Theodore Vandenburgh
Will
Prince William Co.
Will Book Q pg. 147
In the name of God, Amen I Theodore Vandenburgh of the County of Prince William and State of
Virginia, being of sound mind and memory, do make and publish this my last Will
and Testament. I give and bequeath to my mother Emily Vandenburgh all of my personal property, also one hundred
acres of land from the South end of the last I purchased from Jesse E. Weeks
Senr. Known as the home and mill tract, commencing at the Spriggs and Dumfries
road and running Easterly on the line between Mr. Keys and myself to the first
corner at the stock yard and then running an easterly course until it strikes
the east line of sufficient width to make one hundred acres, the aforesaid land
and chattels I wish to be freed from all encumbrance out of the avails of the
balance of my Estate, after my just and lawful debts are paid. The balance I
give and bequeath unto my father, John
W. Vandenburgh to have the use of or interest during his lifetime for the
support or so much of it as he may need of either principle or interest at his
decease the balance I give bequeath and devise unto my brother Wyndent Vandenburgh and my sisters Frances, Mary, Elizabeth, and Caroline Vandenburgh to be divided in
equal shares between them. I do nominate and appoint my Father Jno. Vandenburgh
to be the sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament, and I do hereby
empower him as such to dispose of my Estate, except the one hundred acres
bequeathed to my Mother Emily Vandenburgh, either at public or private sale as
he may judge best, and invest the same in real or personal property after my
just and lawful debts are payed, and the one hundred acres bequeathed to my Mother
shall be discharged from all encumbrances. In testimony, whereof I hereunto set
my hand and seal, and publish and decree this to be my last Will and Testament,
in presence of the Witnesses named below, this 9th day of April one
thousand eight-hundred and fifty-three.
Theodore Vandenburgh {seal}
Signed, sealed, declared and published by the said Theodore
Vandenburgh as and for his last will and testament in the presence of us who at
his request and in his presence and each others have subscribed our names as
Witnesses hereto
John M. Payne
Robt. E. Utterbach
A. B. Between the 10th and 11th lines
from the bottom of the first page the word principal was omitted through
mistake, and afterwards ad[d]ed.
John M. Payne
Robt. E. Utterbach
At a court held for Prince Wm. County on the 2d day of May
1853 this last Will and Testament of Theodore Vandenburgh decd was proved by
the oaths of Jno. M. Payne and Robt. E. Utterback witnesses thereto, and was
ordered to be recorded and at a Court of quarterly Sessions held for said
county on the 6th day of June 1853 on the motion of Jno. W.
Vandenburgh the executor named in the last will & testament of Theodore
Vandenburgh decd. who made oath and together with Thomas B. Alexander and
Maklow S. Lindsly his Seryd. entered into and ackd. a bond in the penalty of
$500.00 conditioned as the law directs certificate is granted the said Jno. W.
Vandenburgh for obtaining letters of administration on the said decedents
estate in due form.
Teste, P. D. Lipscomb, clk.
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