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From: Carol Urban< >
Subject: [WVGREENB-L] Will of John Shumate, Sr.
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 09:12:39 -0500 (EST)

I saw that there are quite a few of us researching Shumates so here is
something I came across this morning.

Carol
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ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/fauquier/wills/s5300001.txt

FAUQUIER COUNTY, VIRGINIA - SHUMATE WILL
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Molly Shumate <>

LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
John Shumate, Sr.
19 May 1783

IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN. I, John Shumate Senr., of Fauquier
County, Virginia, being in perfect sense & memory, thanks be to
the almighty God for the same, do constitute & make this my last
Will & Testament.
Imprimis) I give and bequeath unto my son Thomas Shumate the
Land he now lives on after the death of his Mother, to him & his
Heirs forever.
Item) I give & bequeath unto Capt. Jonathan Gibson all that
Tract or parcel of Land which I possess on the East side of the
Branch of Elk-run which passes through between the house of
Thomas Shumate & the house I now live in, to him & his Heirs
forever after the Death of my Wife.
Item) I give & Bequeath unto my son Bailey Shumate Fifteen
Pounds current money of Virginia extra of his proportion of my
Estate due him for the services of his Negro Nell.
Item) I give & bequeath unto my sons William, John, Joshua,
Daniel, & James & to my Daughters Lettice & Jemima, all &
everything I gave them after marriage (being all I ever intended
for them until the Death of their Mother), to them & their Heirs
forever.
Item) My Will & desire is that my Wife shall have the use of my
Estate during life, & shall be at liberty (with the advice &
consent of the Executors) to sell for her necessary support
anything belonging to that part of my Estate not heretofore
Willed to other Persons.
Item) My Will & desire is that at the death of my Wife the
remains of my Estate shall be equally divided between my
Children, Viz: William, John, Joshua, Daniel, Thomas, James,
Bailey, Lettice, & Jemima, to them & their Heirs forever.
Item) I constitute & appoint Thos. Helm, John Nelson, & my Wife
Judah Shumate Executors of my Estate & acknowledge this to be my
last Will & Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my
Hand & Seal this Nineteenth of May 1783.
Teste
Thomas Helm s/John (X) Shumate, Sr.
William Conway
John Kerr
At a Court held for Fauquier County, the 25th day of October
1784.
This Will was proved by the Oaths of William Conway and John Kerr
Witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded. And, on the motion
of Judith Shumate the Executrix therein named who made oath and
executed and acknowledged bond as the law directs, Certificate is
granted her for obtaining a Probat thereof in due form.
Teste: H. Brooke, C.C.

Circuit Court of Fauquier County
Will Book 2
Pages 47-48
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Will of Daniel Shumate
Leeds Parish, Fauquier County
29 January 1806
In the name of God Amen, I, Daniel Shumate of Fauquier County of
Leeds Parish being weak of body but of Sound and disposing mind
and memory do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament in
manner and form following: that is to say, first I commend my
soul to God its Creator in all humble hope of its future
happiness through the only merits of my blessed Lord and Saviour
Jesus Christ and my body to the ground to be decently buried at
the discretion of my executors hereafter named and as to worldly
estate which God has been pleased to bless me with, I give and
bequeath as followeth.
Imprimes. I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Sarah Ann
Shumate, one feather bed and furniture, one negro fellow named Jo
and all the corn and provision now in my possession for the
support of the plantation this year to her and her heirs forever.
It is also my will and desire that the negro fellow belonging to
John Parris and the negro wench belonging to my son William after
my death shall remain on the plantation this year as my sons Mark
and William promised me if I rented aplan(?) and began a crop
they should do so. Item the rest of my estate after the rents
and my just debts are paid and one third part given to my wife
are to be equally divided between my daughter Judah Parris,
Duanna Johnston, Dinah wife is to have no part of it and to be
divided between the other three. Lastly I nominate and
appoint my son William Shumate and John Parris executors of this
my last will and testament hereby revoking all other by me
heretofore made.
s/Daniel (X) Shumate
Signed sealed and acknowledged
to be the last will of the testator in
presence of us 29 January 1806
Joseph Blackwell
John (X) Winn
Jemima (X) Winn
At a court held for Fauquier County the 24th day of February
1806. This will was proved by the affirmation of Joseph Blackwell
and the oath of John Winn witness thereto and ordered to be
recorded.
Teste: H. B. Campbell
Circuit Court of Fauquier County
Will Book 4
Pages 185-186
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