S1011--Will--1781-10-05--King George Co VA--James Marders Sr--transcript

James Marders will (August 5, 1781), Will Book 2, pp. 97-98, County Clerk's Office, King George County, Virginia

[Page 97]

In the Name of God amen. I James Marders Senr. of the County of King George and Parish of Hanover, being very sick and weak of Body but of perfect sense and Memory thanks be to Almighty God for it, do make and ordain this to be my last Will and Testament in manner and form as follows.

First, I commit my Soul into the hands of Almighty God that gave it and my Body to be Buried at the Discretion of my Exrs. hereafter named, and as for my Worldly Goods that it hath pleased God to bestow on me I give and bequeath as follows, Viz.

Item. I give and Bequeath unto my son James Marders all my Land Containing two hundred and twenty two acres more or less and bounded as follows Viz. Beginning at a Hickory Corner tree to the said Marders and Lovell White, thence along the said White’s line down to the Dam, thence up the Dam to a white Oak a line west of the Land that I bought of Green, thence along Green’s line to another White Oak Corner to the said Marders and Daniel White, thence along the said White’s line to the Beginning tree. Likewise I give unto my son James Marders my Still to him and his heirs forever.

Item. I give and Bequeath unto my Daughter Lucy Rollings one Cow and two Ewes and Lambs and one Bee hive to her and her heirs forever.

Item. all the rest of my Estate of what kind so ever, it is my will and desire that it shall be equally divided between my four Children to wit, my son Wm. Marders, my son James Marders, my son Stephen Marders, and my Daughter Winney Marders.

Lastly, I constitute and appoint my beloved Wife Ann Marders and my son William Marders my whole and sole Executors of this my Last Will and Testament.
As Witness my hand and seal this 5th day of August, One thousand seven hundred and Eighty one.

James X Marders (Seal)
his mark

Witnesses:
Rowley Marders
Stephen Bailey
Elizabeth X Marders (her mark)
Aaron Marders

[Page 98]

At a Court held for King George County the 5th day of April 1787.

The last Will and Testament of James Marders decd. was then presented into Court and Proved by the oath of Stephen Bailey one of the Witnesses thereto, and Lodged in Court – and at another Court held for the same County the 7th day of June 1787, was further proved by the oath of Rowley Marders another Witness to the said Will subscribed – and was ordered to be Recorded.

Teste
Jos. Robinson C.C.