Person:Griffith Merrick (1)

Will Transcript

In the Name of God Amen, The Twenty fourth Day of February in the year of Our Lord 1771 I Griffith Meyrick of the County of Loudoun and Colony of Virginia Planter, being Very sick and weak in body, but of Perfect Mind and Memory, Thanks be Given unto God therefore, calling unto mind the Mortality of my Body, and knowing that 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 Hands of God what gave it, and for my Body, I Recommend it to the Earth, to be Buried in a Christian like, and Decent Manner, at the Discretion of my Executors, Nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection, I shall Receive the same again, by the Mighty Power of God, And as Toutching Such Worldly Estate wherewith it hath Pleased God to bless me in this Life I Give Devise and Dispose of the same in the following Manner and form.

Imprimis,

I Give and Bequeath to Hannah my Dearly beloved Wife, Whom I Likewise constitute, make and ordain my only and sole Executors of this my Last will and Testament, the third part of my whole Estate Together with her sidesaddle for and During the Term of her Natural Life.

Item I Give to my Well beloved son James Meyrick all and singular my lands Messuages and Tenements by him to be possessed and enjoyed, and his Heirs and assigns for ever.

Item I Give to my well Beloved son John Meyrick the sum of five pounds to be paid by his Brother James Meyrick When the sd John shall be of age. :Item I Give to my Well Beloved Daughter Hannah Meyrick the sum of five pounds to be paid likewise by her Brother James Meyrick When she shall Arive to the Age of Eighteen years.

Item I Leave the remainder Part of Moveable Estate after my Wife has her thirds to be Equally Divided Amongst My three Children, James, John, and Hannah and I do hereby utterly Disallow revoke and disannul all and Every other former Testaments wills and Legacies, Requests, and Executors by me in any Ways before this Time Named, Willed, and Bequeathed. Ratifying and Confirming this and no other to be my Last will, and Testament.

In Witness whereof I have here to Set my hand and seal the day and year above written

(Signed) Griffith Meyrick L.S.

Signed and Delivered in the presence of us

Whose names are Under Written

Jacob Wells, Caleb "C" Greenwood

William "+" Smith, Elias Ellis.

At a Court held for Loudoun County April the 8th, 1771

This Will was proved by the Oaths of Caleb Greenwood and William Smith Witnesses - thereto and Ordered to be recorded, And on the motion of Hannah Merrick the Executrix therein named who made Oath according to Law Certificate is granted her for obtaining a probate thereof in due form giving security. Whereupon the said Hannah together with Joshua Jones and William Molton her Securities Entered into and acknowledged their Bond in the penalty of Five hundred pounds current money of Virginia conditioned as the Law directs.