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CULPEPER COUNTY, VIRGINIA WILL BOOK A (p.315); 1763

In the Name of God Amen. I Michael Clawr of Bromfield Parish in the County of Culpeper being in good health and Sound and Perfect Mind and Memory (Thanks be to God for the same) calling to mind the Mortallity of my Body and uncertainty of Worldly affairs have Thought Fit to make and Ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner & form following and First and Principally I recommend my Soul into the hands of Almighty God who gave it (Trusting in him for perfect Remifsion and pass on of all any Past Sins & follies in and through the only Merits and Mediation of my Blefsed Savior and Redeemer Jesus Christ) and my Body to the Earth to be Buried in such decent Christianlike Manner as my Executor hereafter mentioned Shall Think fit Nothing Doubting but I shall receive the same again at the general Resurrection by the Almighty Power of God; and as to those Worldly Goods wherewith it hath Pleased God to Blefs in this Life I give and bestow in manner and form following (vizt.) First I Lend to my beloved wife Elizabeth Clawr the third part of all my whole Estate be it real and Personal leaving her in full Pofsefsion of the house and plantation where I now live as also all my household goods where She shall remain at her pleasure and without let hindrance Disturbance or Molestation there fully freely Absolutely and at her own Discretion quietly and Peaceably to Enjoy the said house and premises during her Natural life as also the aforesaid third part of my other Estate that is to say the third of all the Tobacco, Corn, wheat, hemp, flax, and every other thing that shall be made by my Slaves during her life aforesaid as also the third part of all Increase of Cattle horses and hogs all which premises aforementioned my said Loving Wife Elizabeth Shall receive free and Clear and dispose of at her pleasure during her Natural life aforesaid.

Secondly it is my will and desire that my Lands shall be Equally divided between my two sons John Claur and Peter Claur (of which the last will come to be Pofsefsed of the Plantation where I now live after my wifes Decease) so that one may have as much as the other and that the said John Claur and Peter Claur shall each of them from out of their Share of Land Ten pounds Current money to be divided Between my two Daughters (Vizt. Agnefs Margaret wife of Michael O'Neel and Margaret wife of Paul Leath) in consideration of their Small Quantity of Land.

Thirdly I leave to my son in Law Paul Leather and to his wife Margaret the Sole use of two hundred acres of Land which I bought of Christopher Yowell during their Natural Lives and after their Decease the sd. two hundred acres is to fall to my Son John Claur and his heirs.

Fourthly my will is that Michael O'Neel shall not have any claim to any part of my Lands and that the Portion to my Daughter Agnefs Margaret shall not fall into his hands but shall be fully kept by my Executors and by them Delivered for the Supplying the said Agnefs Margarets Necefsities ___ ____ they shall not fail whenever Occasion Shall Appear.

Fifthly I give and bequeath to my GrandChildren by my Daughter Catharine formerly the Wife of Martin Walk one Shilling Sterling with which they shall be satisfied.

Sixthly My Will is that after the Decease of my aforesaid wife Elizabeth and not before all my Slaves and Personal Estate shall be Valued by three faithfull men and According to their Valuation to be Equally Divided among my five Lawfull heirs (vizt.) John Clawr, Peter Clawr, Agnefs Margaret O'Neel, Margaret Leatherer, and the Children of George Clawr so that one fifth part thereof shall fall to the said Children of the said George Clawr Deceased; and to be Equally Divided amongst all of them by my Executor who shall keep the said fifth part Carefully for the said Children and Deliver each one their part as they Shall Come to age.

Seventhly and Lastly I do hereby Constitute and Appoint my two Sons John Clawr and Peter Clawr to be my Joint Executors of this my last Will and Testament hereby Disannulling and Revoking all othe Will or Wills Testament or Testaments before made by me in Witnefs whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal this tenth day of May in the year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred and Sixty two.
Michael his H Mark Clawr (TS)

Signed Sealed publish'd & Deliverd
in presence of us Witnefses
Christopher his K mark Kreegler
Henry Jonas, George Row
At a Court held for the County of Culpeper on Thursday the 7th day of March 1763. This Last Will and Testament of Michael Clawr was Exhibited to the Court by John Clore the Surviving Executor therein Named and was proved by the Oaths of George Row and Christopher Crigler Witnefses thereto and Ordered to be Recorded and on the motion of the said Executor Certificate is Granted him for Obtaining a Probat thereof in Due form he having Sworn to the same and given Bond and Security as the Law Directs and at the same time Elizabeth Clawr Widow and Relict of the said Deceased Personally appeard in Court and renounced all Benefit and Advantage that accurd to her by Virtue of the said Will.

Testy Roger Dixon Cl. Cur.

INVENTORY OF MICHAEL CLORE

CULPEPER COUNTY, VIRGINIA WILL BOOK A (p.320); 1763

In Obedience to an order of the Worshipful Court of Culpeper County we the Subscribers being first Sworn have met and appraised the estate of Michael Clore Deceased on Tuesday the the 22d Day of March 1763.

