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1654-1800 Westmoreland County, Virginia Wills [Augusta B. Fothergill]; Page 110
SMITH, PETER, 10 Jan. 1738; 12 May 1741. 48 acres to my dau. Mary Fleming; son Peter land in Westmoreland; son James the land in Prince William on Bull Run where he now lives which is 325 acres; sons Thomas and William land in Prince William which is 325 acres; dau. Abigail Fleming land in Prince William; granddau. Anne Bailey land in Prince William; heirs of dau. Anne Thomas one shilling; dau. Mary Fleming one shilling; dau. Hannah Ware 1 shilling; dau. Martha McClanahan 1 feather bed; son Peter exr; heirs of son John Smith 1 shilling.
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1740-1742 Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds & Will Book 9, Part 2 [Antient Press]; Page 140-141
IN THE NAME OF GOD, Amen. the tenth day of January 1738, I PETER SMITH of County of Westmoreland in Virginia being in health and perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto God therefore, calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament, that is to say, principally and first of all I give and recommend my Soul into the hands of God that gave it and my body I recommend to the Earth to be buryed in a decent Christian buryal at the discretion of my Executor, nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God. And as touching such worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased
God to bless me in this life, I give demise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form.
Imprimis I give and bequeath to my Daughter, MARY FLEMING, Forty eight acres of land where she now lives according to the courses of a Survey that BARBER made, beginin g at a corner tree of WHETOTONs Land to her and her heirs for ever;
Item. I give to my Son, PETER SMITH, the remaining part of all the Land that I possess in Westmoreland County to him and his heirs for ever;
Item. I give to my Son, JAMES SMITH, three hundred and twenty acres of land in PRINCE WILLIAM County lying and being upon BULL RUN where he now lives to him and his heirs for ever;
Item. I give and bequeath to my Son. THOMAS SMITH, three hundred and twenty five acres of land in the aforesaid County where he now lives to him and his heirs for ever; Item. I give to my Son, WILLIAM SMITH, three hundred and twenty five acres of land in the aforesaid County to his likeing out of the remaining part of the same tract of land to him and his heirs for ever;
Item. I give to my Daughter. ABIGAIL FLEMING and my Grand Daughter, ANNE BAILEY the remaining part of that tract of land in PRINCE WILLIAM County aforesaid, my Daughter. ABIGAIL, having the first choice, to them and their heirs for ever;
And as for what moveable Estate it hath pleased God to bestow upon me I give and bequeath as followeth,
Item. I give and bequeath to the heirs of my Son, JOHN SMITH, one Shilling Sterling money:
Item. I give to my Son, JAMES SMITH, one Shilling Sterling money;
Item. I give to my Son, THOMAS SMITH, one Shilling Sterling money;
Item. I give to my Son, WILLIAM SMITH, one Shilling Sterling money;
Item I give to the heirs of my Daughter, ANNE THOMAS, one Shilling Sterling money; Item. I give to my Daughter MARY FLEMING, one Shilling Sterling money
Item. I give to my Daughter, HANNAH WARE, one Shillings Sterling money:
Item. I give to my Daughter, MARTHA McCLANAHAM, a feather bed at the discretion
of my Executor hereafter named;
Item. I give to my Daughter, ABIGAIL FLEMING, one Shilling Sterling money;
Item. And the rest of my moveable Estate not already bequeathed, I give and bequeath to my Son, PETER SMITH, whom I likewise constitute make and ordain my whole and sole Executor of this my Last Will and Testament; And I do hereby utterly disallow revoke and dissannull all and every other former Testaments, Wills, Legacies and Bequests and Executors by me in any ways before named willed and bequeathed, ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my Last Will and Testament; In Witness whereof I have hreunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written
Signed Sealed Published Pronounced and Declared by
PETER SMITH as his Last Will and Testament in the
presence of us witnesses JAMES WALKER, PETER SMITH
STEPHEN BAILEY, JUNR, HUGH THOMAS
Westmoreland ss. At a Court held for the said County the 28th day of April 1741 This Last Will and Testament of PETER SMITH, deceased, being presented into Court by PETER SMITH, his Son and Executor, who made Oath thereto and being proved by the
Oaths of all the witnesses thereto is admitted to Record; And upon the motion of the said Executor and his performing what is usual in such cases, Certificate is granted him for obtaining a Probate thereof in due form
Recorded the Twelfth day of May 1741
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1747-1749 Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds & Will Book 10, Part 3 [Antient Press]; Page 326-329
THIS INDENTURE made the eighteenth day of May in the twentieth year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second by the grace of God of Great Brittain Frances and Ireland, King, Defendender of the faith, And in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and forty seven; Between ALEXANDER FLEMMING of Cople Parish and Westmorland County of one part and JOHN FLEMMING of the same Parish and County of other part; Witnesseth that ALEXANDER FLEMMING in consideration of the sum of Twenty pounds current money to him in hand paid by JOHN FLEMMING, the receipt whereof said FLEMMING doth hereby acknowledge himself therewith fully satisfied and paid, bath and by these presents doth bargain and sell unto JOHN FLEMMING his heirs all that parcel of land contai-ning Forty eight acres of land, be the same more or less, being the land whereon said FLEMMING now liveth on and being the land which PETER SMITH the Elder devised to MARY FLEMMING, Mother of ALEXANDER FLEMMING, and after her death descended to said ALEXANDER with all its rights members and appurtenances together with all houses orchards and hereditatments to the same belonging; To have and to hold the Forty eight acres of land with other the premises unto JOHN FLEMMING his heirs and ALEXANDER FLEMMING for himself his heirs the land and premises unto JOHN FLEMMING and his heirs against all persons shall warrant and forever defend by these presents; In Witness whereof the parties to these presents have interchangeably set their hands and seals the day and year first above written
Signed Sealed and Delivered in the presence of
JOHN BROWN, ALEXANDER his mark FLEMING
WILLIAM his mark BALEY,
JNO: MIDDLETON, JOHN WALKER,
JAS: BALEY
Memorandum; That on the Eighteenth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and forty seven, ALEXANDER FLEMMING made Livery and Seizin of the land and premises within mentioned by delivering Turf and Twigg on the land unto JOHN FLEMMING in the name of the whole Land. and appurtenances within granted according to the tenor form and effect of the within Deed
In the presents of us
JNO: MIDDLETON, WILLIAM BALEY,
JOHN WALKER, JOHN BROWN, JAS: BALEY
Recd. of JOHN FLEMING the sum of Twenty pounds currant in full payment for the condition within mentioned. Witness my hand the 18th day. of May. 1747 ALEXANDER his mark FLEMING
JAS: BALEY,
JNO: MIDDLETON
Westmorland Sct. At a Court held for the said County the 26th day of May 1747 This Deed of Feofment together with Livery Seizin thereon endorsed for lands passed From ALEXANDER FLEMMING to JOHN FLEMMING was presented into Court by the said JOHN and proved by the Oaths of JAMES BALEY, WILLIAM BALEY and JOHN MIDDLETON, three of the witnesses thereto, Also the receipt for consideration thereon endorsed proved by the Oths of the said JAMES BALEY and JOHN MIDDLETON, witnesses thereto, And upon the motion of the aforesaid JOHN FLEMMING the same are admitted to Record
Test GEORGE LEE, C. C. W.
Recorded the 4th day of June 1747 p. G. L., C. C. W.
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