In The Name of God Amen I Rebekah Robertson Being Verry sick
& Weak But of a sound & perfect Understanding & Memory do
Constitute this my last will & Testament & desire that it may be
Received by all such Imprimis I Bequeath my soul to God Nothing
Douting but I shall Receive it again at the Resurrection of the Just
throw the Merits of Christ who gave himself for me
Imprimis I give my Body to the Earth from Whence it was Taken to
be Duilly Entered at the Discression of my Executors. Imprimis I
give & Bequeath unto my son Thomas Robertson the Plantation
Whereon I now live on Containing two hundred & forty Acres him
& his heirs forever & ever & all the Moveable Estate excepting my
Bed & firneture & Cloase & two Cows which I give & Bequeath unto
my Daughters Including gifts Mary Robertson to be Sold & the
Money Equally Divided
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Among them and Do Constitute my son Thomas Robertson Executor
of this my Last Will & Testament & Do Disanul all other Wills &
Testaments Whatsoever. In Witness Where unto I have set my hand
seal this fourteen Day of August the year of our Lord one Thousand
Seven hundred & Eighty four. Now I take of my Seal & do Declare
this my Last will & Testament.
Witnesses:                                                                           her
Thos Bell                                                              Rebeckey X Robertson, L S,
Alexr Reed                                                                         mark
Alexander Henderson Jun
At a Court held for Amherst County the first Day of Novemenr 1784
This Last Will and Testament of Rebeckah Robertson deceased was
presented in Court By Thomas Robertson the Executor therein Named
& proved by the Oath of Alexander Reed & Alexander Henderson Jun
Witnesses thereto & the said Executor with Alexander Reed his
Security Entered into & Acknowledged their Bond in the penalty of Two
hundred pounds & took the Oath Required by Law and the said Will as
Ordered to be Recorded.
                                                                                    Test.
                                                                                                     Edmd Wilcox, Clk
Know all men by these presents that we Thomas Robertson and
Alexander Reed Senr are held & firmly bound to William Cabell
Ambrous Rucker Benjamin Rucker William Horsley & John Diggs
Gent, Justices of the Court of Amherst County Now Setting in the
sum of Two hundred pound Cujrrent money of Virginia to the
payment Whereof will and Truly to be made to the said Justices
of their Successors we Bind ourselves and each of us our &
each of our heirs Executors and administrators Jointly & Severally
firmly by these presents Sealed with our seals this first Day of
November in the year of our Lord one Thousand Seven hundred
and Eighty four & in the Ninth year of the Commonwealth
The Condition of the above obligation is such that if the Above
Bound Thomas Robertson Executor of the Last Will and Testament
of Rebeckah Robertson deceased do make or Cause
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To be made a True and perfect Inventory of all & Singular the
goods Chattles & Credits of the said deceased Which have or shall
Come to the hands possession or knowledge of the said Executor
or Into the hands & possession of any other person or persons for
him and the same so made do Exhibit into the County Court of
Amherst at such Time as he shall be thereto Required by the said
Court and the same Goods Chattles & Credits and all other the goods
Chattles & Credits of the said deceased Which at any Time after
shall come to the hands possession or knowledge of the said
Executor or Into the hands and possession of any other person or
persons for him do Will and Truly administor according to Law and
further do make a Just & True account of all his actings & doings
therein When thereto Required by the said Court and also shall Will
and Truly pay & deliver all the Legacees Contained & Specified in the
Said Testament as far as the said Goods Chattles & Credits Will
thereto Extend and the Law shall charge then this obligation to be
Void & of none Effect or else to Remain in full force & Virture.
                                                                    Thomas
Robertson LS,
                                                                                                       Alex Reed . . (L S)
At a Court held for Amherst County the first Day of November 1784
This Bond Was Acknowledged & ordered to be Recorded
                                                                    Test.
                                                                    Edmd. Wilcox Clk
Know all men by these presents that we John Bechly and David
Crawford are held and firmly Bound to William Cabell James
Dillard Ambrous Ruckor William Horsley John Diggs Gabriel Penn
& Benjamin Rucker Gent. Justices of the Court of Amherst County
Now Setting in the Sum of Two Thousand pounds to the payment
Whereof Will & Truly to be made to the said Justices and their
Successors we Bind ourselves & each of us our & each of our heirs
Executors and administrators Jointly & Severally firmly by these
presents sealed with our seals this first Day of November in the
Year of our Lord one Thousand seven hundred & Eighty four and
in the Ninth Year of the Commonwealth.