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Frances Crossland Letter Basham Document No 16
Family Group Sheet From Rita Basham Kryter
Cumberland County Virginia Will Book 1, Page 447
William Basham Will Cumberland County Virginia 23 May 1768.
In the name of God amen, I, William Basham of the County of Cumberland a
nd being sick and weak of body tho of perfect health and memory thank
s, to the Almighty God for it. Imprimis I will & bequeath
body to the ground from whence it come & my soul to God who gave it trust
ing in the merits & mediation of our blessed lord and savior Jesus Chri
st at the great day of judgment I shall have a joyful
resurrection with the just.
Item: It is my will that all my just debts shall be paid that is unpa
id after my death & as for my burial I leave it to the discretion of my ex
ecrs. hereafter named.
Item: I lend to my loving wife Sarah all my estate both real & person
al during life.
Item: I give to my son William Bassam two hundred acres of land of the sa
me tract whereon I now live.
Item: I give to my son Jeremiah Bassam one hundred & fifty acres out of t
he aforesd tract.
Item: I give to my daughter Sarah fifty acres out of the aforesaid tract.
Item: It is my will that after the decease of my wife my whole esta
te be divided equally among my children for their lives & then to be divid
ed equally among my grandchildren after their decease.
Item: I constitute and appoint my sons William & Jeremiah with my wi
fe my execrs & execx.
Item: I disannul revoke & make void all former wills & testaments as witn
ess whereunto I have set my hand & seal this third day of April one thousa
nd seven hundred & sixty eight.
his
William W b Bassam L.S.
mark
At a court held for Cumberland County the 23rd day of May 1768. This la
st will and testament of William Basham decd. was proved by Simon Chaff
in and Thomas Huckbey two of the witnesses thereto and
by the court ordered to be recorded and on the motion of Sarah Basham exe
cutrix William Basham and Jeremiah Basham executors therein named who ma
de oath according to law certificate is granted them
for obtaining probate thereof in due form giving security whereupon th
ey together with William Angela, William Allen, and John Cardwell their se
curities entered into bond according to law.[basham.ged]
Frances Crossland Letter Basham Document No 16
Family Group Sheet From Rita Basham Kryter
Cumberland County Virginia Will Book 1, Page 447
William Basham Will Cumberland County Virginia 23 May 1768.
In the name of God amen, I, William Basham of the County of Cumberla
nd a nd being sick and weak of body tho of perfect health and memory tha
nk s, to the Almighty God for it. Imprimis I will & bequeath body to the g
rou nd from whence it come & my soul to God who gave it trusting in the me
ri ts & mediation of our blessed lord and savior Jesus Christ at the gre
at d ay of judgment I shall have a joyful resurrection with the just.
Item: It is my will that all my just debts shall be paid that is un
pa id after my death & as for my burial I leave it to the discreti
on of my ex ecrs. hereafter named.
Item: I lend to my loving wife Sarah all my estate both real & pers
on al during life.
Item: I give to my son William Bassam two hundred acres of land of t
he s ame tract whereon I now live.
Item: I give to my son Jeremiah Bassam one hundred & fifty acr
es o ut of the aforesd tract.
Item: I give to my daughter Sarah fifty acres out of the aforesaid trac t
.
Item: It is my will that after the decease of my wife my whole es
ta te be divided equally among my children for their lives & then to be di
vid ed equally among my grandchildren after their decease.
Item: I constitute and appoint my sons William & Jeremiah wi
th my wi fe my execrs & execx.
Item: I disannul revoke & make void all former wills & testaments as w
it ness whereunto I have set my hand & seal this third day of April one th
ous and seven hundred & sixty eig