What is the date of this Will???? PATRICK GUDAITIS wrote: > This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > --------------C145562B775691A1A599653D > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > --------------C145562B775691A1A599653D > Content-Type: message/rfc822 > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > Content-Disposition: inline > > Message-ID: <36CF7555.9471D213@idt.net> > Date: Sat, 20 Feb 1999 16:54:13 -1000 > From: PATRICK GUDAITIS <godspeed@idt.net> > X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.05 [en] (Win95; I) > MIME-Version: 1.0 > To: AKIN-L@rootsweb.com, MANN-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Will of Francis Mann > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > The following is the Will of Francis Mann of Charlotte County from page > 13 of Will Book One. The pages are badly torn on the right and bottom > sides. The words in parentheses ( ) are what I believe them to be as > they have been torn away. Doted endings (.........) are intended to show > where the words are not known because of damage to the pages. This > transcription is written exactly as I see it on the page. You will > notice the third line does not fit right. This was done by the recorder > as he placed an up arrow (^) in the forth line indicating where the > third line should be inserted. There are other up arrows on the pages. > As they were short corrections by the recorder, I put them in place with > the arrows indicating the point they were written above the line. Commas > were added to ensure clarity. Copywrite (c) 1999, Patrick Gudaitis. > > IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN July the fifth day > one thousand seven hundred & Sixty Eight. I Francis Mann of the County > of > *but of perfect mind & memory thankful to god therefor, calling to mind > the Mortality of> my Body* > Charlotte being sick and weak in Body ^and knowing that it is > appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my Last will > and Testa(ment) > that is to say principally and first of all I give and Recommend my > So(ul) > in the hands of Almighty God that gave it, and my body I recom(end) > to the Earth to be burried in a Decent Christan Burriel at the > Discretion (of my) > Executors Nothing Doubting but at the General Risurrection I shall > r(ise) > the same again by the mighty Power of God, and as Touching such wo(rks) > wherewith it has pleased God to bless me with in this Life I Give A(nd) > Dispose of the same in the following manner and form. Item I give and > (bequeath) > to my Son Jessie Mann one Hundred and fifty acres of Land Lying in > C(harlotte) > County Joining the Line of Robert Templeton to be Laid off at the Lower > end. (To him) > & his heirs forever. Item I give and bequeath to my Son Turner Mann > (one) > hundred and sixty five acres of Land lying in the aforesaid County > (Joining) > the same Tract at the upper end to him and his heirs forever. Item (I > give &) > bequeath to my Son Millinton Man the Land and Plantation (where he) > Lives to him and his heirs forever. Allowing my wife Mary > .....^L...in^...... > ....home. Item I give and bequeath to my Son David M(ann.........) > ........to be (pai)d out of the Estate to him and hi(s heirs forever) > ...........**this line is missing from the page, an unknown son is > named** > next page>> > to be paid out of the Estate to him and his heirs forever. Item I gi(ve > &) > bequeath to my Son John Man Twenty pounds Current money to be (paid) > the same way to him and his heirs forever. It is also my Desire (that) > my Just Debts be Honestly paid. And that whatever Remains of my (Estate) > > I leave for the use^and profit of Mary^my loving wife During her Natural > L(ife or) > Widdowhood and at her Decease to be Equally Divided among all my > (children) > I Likewise Constitute make and ordain Mary, my Loving wife, and my > B(rother) > Page Man whole and sole Executors of this my Last will & Testament > Witness whereof I have here unto set my hand & Seal the day and (year) > first above written. > Francis Man S(eal) > Signed ^sealed^ and acknowledged to be his last will & Testament in > presence (of) > Edmund Brewer, James Bacon, John Templeton. > At a court held for Charlotte County the Seventh day of November > The within written Last Will & Testament of Francis Man > was Exhibited in Court by Page Man & Mary Man the Executor (&) > Executrix therein Named and she the said Mary Man Widow > of the said Francis Man in open Court renounced all Benifit (except the) > > Legacy Left her by the said Will, and claims her thirds as by La(w) > Allowed her and the same was proved by the oaths of Edmund Brewer (and) > James Barton. two of the witnesses thereto Subscribed and ordered to be > (recorded) > And on the motion of the said Executor & Executrix who made oath > accordi(ng to) > Law. Certificate is Granted them for obtaining a Probate of the said > W(ill in) > due form, they giving Security whereupon they, Together with Edmond > Brewer and John East, their Security's, entered into and Acknow(ledge) > their bond According to Law for that purpose. > > Teste > > Samuel Cobbs CC(C) > Truely Recorded > Tho. Read > > --------------C145562B775691A1A599653D-- -- Carol Ann "Cat" Tindell Jacksonville Beach, FL C.A.T.'s Southern Genealogy: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~catinjax/ Reasearching: AKINS, BERRY, BOWERS, BROOKS, DANIEL, JOHNSON, ROBERTS & WOOD{S}