I just happened to copy the following while at the museum on Saturday: At a Court held for Bedford County July 24th 1770 The within Last Will and Testament of Ralph Fuqua Decd. was exhibited in Court & proved by the oaths of Thomas Pullen & Peggy Pullen & ordered to be Recorded. Tests Ben Howard CBC A. Copy-Tests V. W. Nichols, Clerk of the Circuit Court for the County of Bedford, Virginia (Bedford County, Va., Will Bk. 1, p. 96) Decbr. 16th 1770 Pursuant to an Order of Bedford Court we have Laid off Mrs. Fuqua's Third of Two Tracts of Lands Plantations &c which she hath made Ghois of the first is by Concent of her son John Fuqua who is the Heir to the said Land Bounded as follows, to wit, Beginning at a pine A Corner of the patent thence East to Otter River and up as it Meanders to the Mountain and thence Down Including all the Lower End of the said land also the forest plantation Begining at a Locust Stump Meads and Fuqua's Corner Thence N 50 E. to the No & South 65, E. to Meads Line on his Line Round to Begining Including 100 As & the first including 100 Acres Mead Wm. Austin At a Court Held for Bedford County Jany. 22d 1771 The within allotment o Dower was Returned & ordered to be Recorded. Teste Ben Howard CBC A Copy-Teste: V. W. Nichols, Clerk of the Circuit Court for the County of Bedford, Virginia (Bedford County, VA., Will Bk. 1, p. 92 or 98) Patty in Tennessee