TRANSCRIPTION OF THE 1730
WILL OF MICHAEL DERMONT
In the name of God Amen I Michael Dermont of the County of Stafford
being well of body and of sound and perfect memory do hereby make and
ordain this my last Will hereby revoking and making void any testament
heretofore by me made either by word or wrighting and this only to be
taken for my Last Will and Testament.
Impre… I give and begat my soul into the Hands of almighty God hoping
and trusting through the mercies of Jesus Christ to obtain full pardon
and remission of all my sins and my body to the earth from hence it was
taken to be buried in a correct and descent manner according to the
direction of my wife and relations and as for my worldly goods which
God has been pleased to help me with I thus bequeath them,
Item I give and bequeath unto my dear beloved wife the plantation
whereon I dwell during the time of her widowhood and in case she should
marry a carefull man that will keep the plantation houses and fencin In
good repair that then they should have it during her natural life and
in default thereof to take her third of the land in another place of
the aforesaid land,
Item I leave and bequeath unto my son Michael all the land that I hold
on the north side of Town Run except the mannor plantation during his
mother’s life and after her decease the said land, plantation - and
land aforesaid to him and his heirs forever
Item, I give and bequeath unto my son Michael all the land which I hold
on the east side of Town Run from the lower beginning due to the place
called by the name of the White Oake Cabin Branch to him and his heirs
forever and in default of such heirs to fall to his sister Catherine
and her heirs forever and in case she dies without heirs that then the
said land be equally divided between Richard Luttrells children namely
Catherine, James, Richard and Michael Litterals
Item I give and bequeath unto my daughter Catherine a certain piece of
land from the White Oake Cabbin branch to the Long Branch going up to
Tobias Woods on the east side of Town Run to her and her heirs forever
and in default of such heirs to fall to my son Michael and if he dies
without heirs that then said land to fall to the aforesaid Catharine,
James, Richard and Michael Littrell,
I give and bequeath unto my grand son William Miller a certain piece of
land from the Long Branch going up to Tobias Woods to the Middle run as
high as the old lines to him and his heirs and in default of such heirs
to fall to the next in order of his body as aforesaid,
Item, I give and bequeath unto my grand daughter Catherine Litteral a
certain piece of land lying between Town run and Middle run and on the
east side of Town run to her and her heirs forever and in default
of such heirs to fall to Michaell Littrell and in case he dies
without heirs to fall to the youngest.
Item, I leave a certain piece of land between my wife and my son
Michael to be sold by them to purchase each of them as servant lying
and being on the Middle run and binding on Wm Miller
Item, I give and bequeath unto my son Michaell two cows and two sows
one mare which he now uses one gun and one iron pott, one iron pistle
and what carpenters took belonging to the plantation
Item, I give and bequeath unto my daughter Catherine two cows two sows
one
iron pott
Item, I leave and bequeath to William Miller in case he comes to live
upon the aforesaid land one cow and one sow and case he lives upon the
land that he shall have the liberty of getting as much timber of the
other part of the land as will build him a fifteen foot dwelling house
and a thirty foot tobacco house.
Item, I give and bequeath unto my loving wife a servant man called by
the name of Charles likewise two horses and all other the moveables and
further it is my will and desire that after my wifes death that it
shall be equally divided amongst my three children.
In witness hereunto I have set my hand and seal this third day of
February 1730.
His
his
Mathew M Cittwood
Michaell M Dermont
Mark
mark
his
Mary M Chittwood
Mark
Item it is my desire that my loving wife be my sole executrix of this
my Last Will and
Testament and my son Michl to assist her. Item I give unto my
daughter Mary Carewick
one shilling sterling money of England to be paid by my
executrix.
Item it is my desire that if Wm Miller do seal that piece of land and
live on it personally
himself that then he shall have the land otherwise shall fall to my
daughter Catherine.
At a Court continued held for Prince Wm County the 18th day of April
1733 this Will
was presented into sd Court by Mary Dermont widow sole extrix there in
named and it
appearing to the Court that Mathew Chittwood and Mary Chittwood
witnesses hereto
were run a way and John Boston came into court and making oath that he
rote the said
Will and that he saw the said Mathew Chittwood and Mary Chittwood sign
the same as
witness is the said Will is admitted to record and on the motion of the
said Mary
Dermont and her performing what is usual in such cases certificate is
granted her for
obtaining a probate in due form.
Test Catesby Cocke cl court
A copy test Robt Grayham
A copy test John Young
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