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1749-1770 Culpeper County, Virginia Will Book A; [Sparacio]; Page 186-188.
In the Name of God Amen. I GEORGE DOGGETT of Parish of St. Mark in County of Culpeper being indisposed in Body but of sound mind & memory as usual .. do make my last Will and Testament .. Principally & first I recommend my soul to Almighty God .. and my Body I commit to the Earth (from whence it came).. my worldly Estate I dispose of as follows.
I give and bequeath to my Son CHATWIN DOGGETT one Tract of land containing one hundred & sixty four acres lying in Lancaster County as also one Negro boy named Daniel But it is my will that in case my son Chatwin should die before he arrives at lawful age and w1thout issue of his body then the said land shall go to my Son THOMAS DOGGETT ..
I give to my son Thomas Doggett one Negro boy named Harry.
I give to my daughters SARAH ANN REYNOLDS & MARGARET SCRCOGGIN each the sum of ten shillings;
And all the remainder of my Estate after my funeral charges & just debts are paid I lend to my beloved Wife ANN DOGGETT during her natural life and after her decease to be equally divided between all my children except Sarah Ann Reynolds & Margaret Scroggin aforesaid, who I do not intend shall have any more of my Estate that what they have already received & the ten shillings each above mentioned.
It is my will and desire that my Estate shall not be appraised.
Lastly I do hereby appoint my beloved Wife Ann Doggett Executrix & my son Thomas Doggett Exe-cutor of this my last will and testament .. In Testimony whereof .. this 6th day of January 1758.
George Doggett
Presence: WM. GREEN, JAMES BROWN,
HEZEKIAH BROWN WILLIAM MORRIS
In the name of God Amen I George Doggett do declare that it is my will and desire that my beloved Wife Ann Doggett shall live on the land given in this my will to my son Chatwin during her life & have liberty of working any part thereof that shall be necessary for her support & maintenance And I do hereby declare this to be part of my last Will and Testament & that the same shall be con-strued & taken in the same manner as if it had been written In the main body of my Will. In Witness whereof .. this 20th day of March 1758. George Doggett
Presence: ROBERT SLAUGHTER,
WM. GREEN, WM. BALL
At Court held for County of Culpeper on Thursday the 18th day of January 1759
This last Will and Testament of George Doggett deceased was exhibited to the Court by Ann Doggett Widow one of the Executors therein named which was proved by the oaths of James Brown & William Morris and the Codicil thereto was also proved by the oaths of William Green & William Ball Witnesses thereto and ordered to be rcorded and on her motion certificate is granted her for ob-taining a Probat thereof in due form she having sworn to the same and given Bond & Security ac-cording to Law Liberty being reserved for Thomas Doggett the other Executor therein named to join in the Probat when he shall think fitt
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
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