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- Will of Thomas Mustain, 1791 - Pittsylvania Co. VA
Last Will and Testament of Thomas Mustain weak in body.
Dead Book 9, pg 119-120, written 6 November 1791, probated 16 July1792.
To my beloved wife Mary Mustain, a sufficient maintenance suitable toher surcomstance, free and undesturbed during her life or widowhood.
To my son Jesse, 200 acres to be taken off the upper end of the tractwhere I now live. The rest of this tract to be sold.
To daughter, Rebeckah and Molly, twenty shillings each from the sale of the above land.
To daughters Mary Ann and Sally, ten pounds each.
To son Avery Mustain and Daughters Anna Buckner, Milley Keese, Tabetha Bruce, Winney Lewis and Siludey Shelton one equal part of the moneyfrom the sale of the land.
To Thomas Mustain, son of Jesse Mustain and his wife Jenney, has promised to live with me and my wife during our lives for which I give and bequeath unto the said Thomas Mustain a tract of land on both sidesof Nixes Creek, 170 acres. The balance of my moveable property to bedivided among my last six named children. Appoint son Jesse Mustain and Joel Shelton executors.
Thoams (X) Mustain
Witnesses: Francis (X) Ivy, Nathaniel Faris, Griffith Dickinson,
Vincent Shelton and Charles Lewis, Jr. security for executors.
(Submitter note: In the Will of Thomas Mustain when he said ' My son
Avery Mustain and daughters...' the daughters he lists are Thomas's daughters, NOT Avery's.)
Submitted by E. S. Rick McDaniel
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