Person:Samuel Peters (15)

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Samuel Peters
b.Abt 1764
d.Bef 5 Jun 1843 Rockbridge County, Virginia
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m. 27 Sep 1797
  1. Mary 'Polly' PetersBef 1806 -
  2. Sarah Peters1805 -
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Name Samuel Peters
Gender Male
Birth[1] Abt 1764
Marriage 27 Sep 1797 Rockbridge County, Virginiato Hannah Mulholan
Death[1] Bef 5 Jun 1843 Rockbridge County, Virginia


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Will Transcript

Samuel Peters of the County of Rockbridge and State of Virginia, being infirm of body, but of full presence of mind, make this my last will and testament revoking all other wills and testaments heretofore made by me.
I give and bequeath to my wife and my daughter Jane all my goods & chattels & debts & dues and all my property of every description to be equally divided between them (after the payment of my just debts) the reason of my giving to my daughter Jane in preference to my other children is on account of her dependent situation, and I hereby appoint Joseph Steele executor of this my last will and testament.
Witness my hand and seal this ninth day of August one thousand eight hundred and forty two.
Samuel Peters (his mark)
Witness
Samuel F Chandler
We Alexander McCorkle the husband of Sarah McCorkle, James Little the husband of Mary Little, & William Runnels the husband of Elizabeth Runnels the said Sarah, Mary and Elizabeth being children & heirs of Samuel Peters deceased, do hereby consent & authorise the county court of Rockbridge to establish & admit to record the above writing, witnessed by Samuel F Chandler purporting to be the last will & testament of Samuel Peters deceased, & we do hereby renounce and relinquish in favour of Hannah Peters the widow & Jane Peters the daughter of Samuel ceceased any benefit or interest that might have accrued to us or either of us. We do this in order that the said will may be established according to law. Witness our hands & seals this 21st day of May 1843.
William Runnels (seal)
Alexander McCorkle (seal)
James Little (seal)
Witness present
John Ruff
Andrew Wallace
Massillon Sehorn
At Rockbridge County court, June 5th, 1843
The last will and testament of Samuel Peters deceased, was produced in court proved by the oath of Samuel F Chandler a subscribing witness thereto and ordered to be recorded.
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).

    http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?gl=ROOT_CATEGORY&rank=1&new=1&so=3&MSAV=0&msT=1&gss=ms_f-2_s&gsfn=samuel&gsln=peters&msddy=1843&msdpn__ftp=Rockbridge+County%2C+Virginia%2C+USA&msdpn=2545&msdpn_PInfo=7-%7C0%7C1652393%7C0%7C2%7C3245%7C49%7C0%7C2545%7C0%7C0%7C&uidh=hj6

  2.   http://genforum.genealogy.com/peters/messages/1589.html
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