Person:Robert Stoops (2)

Name	Robert Stoops
Gender	Male
Birth`^?`	Est 1750
Marriage	Est 1780	to Unknown
Marriage	Bef 1790	to Rachel Milar
Death`^?`	Bef 3 Oct 1797	Rockbridge County, Virginia

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Will Transcript

Rockbridge County, VA Will Book 2, pp. 36-38. (Abstract)

Will of Robert Stoops of Rockbridge County, VA. Made 26 Sep 1797.

To be buried in a Christian manner. Recommends soul to God.

"unto my beloved wife Rachel Stoops and her children by me that is Thomas, Betsy, Nancy & James Stoops and the child my wife is now with", the plantation with the benefits from it until the youngest child by her reaches full age, then to be sold and 1/3 given unto "my wife" during her natural life, the rest to be divided equally among 'my children by her and at her decease her part to be given to my children by her at her descretion."

To "my wife Rachel Stoops and her children by me the house and furniture clothing, beds in every respect with the whole of grain and what grain in the ground with milch cows & the House to be for the use of her and children."

To "My sons David and John Stoops the sum of five pounds each to be collected out of the price of my stock & farming utensils"

To "My son Robt Stoops I give the sum of five pounds with all my shoemaking tools the horse saddle and bridle and one steer that he calls his"

"I further will that all my stock after the above divide and farming utensils to be sold disburs any debts that is or may arise from the necessary expenses of my funeral or otherways and after this above deductions the over plus to be for the use of my wife & children by her as also my Book accounts to be justly Ballanced and what may remain due to me to be for the use of my wife & children by her as above-"

"I ordain constitute and appoint my trust and beloved friends John Walker Junior and John Walker Senior to be the sole Executors of this my last will and testament."

Renounces and disannuls all former wills.

(Signed): Robert Stoops Senr

In Presence of:

Robert Everitt

James Hays

Robert Weir

Rockbridge Court- 3 Oct 1797

Produced by John Walker Senr & John Walker Junr, Executors. Proved by oaths of Robert Everitt, James hays and Robert Weir. Ordered to be recorded. Exors refused to undertake the burden. On the motion of Rachel Stoops, widow of said decedent and John McCown who make certificate according to law, certificate is granted them for obtaining letters of administration. They with John Walker and John Stuart their securities entered and acknowledged an bond in the sum of two thousand pounds according to Law.

Teste A. Reid Cl.

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