* To 19 head of Cattle ............................ L16.10..0
* To 13 head of Hoggs ................................ 4..7..6
* To 1 Share and Coller ............................... 1..7..0
* To 8 old hoes & 1 Shovel Plough .............. 1.11..6
* To 1 Crofs Cut Saw .................................. -.10..0
* To 3 old Scythes ....................................... -.10..0
* To 1 Spade ............................................... -..4..0
* To 3 Iron Wedges ..................................... -..7..6
* To 1 Iron Chain ......................................... -.10..0
* To Carpenter Tools ................................... -.16..0
* To 1 Grindstone ......................................... -..1..3
* To 1 Mare & Colt ...................................... 7..0..0
* To 1 Cart & Wheels ................................... 3..0..0
* To 3 Nannow Axes .................................... 0..5..0
* To Negro Woman Named Lucy & her Child
Named Rosa ............................................ 90..0..0
* To 1 Negro Girl Named Betty .................. 60..0..0
* To 1 Negro Boy Reuben .......................... 22..0..0
* To 1 Negro Girl Named Sarah .................. 45..0..0
* To 1 Negro Boy Named Harry ................. 60..0..0
* To 1 Negro Boy Named Harry ................. 65..0..0
* To a parcel of Old Iron ............................... -.10..0
* To 6 Reap hooks ........................................ -..6..0
* To 1 flax hackle .......................................... -.15..0
* To 1 pair Smoothing Iron ............................ -..5..0
* To 1 pr Spencels 1 halter Chain 2 pr Shears
1 Hatchet .................................................... -.11..0
* To 5 Bells and Collars ................................. -.16..0
* To 1 hand Saw ............................................ -..3..0
* To Some pewter Measures ......................... 1..3..0
* To Candlesticks & Snuffers ......................... -..2..0
* To Some Earthen Ware ............................... -..3..0
* To knives and forks ..................................... -..7..6
* To 1 Mock Lock ......................................... -..4..6
* To Some Spoons ......................................... -..7..6
* To Some Pewter ......................................... 3.14..0
* To 1 Skillet .................................................. -.15..0
* To 2 frying Pans ........................................... -.10..0
* To 2 Ladles & fleshfork ................................ -..5..0
* To 1 pr Tongs Shovel & Gaet Iron ................ -..6..0
* To pr Stillyards & foal ................................... -..8..0
* To Some Tallow ........................................... -.10..0
* To 3 Tubs of Some Flax Seed ....................... -..8..0
* To 1 Woman Saddle ..................................... 2..0..0
* To 1 Mans Saddle with a Plush Seat ............. 1.10..0
* To 1 Do ....................................................... -.13..0
* To 3 old Bridles ............................................ 0..6..0
* To 1 Linnen Wheel ........................................ -.10..0
* To 1 Bed & furniture ..................................... 2.15..0
* To 1 Bed Stead & Cord ................................. -..5..0
* To 1 Bed and furniture .................................... 9..0..0
* To 1 Pann/To 1 Blanket & Sheet ..................... 1..2..0
* To 1 Chest/2 Bottles some Turpentine .............. -..7..9
* To Bottle & Cups & 3 Boxes & Money Teates . 1..5..3
* To 8 Stone Juggs ............................................. 1..0..0
* To 1 Chest/Some Bell Mettle ........................... -.16..0
* To Some Books/1 Brafs Kittle ......................... 4..0..0
* To 1 Stillpipe & 2 Tubs .................................... 8..0..0
* To 20 Casks & Tubs ........................................ 3..5..0
* To 8 Bushels of Wheat/To flax & tow ............... 3..7..0
* To 4 Sides Leather/To oats ............................... 1..1.10
* To Some Salt/To Bacon & Beeff ....................... 4..5..0
* To 1 Bed Stead & 2 wheat Sives ....................... -..5..0
* To 4 Water pails/To 3 Iron potts & hooks .......... 2..4..0
* To Tables & Chairs/To 1 Iron Stove .................. 5.17..0
* To 7 Old Meal Baggs & 1 Leather Wallet ........... -..7..6
* To 12 yds tow Linnen/24 yds flax Linnen ............ 3..6..0
* To 13 yds flax Linnen/22 yds tow Linnen ............ 3..3..6
* To 11 3/4 yards tow Linnen
To 19 yd flax Linnen ........................................... 3..0..3
* To 30 Gallons Brandy To 6 Tight hogs ................ 7..1..6
* To 1 lo Bellows/Cask & old Trunk ...................... -..6..6
* To 2 old Nidas To 1 Bull Kidue ........................... -..7..6
* To 2 Bowls To 3 old Glafses To 1 Chest ............. -.14..0
* To 1 Vat Butter To one p of Fat .......................... 1..4..0
* To 1 Earthen pot To 1 Stone Mugg ..................... -..1..7 1/2
* To 1 old Cask To 1 Washing ______ ................. -..4..0
* To 2 Bekaor To 1 Looking Glafs ........................ -.12..6
* To 1 knife and fork & two Razors ...................... -..1..3
* To Cash in Gold .............................................. 48..2..6
* To Cash in Silver ............................................... 6..7..4
* To Cash in Paper ............................................ 30..0..0
* To a note of hand taken of Michael Leatherer .... 2.10..8
* To a note of hand from Adam Fisher ................. 3..0..0
* To a 10 mo of Peter Clore ............................... 53..0..0
* To a Bond of Michael Oneal ............................ 18..0..0
* To a Bond of Peter Clore ................................ 28..0..0
* To a Bond of Adam Cook ................................. 5..0..0
* To a Bond of Adam Broyle ............................. 10..0..0
* To a Note of hand of George Samuel Klug ...... 20..0..0
* To a Bond of Christopher Crigler ...................... 4.10..0
* To a Bond of Matthew Selser ......................... 13.18.11
* Isaac Smith Do. To Cash ................................... 5..0..0
* .................................................................... L709..4..7 1/2

Georg his H mark Holt
Adam his W mark Waybam
Heinrich Glov.

April 21st 1763 Returned into Court &
Ordered to be recorded
Teste Roger Dixon Cl. Cur.