Person:Mary Cofer (6)

1732-1735 Prince William County, Virginia Deed Book B [June Whitehurst Johnson]:191-192.

Nov 24, 1733. George Mason of Durham Parish and Charles County, Maryland to William More of Parish of Truro, planter, 100 acres ... on Potomack River and parish of Truro for natural lives of William More, Mary his wife, and James their son.
George Mason
Wit: James Baxter, Jeremiah Bronaugh

At court Nov 24, 1733. George Mason acknowledged this lease to William More.

1767-1776 Fairfax Co Va Wills Liber C, page 66-68

Will of WILLIAM MOORE.
I WILLIAM MOORE of County of Fairfax ... desire that my Executrix if she shall think there is more stock belonging to my estate than she can maintain do dispose of all or any part and one half of the money I give to my son, JAMES MOORE ...
the other half I give the use thereof during her natural life to my loving wife, MARY MOORE & after her death I give to my son, JAMES MOORE, but if my Executrix should not dispose of the whole or any part of my Stock I give to my said wife, MARY MOORE, the whole or that part which shall remain unsold to use during her life so long as she shall remain a widow ...
after I give all said Stock to my son, JAMES MOORE.
To my wife, four slaves ... after her death to my son, JAMES ...
my will that the mortgages I have on the lands of JOHN ANDERSON be foreclosed according to law which said lands I give to my son, JAMES.
I give unto my son, SAMUEL MOORE, one shilling sterling;
unto my daughter, SARAH LITTLEJOHN, (same) ...
unto my daughter, MARY BUCKLIN. (same) ...
unto my daughter, AN TYLER, (same) ...
residue of my estate to my loving wife, MARY MOORE, after her death I give to my son, JAMES MOORE.
I appoint my loving wife, MARY MOORE, Executrix, and my loving son, JAMES MOORE, Executor .. this 17th August 1769 ...
Presence: A. Nisbett, William x Moore
Cleon Moore, John x Haise

At a court held ... 16th October 1769 .. will presented by MARY MOORE and JAMES MOORE ... is admitted to record ... Certificate is granted them for obtaining a probate thereof in due form.

1734-1744 Prince William Co Virginia Will Book C [John Frederick Dorman]:328-29.

Will of Mary Coffer, dated 3 Jan 1741.
Mary Coffer of Truro Parish in the County of Prince William being sick and weak of body.
To my son Francis Coffer all that tract of land lying in the forest of Pohick containing three hundred and seventy eight acres joyning to the land of Henry Ward on the North run of Pohick which land was entered by his father Francis Coffer before his death and hath been by me since cleared out of the office and the deed for the same made out in my said sons name.
Unto my daughter Mary More the wife of William More one shilling sterling as her full part of my estate either real or personal.
It is my will and desire that all the rest of my estate of what nature or kind soever whither real or personal may be equally divided between my two sons Thomas Withers Coffer and Francis Coffer and my daughter Ann Ferguson and I do appoint my said sons Thomas Withers and Francis my executors.
Wit: Mary Cofer
Jno. Sturman
William Sturman
John Withers -

22 Feb 1741. Presented in Court by Thomas Withers Cofer and Francis Cofer the exrs. therein named.
Proved by the oaths of John Sturman, William Sturman and John Withers the witnesses thereto.