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While going through old Rockingham County, Virginia land causes, I found the last will & testament of John Fudge, dated August 8, 1782, probated May 26, 1784. I don't descend from the Fudge family, but they were near neighbors of my ancestors. John's will was witnessed by Bruten Smith, the brother of my 4th great grandfather. I hope this help some Fudge researchers.
Last Will and Testament of John Fudge
Rockingham County, Virginia
Dated August 8, 1782; probated May 24, 1784
In the name of God Amen I John Futch of the county of Rockingham and state of Virginia being in my perfect senses & health thanks be to god for it. I do make and constitute this to be my last will & Testament. Impremis as hereafter shall follow.
Item. I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Catreana my beds and furniture and one Cow, Half and one small Dish and three plates and one tin pan and three spoons and one Barell and one little pot and one pewter cup and ten Bushels of Wheat and seven Bushels of Rye and five Bushels of corn and three Bushels of Barley and one hundred weights of pork and fifty weight of Beef, all the above articles to be paid by any person that possesses (?) the said land that I now live on all to be paid yearly during my wife Catrina Futch her life and likewise she is to have privilege of the dwelling house and Garden and half an acre of good flax ground and ten pounds of land moiety from out of my estate and likewise is to be paid a horse at any time she shall want one and all these above articles left to my wife after her use, at her death to be equally divided between my four children John Fudge and Conrad Fudge and David Futch and Elizabeth Miller. Item, I give and bequeath unto my two grandsons sons of David Futch decd the tract of land that I was now live on to be equally divided between them Both Jacob Futch and David Futch, and my said Grandchildren is to pay to my Daughter Elizabeth Miller fifteen pounds Gold or silver when they come of age and my son John Futch five pounds to my Elizabeth Miller after my decease and twenty pounds to be drawn out of my moveable estate for my said Daughter and all my moveable estate at my decease to be sold at public sale and equally divided between my four children, John Futch Jr. and Conrad Futch, David Futch & Elizabeth Miller and I make & confirm John Futch Jr. my son and Jeremiah Beesley to be my executors to this my last Will and Testament, which is to remain in full force and power. As witness my hand & seal this 8th day of August 1782.
Test John Futch (written in German)(seal)
Bruten Smith John Futch his name in English
Christian Futch
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