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1749-1770 Culpeper County, Virginia Will Book A; [Sparacio]; Page 504-505
In the name of God Amen. I HENRY SPARKES of the County of Culpeper & Parish of Brumfield being in perfect health & sound mind & memory .. I do make & ordain this my last Will and Testament baring date the day and year hereafter mentioned.
Imprimis My soul I recommend to Almighty God who gave it me and my body to the Earth to be buried in a decent manner .. and as to my worldly goods wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me with after all my just Debts and funeral charges are paid, I give and bestow in manner following (to wit)
item the 1st I give to my two Godsons BENJAMIN & GEORGE PETTY all the land that I now hold to be equally divided between the said Benja. & George Petty but Benja Petty to have his choice or said land & premises to hold to them and their heirs forever, But neither of the said Benja nor
George Petty to disturb their mother MARTHA PETTY from living quietly on the said land during her life single but after her Decease or marriage that then the said Benja. & George Petty to possess and enjoy the said land forever, But in case that either of my Godsons Benja. & George Petty should die without Heir that then the other shall possess all the land, but in case they should both die, without heir , that then the said land to fall to SUSANNA PETTY a Daughter of Martha Petty to hold to her arid her heirs forever, But in case the said Susanna should die without issue that then the said land to fall to the three sons of JOHN LAYTON namely JOHN LAYTON & THOMAS LAYTON & STEPHEN LAYTON to be equally divided between the three brothers, but Stephen Layton to take his first choice
Item 2d I give to Susanna Petty one feather bed and furniture, one cow & calf & two ewes.
Item 3d I give to Martha Petty her choice of my feather beds & furniture thereto belonging to hold to her & whom she pleases forever.
Item 4th I give the remainder of my Estate to be equally divided between Martha Petty, Benja. Petty, George Petty & Susanna Petty to hold to them & their heirs forever.
Lastly I constitute and appoint Martha Petty, Thomas Layton &. Benja. Petty Executors of this my last Will & Testament In witness whereof I have set my hand and seal this ( blank) day of March 1765
Presence, AARON BLEDSOE, Henry Sparkes
REUBEN POWELL, MUMFORD STEVENS
At a Court held for the County of Culpeper on Thursday the 19th day of April 1770
This last Will & Testament of Henry Sparkes decd was exhibited to the Court by Martha Petty & Thomas Layton two of the Executors therein named & was proved by the oath of .. witnesses thereto & ordered to be recorded & on their motion Certificate is granted them for obtaining a Probat tnereof they having sworn to the same & given Bond and Security according to Law, Liberty being reserved for the other Executor to qualify when he thinks fitt.
NB Aaron Bledsoe & Mumford Stevens swore they say Reuben Powell decd subscribe his name as a Witness to the said Will.
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1778-1779 Culpeper County, Virginia Deed Book I; [Antient Press]; Page
THIS INDENTURE made the 16th of November 1778 Between BENJAMIN PETTY and MARTHA PETTY his Mother of the County of Culpeper of one part and WILLIAM ROBERTS of County aforesaid Witnesseth that. said Benjamin Petty and Martha Petty for sum of One hundred pounds current money of Virginia hath granted unto the said William Roberts his heirs forever One hundred and fifty eight acres of land in the County aforesaid in the Fork of the Rappidan and Robertson Rivers and is bounded Be-gining at two pines near the Three Prong Branch and in a line of FLINTs and Corner to BENJAMIN HAINES and tuning with his line South to the Three Prong Branch thence up the several courses of said Branch to a white oak Corner to Flint thence North to a Scrubby white oak Corner to Flint in a line of AMBROSE POWELLs.thence East to HAYNES Corner in a line of Ambrose Powelts thence with his line to the begining containing One hundred and fifty eight acres of land.
Benjamin Petty
At a Court held for Culpeper County the 16th day of Martha Petty
November 1778 This Indenture ordered to be recorded Previous to which the said Martha was first privily examined according to Law,
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
Bef 1729 - Aft 1778 (> 51 years)