JOHN PLANT Will
Prince William County Will Book I, pg. 3414
10 Nov 1808; proved 5 Dec 1808
In the name of God Amen I JOHN PLANT of County of Prince
William and State of Virginia being sick and weak in body but of perfect mind
and memory knowing 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 hand of Almighty God that gave it and my
body I recommend to the Earth to buried in decent Christian bureal at the
discretion of my Executrix 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 wharewith it has pleased God to bless me in this life. I devise and dispose of the same in the
following manner and form. First I give
and bequeath to MARY PLANT my loving wife al my estate real and personal for
and during her life and at her death to be equally divided between my two
daughters GRAYSON and SARAH to them and their heirs forever. I constitute my loving wife MARY PLANT my
sole Exetrix of this my last will and testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and seal this tenth day of November in the year 1808.
JOHN PLANT {seal}
Witness
ZACH WARD
DAVID JOHNSTON
At a Court held for Prince William County Decemr. 5th
1808
This last will and testament of JOHN PLANT decd was
presented to the Court by MARY PLANT the Executrix therein named who made oath
to the same according to law and being proved by the oaths of ZACHARIAH WARD
and DAVID JOHNSTON is ordered to be recorded and the said Executrix having
performed what is usual in such cases certificate is granted her for obtaining
a probate thereof in due form.
Teste
J.WILLIAMS Ct. Cur.
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