Richard Stith, I

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A Patriot of the American Revolution for VIRGINIA. DAR Ancestor # A110272

Geographical note: Brunswick County was established in 1720 from part of Prince George County.

Richard Stith, a fourth generation Virginian, was the son of Drury Stith, and his wife, Elizabeth Stith (Buckner), daughter of William Buckner of Yorktown, Virginia. Richard was a great-grandson of the immigrants, John Stith and his wife Jane Stith (Drury). He was born September 30, 1727 in Prince George County, Virginia and was educated at William and Mary College in Williamsburg. He married Lucy Hall, daughter of John Hall and Anne Cocke (Bolling), on December 29, 1756.

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Richard Stith Will

will - written - 1 June 1782 - 5 Codicils - Finished , 8 Jan, 1801

Proven - 13 December 1892 - Probated - 12 April 1803

In the name of God Amen I Richard Stith of Campbell County aged Fifty four being now in good health and in full exercise of my senses and memory my labours and care having been blessed with a competency of this worlds goods and calling to mind that it is good for the surviving part of the family that a man should set his house in order before he leaves this world to go to a better do make my last will and testament in manner and form following. I must be decently and plainly beloved wife to her own command use benefit and comfort my whole estate to be delivered to the children agreeable to the succeeding paragraphs here but her full and quiet possession of this land and plantation where we live and the 80 acres at the mouth of lick creek and an uncertain number of negroes to remain to her during her lifetime insteadof other manner of right of dower. I give and bequeath to my son Joseph my land on jumping run including mount hermon in Bedford county by patent 1150 acres. This is since conveyed by deed. I give and bequeath to my son Benjamin all my land on the stony fork of Goose Creek by patent 1150 acres including Buck mountain to him and his heirs forever. I give and Bequeath to my son Thomas my land on the South side of Goose Creek opposite to the flat top mountain by patent 1100 acres including Harpeth and Shalum to him and his heirs and assigns forever. I give and Bequeath to my sons John and William all my land on both sides of Molleys Creek, inclusive works lodged in the Registers office for 1460 acres and my land on branches of the south fork of falling river Contiguous to the long mountain by patent 1200 acres also my land near the head of little falling on mulbury creek and including the head of narrow passage branch works lodged in the registers office 1400 acres three tracts to be equally divided between them by their own consent or otherwise to each of them and their heirs and assigns forever. This issince otherwise given. I give and bequeath to my son Richard my land on Lick Creek inclusinve works 1054 acres including the old seat Jacob and 80 acres on Falling river at the mouth of lick creek to him and his heirs and assigns forever but Richard is not to possess any part of it in the lifetime of his mother without her consent. I leave my well beloved wife Lucy in full possession of my whole estate which estate except lands being already directed must be divided at future times as followeth Viz a son at age or a daughter married or at age and demand made my will is that such son or daughter shall have two negroes of such age and size as can be spared and some stock and household goods if can be spared and so on during the lifetime of my wife after decease then a final division of my slaves and other personal estate to take place VIZ those of our children that have received and they who have not received to be bmade equal not taking into the account the increase or decrease of those part proportions that go out or have gone out but to be considered as they were when they went out and if a married daughter after receiving part or all of her portion die without a child or she and her child or nchildren die then I judge nit unreasonable that her portion should go out of my family wherefore I declare and it is my will that the portion of such deceased daughter shall return into my estate and be divided in the same manner as if they had not gone out. Surveyors fees and other debts due to me must be collected with moderation the money to pay my debis and the overplus if any to remain in the care of my Executors or my wife if single for contingent charges perhaps schooling our children. Now I mean to cut off the force and effect of heir, at law in my family my will is that if one or more of our children die under age or without lawful heir or without will ineither of those three cases the surviuors shall be Co-heirs. I

do hereby nominate and appoint Edmund Winston John F. Patrick and Charles Cobbs gentlemen my Executors I having confidence in you accompanyed with warm friendship I entreat you to accept of the trust, This is altered in Witness whereof I have to this my last will and testament set my hand and seal this first day of June 1782

Richard Stith (SS)

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