Richard Burdyne

[Richard Burdyne's Will can be found in Culpepper County, Virginia; Book A;Page 259-262 ; 7-22-1761 to 10-18-1761]

In the name of God amen I Richard Burdine of Bromfield Parish in the County of Culpeper being in a low state of health but sound and perfect memory thanks to the Almighty God for it and calling to mind the uncertainty of this worldly affairs have thought fit to make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner and from the following and first and principally I recommend my soul to Almighty God who gave it trusting in him remission and pardon of my past sins and through the only merits of my Blessed Savior Jesus Christ and my body to be decently buried in such Christian like manner as my executors herein and mentioned shall think fit and as to those worldly goods wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me I give and bequeath as followeth: Viz, I give and bequeath to my loving wife Catherine Burdyne during her natural life the half of the tract of land whereon I now live the other half being already in the possession of my son Reginald Burdyne by virtue of deed of gift thereof made by meals do give and bequeath to my son Reginald Burdyne a tract of land containing two hundred and ten acres lying on the west side of the Ragged Mountain and joining on survey of Mr. Dick and Bogle, also I give and bequeath to my son Samuel Burdyne three hundred ninety two acres of land being part of a tract of five hundred ninety two acres and joining on the lands of John Halle, Martin Nalle, William Gaines, Frans. Gaines and Capt. William brown. Also I give and bequeath to my daughter Hannah Shotwell and to the heirs of her body the remaining two hundred acres of the above mentioned tract of five hundred and ninety two acres as a foresaid but for want of such issue to return to my son Samuel Burdyne, but if my daughter Barbara Grissom should be left a widow and without a settlement my will is that she shall have one hundred acres out of the said Samuel Burdyne part during her widowhood and after to bequeath to my so Nathaniel Burdyne two hundred and forty four acres of land lying on the North Branch of the Rappahannock River and joining on the land of George William Fairfax Esquire. Capt Robert Green deceased Capt. Cave, Edward Herdon; also I give and bequeath to my son John Burdyne a small tract of land on the North side of the Robinson River joins the lands of Messrs Alexander and Daniel Campbell and James Hurt containing about seventy acres also after my wife's decease I give to my son John Burdyne the aforementioned part of the tract of land whereon I now live and which I gave to my said wife during her natural life, also I lend to my said wife during her natural life my Negro man Tom likewise I lent my still to my said wife during her natural life also I give to my three son Samuel Burdyne, Nathaniel Burdyne and John Burdyne each of them a cow and a calf on the day of their marriage or at the time when they shall be of age and my will is that none of my books shall be valued amongst the rest of my estate but to be divided amongst my children by choice (viz) the eldest take one first and so to around according to their age till all have got one a piece and then to begin at the eldest again and so on till they shall be all chose out and the rest of my whole estate to be equally divided amongst my beloved wife Catherine Burdyne and my six children also at my said wife's decease my Negro man Tom and my still to be valued and the value thereof to be equally divided amongst all my six children aforesaid, also I do hereby constitute and appoint my beloved son Reginald Burdyne and my friend George Row to be joynt executors of this My Last Will and Testament hereby disannulling and revoking all other Will or Wills Testament or Testaments before made by me in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this twenty second day of July One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty One.

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