Ancestral Study of Four Families: Roberts, Griffith, Cartwright [and] Simpson...William Roberts lived in Culpepper County, Virginia in 1752, and moved before 1762 to Halifax County, Virginia. Descendants moved to North Carolina, Louisiana, Texas and elsewhere. |
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Page 129 - ... and of sound and disposing mind and memory, do make and publish this my last will and testament, hereby revoking all former wills by me at any time heretofore made.
Page 427 - I give and recommend my soul to God who gave it and my body to the earth, to be buried in a decent and Christian manner at the discretion of my executor, nothing doubting that I shall receive the same again at the general resurrection, by the mighty power of God...
Page 288 - Remission of all my sins and be saved by the precious death and merrits of my Blessed Saviour and Redeemer Christ Jesus and my body to the Earth from whence it was taken, to be buried in such Decent and Christian manner as my Executor hereafter named shall be thot...
Page 292 - God to call me hence, do therefore make and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form following, that is to say, First and principally, I commit my soul into the hands of Almighty God, and my body to the earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my Executors...
Page 365 - THIS INDENTURE, made this day of , in the year One thousand, nine hundred and , between of , the party of the first part...
Page 287 - Christ to have full and free pardon of all my sins and to inherit everlasting life and my body I commit to the earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my executors hereafter named...
Page 434 - Testament hereby revoking and making void all former Wills by me at any time heretofore made.
Page 292 - God be praised for these same, and, considering the mortality of human nature, and uncertainty of life, doe make, ordain, constitute and appoint this to be my last Will and Testament in manner and form following: Vist.
Page 288 - Estate of this Transitory life and that all flesh must yield unto Death when it shall please God to Call Do make constitute ordain and Declare this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following...
Page 325 - Mr. Cartwright, you are a man after my own heart. I am very much surprised at Mr. Mac, to think he would suppose that I would be offended at you. No, sir ; I told him that I highly approved of your independence ; that a minister of Jesus Christ ought to love everybody and fear no mortal man. I told Mr. Mac that if I had a few thousand such independent, fearless officers as you were, and a welldrilled army, I could take old England.