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[edit] ABSTRACT OF WILL OF ROBERT MAYFIELD SR.
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. THE 3RD DAY OF DECEMBER 1714. ROBERT MAYFIELD BEING SICK IN BODY BUT OF GOOD AND PERFECT MEMORY, THANKS BE TO THE ALMIGHTY GOD. AND CALLING FOR (ILLEGIBLE) ESTATE OF THIS TRANSITORY LIFE AND THAT ALL MIGHT YEALD UNTO DEATH, WHICH IT SHALL PLEASE GOD TO CALL, DO MAKE CONSTITUTE ORDAIN AND DECLARE THIS MY LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT IN MANNER AND FORM FOLLOWING; (ILLEGIBLE) BEING PENITENT AND SORRY FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART FOR MY SINS PAST. AND MOST HUMBLY DESIRING FORGIVENESS FOR THE SAME, I GIVE AND COMMIT MY SOUL UNTO ALMIGHTY GOD MY SAVIOR AND REDEEMER, IN WHOM AND BY THE MERITS OF JESUS CHRIST I TRUST AND BELIEVE ASSUREDLY TO BE SAVED AND TO HAVE FULL REMISSION AND FORGIVENESS OF ALL MY SINS, AND THAT MY SOUL WITH MY BODY AT THE GREAT RESURRECTION SHALL RISE AGAIN TO (ILLEGIBLE) JOY, AND THROUGH THE MERITS OF CHRIST'S DEATH AND PASSION, POSSESS AND ENTER THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN, PREPARED FOR THE ELECT AND CHOSEN AND MY BODY TO THE EARTH FROM WHICH IT WAS TAKEN THO BE BURIED IN SUCH DECENT AND CHRISTIAN MANNER AS TO MY EXECUTORS HERE AFTER NAMED SHALL BE MOOT AND CONVENIENT. AS (ILLEGIBLE) OUR WORLDLY ESTATE AS THE LORD OF MERCY HATH SENT ME, MY WILL AND MEANING IS THE SAME (ILLEGIBLE) SHALL BE EMPLOYED AND POSSESSED AS HERE AFTER BY THIS WILL AND IS EXPRESSED. ITEM ONE I GIVE AND BEQUEATH UNTO MY WELL LOVED WIFE SARAH MAYFIELD ALL LAND AND MOVABLE ESTATE DURING HER LIFE. ONE SHILLING EACH TO SONS ROBERT MAYFIELD, ABRAHAM MAYFIELD, JOHN MAYFIELD, AND ISAAC MAYFIELD. TO SON JACOB MAYFIELD ALL LAND AT DECEASE OF WIFE ONE SHILLING EACH TO DAUGHTERS CATHERINE GREGORY, JANE GRAVES, ANNE CONNELY.
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