Thomas Short

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1736-1743 Essex County, Virginia Will Book 6; [Antient Press]; Page 292-293
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. I THOMAS SHORT of the County of Essex and Parish of St. Anns being very sick and weak but of perfect sence and memory thanks be to Allmighty God for the same and calling to mind ye Mortality of my body and that it is appointed once for all men to die do make and ordain this to be my last Will and Testament revoking and making voyd all other wills heretofore by me made in manner as follows first I bequath my Soul to Almighty God that gave it me in hopes of a ioyfull Reasurrection at the Last Day through the merrits and mediations of my blessed Lord & Saviour Jesus Christ my body to the Earth to be decently buried at the discretions of my Executors herein after named and as for what Worley Estate it hath pleased God to bless me wth in this life I give and bequath as follows.
IMPRIMIS ITEM my will is that all my just debts & funeral expences be paid.
ITEM I give and bequath unto my Son WM. SHORT one feather bedd and furniture.
ITEM I give and bequath unto my Son JNO. SHORT all my land & Plantation whereon I now dwell to him and his heirs forever.
ITEM I leave my Negro woman named Judy & her child to be disposed of by my Executors towards the dischargeing my debts etc.
ITEM I lend unto my loving Wife KATHERINE SHORT one third part of my Estate that has not been before bequathed to her during her natural life or until she marries.
ITEM I give and bequath unto my daughter ANNE GOLDING one Shilling Sterl.
ITEM all the rest of my Estate of what nature and property so Ever I give to be equally devided among my five children by Name JOHN SHORT. ELIZA. SHORT, KATHERINE SHORT, SARAH ANN SHORT & SUSANNA SHORT to them and there heirs for ever And LASTLY I constitute and apoint my Loving Wife KATHERINE SHORT, WM. SHORT and CHARLES BROWN my whole and Sole Executrix and Executors of this my last Will and Testament IN WITNESSING whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal this 20th day of June 1740
In presents of WM. GRAY, THOS. SHORT
WM. BOULWARE. SAMLL. LANDRUM JUNIOR
MEMORANDUM that at a Court held for Essex County at Tappahannock on the 21st day of October 1740. This last Will and Testament of THOMAS SHORT deced being presented by the Oath of CATHERINE SHORTT the Executrix therein named was duely proved by the Oaths of WILLIAM BOULWARE and SAMUEL LANDRUM JUNIOR two of the witnesses thereto and WILLIAM SHORT and CHARLES BROWN the Executors therein named came into Court and relinquished their right of Executership thereto And at a Court held for the said County on the 17th day of February 1740 the said Will was also proved by the oath of WILLIAM GRAY the other Witness thereto and Afterwards at a Court held for the said County on the 21st day of April 1741 came the aforesaid CATHERINE SHORTT and declared that she would not stand to or abide by the said Will so far as relates to her self and then on the motion of the said CATHERINE and her performing what the Law in such cases requires a Certificate was granted her for obtaining Letters of Admon on the said decedents Estate with the said Will annext and the said Will was ordered to be recorded

1736-1743 Essex County, Virginia Will Book 6; [Antient Press]; Page 294-295
KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that we CATHERINE SHORT, CHARLES BROWN and JOHN BOULWARE are held and firmly bound unto THOS. WARING, JAS. GARNETT, ALEXR. PARKER & MUNGO ROY Gent Justices of the County of Essex in the sum of three hundred pounds Sterling Witness our hands and seals this 21st day of April 1741
THE CONDITION of this obligation is such that if the above bound CATHERINE SHORT Admx. with the Will annexed of all the goods chattles and credits of THOMAS SHORT deced do make or cause to be made a true and perfect inventory of all the goods chattles and credits of the sd deced the same so made do exhibit or cause to be exhibited in the County Court of Essex at such time as she shall be thereunto required by the sd Court & further do make a just and true account of her actings and doings therein when thereunto required by the said Court and do well and truly pay & deliver all the Legacies contained & specified in the sd Testament as far as the goods chattles and credits will thereunto extend according to the value thereof &the Law shall charge her Then this
obligation to be void . CATHERINE SHORT
CHA. BROWN
JOHN BOULWARE
At a Court held for Essex County at Tappa. on the 21st day of April 1741
(those bound acknowledged this bond to be their act and deed which was admitted to
record