Will of John O'Banon, 18 Nov 1773

In the Name of God Amen the eighteenth day of November Anno Domini One thousand seven hundred and seventy three I John Obanon Senr. of the County of Fauquier planter being sick and weak in body but of sound & perfect memory and mind and calling to mind the uncertaintly of the Transitory life do by these presents make & Ordain this my last will and Testament Imprimus. I give my soul into the hands of almighty God who gave it and my body To Earth to be buried in a decent and Christian manner at the descrition of my Execurtors and as touching what eartly Estate it hath pleased God to help me with I despose of in the following manner & form Vide.

• Item my will and desire is that my beloved wife Sarah have the use & benefit of the plantation whereon I now live with the stock of all kinds (Except my riding horse) my further will & desire is that my said wife have the use of all my household furniture with the Plantation utensils for & during her natural life.
• Item, I give and bequeath to my loving son William the Plantation and lands on the East side of the Pignutt Ridge it being the same whereon he formerly lived to him & his heirs for ever also one negroe woman named Jean and all her children born since she has been in his posssession in lieu of a legacy left him by his Grand Father Bryant Obanon the said Lands containing One hundred & Eighty nine acres be the same more or less.
• Item I give and bequeath to my loving son John one negroe boy named Tom to him & his heirs forever.
• Item I give and bequeath to my loving son James a good suit of Cloaths to be purchased out of my Crop.
• Item I give and bequeath to my loving son Thomas one suit of cloaths to be also purchased as them of James's.
• Item I give and bequeath to my loving son Samuel the following tract of Land. Vize. Beginning at Nelsons third corner and (?unding) on the lines of the said Nelson the Rev. Wn. Scott & Gideon line one hundred and fifty yards above (? ford) on Broad Run then a straight line to the Begining containing one hundred & thirty Acres more or less to him and his heirs forever. I also give and bequeath to said son Samuel one negroe girl called Hannah to and his heirs forever with her Increase.
• Item I give and bequeath to my loving son Andrew in lieu of all legacies bequeathed him by his Grand Father Bryant Obanon One negroe man named Frank to him & his heirs forever.
• Item I give and bequeath to my loving son Joseph in lieu of Fifty pounds part of a legacy left him by his Grand Father Bryant Obanon one negroe boy named Moses to him and his heirs forever.
• Item I give and bequeath to my loving son George in full of all legacies left him by his Grand Father Bryan Obanon one negroe man named James to him and his heirs forever.
• Item I give and bequeath to my loving son Bryant my Riding hores Saddle and Bridle.
• Item I give & bequeath to my loving son Benjamin a new saddle and bridle.
• Item I give and bequeath to my loving daughter Sarah Foley a negro boy named Will now in her Possession to her and her heirs forever.
• Item I give and bequeath to my loving daughter Caty Nelson one negroe girl named Jude now in her Possession to her and her heirs forever.
• Item I give and bequeath to my son Bryant in lieu of his dividend of his Grand Fathers Estate after the death of his mother the plantation whereon I now live to contain One hundred Acres to him & his heirs forever.
• Item I give and bequeath to my said son Benjamin in lieu of his dividend of his Grand Fathers Estate the remainder of all my lands not yet bequeathed but not be possessed therewith til after the death of hisn Mother and them to him & his heirs forever.
• Item my will and desire is that after the death of my said Wife all my negroes not being named in this will together with the live stock household furniture & plantation utensils be equally divided between by then surviving sons and my further will & desire is that my wife during her natural life have the use & benefit of the negroes which are not otherwise bequeathed by this will and my furthor will & desire is that if any of my sons refuse to Make the Segaues or legacy by this will devised them in lieu of their dividend of their Grand Fathers Estate that then in such Case such son or sons shall only receive one shilling sterling instead of the legacies divided them by the will and the legacies so forfeited by equally divided between such of them who abide by the legacies left them by this will.

At a Court held for Fauquier County the 28th day of March 1774 This will was proved by the Oaths of Thomas Elliott, Benjamin Elliott and John Moffett Witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded and on the motion of William Obanon who made Oaths and Executed and acknowledged bond as the Law directs certificate is Granted him for Obtaining a Probate thereof indue form. Peter H. Brooke Cl.