Sign'd, seaed & deliver'd
in presence of:

John Clore
Peter Clore
    his
John   X   James
    mark
George Row
                        At a Court held for the County of Culpeper
                          Thursday, the 15th day of October 1761

This Last Will and Testament of Richard Burdyne, dec'd, was exhibited to the
court by Reginall Burdyne and George Row, the Executors therein named and was
proved by the oaths of John Clore, Peter Clore & John James, witnesses thereto &
ordered to be recorded and on the motion of the said Executors, Certificate is
granted them for obtaining a Probat thereof in due form, they having first sworn
to the same and entered into bond with security as the law directs.

                                                      Teste:
                                                      Roger Dixon, Cl.Cur.
Source: Library of Virginia,
Will Book A, 1749-1770
Culpeper Co, VA
Reel 31, pages 259-262

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