ROBERT BOOTH’S WILL
In the name of God Amen the one and twentieth Day of September in the Thirtieth second year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord King George and in the year of our Lord God one thousand seven hundred and fifty nine I Robert Booth of Loudon County in the Colony of Virginia being sick and weak in Body but in perfect mind and memory praise be given to Almighty God for it and Calling to mind the uncertain State of this Transitory Life and being desirous to set things in Order Do make this my Last Will and Testament in form as follows. First I Commend my Soul to God that gave it and my Body to the Earth to be Buried in a decent manner at the Discretion of my Executor hereafter named, I give and Bequeath to my Son John Booth Sixty acres of Land adjoining around the Place he settled during his Life then to fall to the heirs of Thos. Stump and William Chambers and their Heirs forever. Second I give to my Daughter Jane Stump my own Plantation and two hundred Acres of Land to her and her lawful heirs Lawfully Begotten by Thomas Stump and so from heir to heir forever. Third I give and Bequeath to my Daughter Ann Chambers the Plantation where Wm. Maccough now dwells with two hundred Acres of Land to her and her Lawful heirs Lawfully begotten by William Chambers. Fourth I give and Bequeath to James Booth my Son Price’s place with the remainder of my land more or less to him and his Lawful heir forever. One cow I leave to Elizabeth Stump my Granddaughter Daughter of Thomas Stump, one cow I leave to Viallator Chambers Daughter of William Chambers {,} Choice of my Horses I leave to William Chambers {,} second Choice to James Booth{,} all the rest of my goods and Chattles to my Daughter Jane Stump only my hogs excepted to pay Funeral expenses --------
Alexis Jackson and his Wife Henrietta is not to be Disturbed, paying their yearly Rent six Barrels of Corn or forty eight shills currency during their natural Life or Lives of the longest liver of them.
As Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal to one Sheet of paper written one side and some of the other side the year and day above written, --------
Robert Booth (SS)
Signed Sealed and Declared in the Presents of us by the said Robert Booth to be his last Will and Testament ----
Wm. [(X) his mark] Maccoy, Henry [(H) his mark] Jackson, Alexis Jackson
At a Court Continued and held for Loudoun County, March the 12th 1760, This Will was proved by the oaths of William Maccoy, Alexis Jackson and Henry Jackson Witnesses thereto and ordered to be Recorded and no Executor being named in the said Will, John Booth heir-at-law to the Decedent was Summoned to take upon himself the Administration of the Estate of the said Decedent and refused so to do, whereon the Action of Thomas Stump who made Oath according to Law Certificate was granted him for in obtaining Letters of Administration on the Estate of the said Decedent with the said Will Annexed in one form giving Security on which he together with William Smith and John Davison his Securities entered into and Acknowledged Bond.
