Will of Bryan Boru O'Banon
State of Virginia, Fauquier County Will Book 1, pp. 41-43 and 48-50
In the name of God, Amen, I, Bryan Obanon of the Parish of Hamilton and County of Fauquier,
being Sick & Weak of body but of Perfect Sense and Memory, thanks be to Almighty God
& calling to mind the Uncertainty of this Present Life & knowing that it is appointed
for all men to die, Do make & Ordain this my Last Will & Testement
in manner & form following, first of all, I Recommend my soul to Almighty God
who gave it Nothing Doubting but to receive the same at the Resurrection
of the Just my Body I recommend to the Earth to receive a Christian like
Burial at the Discretion of my Executors hereafter mentioned.
And as for my Worldy Estate, which it hath pleased Almighty God to Bless me withal,
I give & dispose of as followeth:
- I give and bequeath to my Son John Obanon the Plantation & land whereon he now
lives Containing two Hundred & twelve Acres more or less to him & his Heirs forever.
I further give to my Son John Obanon my Negro woman Judy & her future increase
and after the Death of my Son & Sarah his Wife.
- I give the said Negro (if living), with her said increase, to my Grand Daughter
Sarah, daughter of the said John & and her Heirs forever And my Will
is that the said Negro Judy shall, after my Decease, be Totally Exempted
from laboring without Doors during her Natural life.
I likewise give to my afore said Son John Obanon my Still & Young
Unbroken Horse.
- I give and bequeath to my son William Obanon the Plantation & lands
whereon he now lives, containing two Hundred and twelve acres more or less,
to him and his heirs forever.
- I give and bequeath to my Son Saml. Obanon, my Plantations & lands
in King George County, Containing three Hundred Acres more or less,
to him & his Heirs forever.
I further give to my Son Saml. Obanon One hundred Pounds & all my waring Apparel.
- I give & bequeath to my Daughter Elizabeth Ambrose, Sixty Pounds Current Money,
As also my Chair & (Houses?) there unto Belonging to her & her Heirs forever.
- I give and Bequeath to my Daughter Ann Miller One hundred Pounds Current Money.
- I give and bequeath to my grandson, Thos. Obanon, son of my son John Obanon
the Plantation whereon I now live, to include two Hundred & twenty Acres
on this side Broad run to him my said grandson & his Heirs forever.
- I Give & Bequeath to my Grandson Wm Obanon son of my Son Wm Obanon
the remaining part of the tract of land I now live on, lying chiefly on the North
side of the said Broad run to him my said grandson and his Heirs forever.
- I Give & Bequeath to my grandson Bryan Obanon son of my Son John Obanon
One Negro Girl called Lucy to him & his Heirs forever.
- I give to my grandson Bryan Obanon son of my son Wm Obanon one Negro Girl
called Cate to him & his Heirs forever.
- I give & bequeath to Each my Grand Children both Male & Female
being twenty seven in Number the sum of ten pounds Current Each to be paid
by my Executors at the day of Marriage or as they come of age.
- I give & Bequeath to Aaron Johnston & Francis Johnston Children
of Margaret Johnston my Plantation & lands in Frederick County Containing
two hundred and Fifty Seven Acres to be Equally Divided between them And
if either of them die before they come of Age or Marry, then I give the part
of him or her so dying to the Survivor and their Heirs forever And my Will further
is that the Rents & Profits of the said lands be yearly laid out for
the Education & Maintenance of the said Children And further I direct
& appoint my son in-law, Jacob Hite my Grand Daughter Elizabeth Hite
to have the Care & Managemt. of the said Children until they come of
Age and in case they should die without issue then, I give the aforementioned
Land to my Grand Son, Bryan Obanon son of my Son John Obanon & his heirs forever.
I likewise give to the said Aaron Johnston one Negro girl Named Hannah with her
future increase to him & his Heirs forever & in case he should die without
issue then the said Negroe to go & descend According to the aforementioned land.
- I give to the aforementioned Francis Johnston Five Hundred Pounds of Tobacco
to be yearly paid to Margaret Johnston Mother of the aforesaid Francis,
for the support & Maintenance of the said Francis during the space of four years.
- It is my Will & Desire that my Negroes & all of my Personal Estate
(Except those Negroes formerly given to my Children && those herein
bequeathed & after Appraised) my be sold & the money arising thereby
to be Equall Divided among my Sons & grandsons.
I hereby Nominate and Appoint my loving sons John & William Obanon &
my son in law Jacob Hite, my hole & Sole Executors of this my last Will &
Testament And I do hereby Revoke Disannul & make Void all former Wills by me made.
In Witness whereof I have here unto set my Hand & Affixed my Seale this fourth day
of September, 1760.
Signed Sealed & Acknowledged Bryan X Obanon L.S.
in Presence of his sign Elias Edmonds, Samuel Earle, Jas. Rogers
At a Court held for Fauquier County the 25th of Feb. 1762,
This Will was proved by the Oaths of Elias Edmonds, Saml. Earle & Jas. Rogers
Witnesses thereto & Ordered to be recorded & on the Motion of John Obanon
& Jacob Hite Exors. therein Named who made Oath & Acknowledged Bond
as the Law directs Certificate is granted them for Obtaining a Probate thereof
in due form & liberty is reserved to the other Executors to Join in the
Probate when he shall think fit.
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