Person:Patrick Spence (5)

Name	Patrick Spence, III
Gender	Male
Birth`^?`	6 Feb 1692/93	Westmoreland County, Virginia
Marriage	Bef 1722	Westmoreland County, Virginiato Jemima Pope
Death`^?`	25 Mar 1740	Westmoreland County, Virginia

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Will of Patrick Spence III

1739, 10 Dec: Patrick Spence made his will. To son Patrick Spence all the lands I now liveon as also my lands in Nomony forest, also 1/3 of my stock and household goods, also six choice slaves. To son Youell Spence all my lands below Nominy Ferry, being the land given me by Mr. Youell Watts, deceased. After my wife Jemima's thirds are set apart the rest of my estate to be equally divided between my four children Elizabeth Elizabeth, Jemima Spence, Mary Spence and Youell Spence; All my estate to be left together until son Patrick comes of age. Executors to be my wife Jemima and son-in-law Nicholas Minor Junior, until my son Patrick comes of age, then he to be my executor. Wits. William Campbell, Edward Randdell, Joseph McAdam." (2) 1740, 25 Mar: Will probated, Westmoreland Co., VA.

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Records of Patrick Spence

1706, Jan: Patrick, orphan son of Patrick Spence, appeared in the Westmoreland Co., VA Court in and elected George Eskridge as his guardian. (According to VA law, he had to be 14 years of age to do so. To be listed as an minor orphan he would have been under 21 years of age. Therefore, his birthdate can be calculated as 1685 to 1692).

1717, 16 Aug: Samuel Rust made his will. Unto Mr. Patrick Spence during his natural life the plantation whereon he now lived adjoyning to the land of Mr. James Coleman as the line between them now stands and the inmost line in the woods next Coleman's and on that side of the runn next Mr. Thomas Bonam's and Coleman's, he not making any wast on the land nor selling nor making use of any timber save for the use of the plantation. If Mr. Patrick Spence thinks fitt, the dwelling house given him by his father in law Capt. George Eskridge may stand as it now does on the other side of the runn and he have land adjoining to the house for necessary houses and gardening. To my son Peter Rust after the decease of Mr. Patrick Spence the plantation whereon Patrick now lives with the land adjoining but in case Peter dies before he comes to the age of twenty one yeares or without issue, the plantation fall to my son Matthew Rust and his heirs. To my son Matthew Rust the moyety of that tract of land on which Mr. Patrick Spence now lives, the whole containing 300 acres, to be equally divided as to quantity and quality between Matthew and Peter Rust.

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