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BEF 10 SEP 1698 - Essex, VA

Thomas St. John

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Thomas St. John may have been born in England. His parents are unknown. Most of what is known about Thomas is from his will. The will was written in 1690 in what was then Rappahannock County. By the time the will was proven in 1698 it was presented in the court of the newly formed Essex County. In his will Thomas mentions his wife, Mary, daughter, Elesebeth and sons, Thomas and William. Thomas was able to write and sign his own will. Mary signed with a mark as the executrix of his estate.

IN THE NAME OF GOD Amen, I THOMAS ST. JOHN of ye Parish of SOUTH FARNHAM in ye County of RAPPA: being sick & weak of Body but of perfect mind & memory praised be therefore given to ye Almighty God, I do make & ordaine this my present last Will &Testamt. in manner & forme following, that is to say, first & principally I comend my Soult into the hands of Almighty God hopeing that I may obtaine life everlasting, I do committ my body to ye earth & to be buried at ye discretion of my Exex., hereafter. First I will that all just debts & funerall charges shall be paid & discharged
Item. I give & bequeath unto my Grandson, THOMAS COOPER, a young Mare of a year old with her increase for ever;
Item I give & bequeath unto my Daughter, ELESEBETH COOPER, ye benefit of land to worke upon whare hur Husband, WM. COOPER, is now a bilding dureing her life time & to have as much priviledg for Timber or aney thing Bless as tho the land ware hir owne duaring her life time;
Likewise my will is that all my Land that I am now possessed with to be equaly devided betweene my Sons, THOMAS ST. JOHN JUNR., & WILLIAM ST. JOHN. I do likewise make them both at age at Eighteen years if there Mother should decease or Marry but if not to abide while ye age of one & twenty;
I do give & bequeath unto RICHD. COVINGTON, Ten Shelings to bey him a Ring;
Lastly, I give & bequeath unto Wife, MARY ST. JOHN, all ye rest & remaining part of my Estate both moveables & immoveables dureing hur life time provided that she shall keep hurselfe a Widow & not marrey & after my Wifes decease to be equally devided amoung all my Cheldren, but if my Wife should marrey then my will is that shee should have but ye third part of my Easteat & ye other to be devided amoung my Children I do likewise make my Wife my hole Exex. over my hole Esteat both pasnall & reiall, In Witness whereof I the said THOMAS ST. JOHN to this my last Will & Testament have heareunto set my hand & seale this Tenth day of October one thousand six hundred & ninety
Signed sealed & acknowledged in ye presents of us
THO: ST. JOHN

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  • Virginia Will and Probate Records

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