First, here is the abstract from "Index to Loudoun Co. Wills 1757-1850" by Hutchison: BEAVERS, Thomas Sr. Book:Page A:269 Date of will: 28 Aug 1770 Received in Court: 8 Oct 1770 Carlile, David, executor Beavers, William, Son Beavers, Thomas, Son Beavers, Robert, Son Beavers, Martha, Wife Beavers, Joseph, Son Beavers, Samuel, Youngest Son Beavers, John, Son Beavers, James, Son Beavers, William Sr., executor Clack, Spencer, witness Beaty, William, witness Beaty, Andrew, witness Farmer. £500 bond, security Anthony RUSSELL & Abraham WARFORD. >From "Loudoun Co Will Book A" by the Sparacios: [note misspellings per will] In the name of God amen the Twenty Eight August one thousand seven hundred and seventy I Thomas Beavers Senior of the County of Loudoun in the Colleny of Virginia Ffarmer Being sick & weak in Body but of perfect mind & memory Thanks be given unto God for the same & calling to mind the mortality of my Body & knowing that it is appointed for all men to Die, Do make and ordain this my last Will & Testament That is to say principally and first of all, I give & Recommend my Sould unto the hands of God who gave it & for my Body I recommend it to the Earth, to be buried in a Christian like & decent manner, at the Discretion of my Executors ... and as Touching such worldly Estate wherewith it hath please God to Bless me in this Life, I give Devise & Dispose of the same in manner and form following, that is to say, in the first place I give & Bequeath to Martha my Dearly Beloved Wife the use of all my lands goods & chattles Except a certain young bay mare, & half Dozen sheep, & the above lands & Tenements goods & chattles & the profits from them arising, to my Beloved wife as above, in order to enable her to suport & Educate our children & discharge my Lawful Debts But, if she should hereafter marry then she must ( ) up the Lands to the Benefit of my children unless my Executors should think it for the Benefit of my children to continue her Longer on them, for Rents to the full value & when my youngest Son Samuel is of full age I do hereby order my Executors to Devide and dispose of my lands in the way & manner hereafter directed & to my Beloved Son William I give one half Doz Sheep as above Excepted, & to my Son Thomas I give the above excepted young bay mare. And to my Son Robert I Bequeath a certain gun & I bequeath to my Sons Joseph & James one hundred & fifty acres of land, to be taken of from the South side of my Lott & the remaining hundred & fifty acres on the North side of my Lott I bequeath to my Sons John and Samuel & if either of the four last mentioned of my Sons should Die before they have a right to possess their part of my lands if they leave no heirs then their part shall be equally divided among such of my sons as do Survive of the four above mentioned & if my wife should marry hereafter all my moveble Estate then in her charge shall be aprais'd & the value of them Reserved for my two youngest Sons till they are of age unless their Circumstances should require all or part of it for their Necessary Suport of which I leave my Executors to Judge and I do hereby ordain constitute and apoint William Beavers Senior & David Carlile my only & sole Executors of this my last Will & testament .. in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal the day & year above writen. In presence of us Spencer Clack, Willm. Beaty, Andrew Beaty The Testator before Signing the within will ordered that if his Wife nevery marry his moveable Estate should be hers intirely Except what is within Excepted and if She doo marry eh allows her to have his Sorrel mare over and above what is within mentioned. At a Court held for Loudoun County October the 8th 1770 .... [will proved and ordered recorded] Pat Duncan GenNutLdn@msn.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary W Watson" <watsgw1155@yahoo.com> To: <valoudou-l@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2008 4:34 PM Subject: [VALOUDOU] Thomas Beavers d 1770 in Loudoun County, VA > Does anyone have a complete transcript of his Thomas Beavers will dated > 1770 that they would be willing to share? >