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The WILL of ANDREW BOURN of Culpeper was written 22 August 1788 and proved 18 JAN 1790. The inventory and appraisal was recorded 20 SEP 1790 prepared by James MORTON, Harbin Moore and Churchill Gordon.

Will of Andrew Bourne Will Book C. Page 357, 1790

In the name of God, Amen, I Andrew Bourne of the county of Culpeper being sound of mind, do make this my last will and testament: Viz. Imprimis. I give my soul to God and my body to the grave in hope of a resurrection to eternal life through the merits of a redeemer.
Item: I give and bequeath unto the children of my dau. Elizabeth Hawkins, deceased, James and Winnie and increase to them and their heirs forever.
Item: I lend to my daughter, Ann Hawkins, during the life of the children of Jude that died in her possession and increase and at her death equally divided between her children and her heirs.
Item: I lend to my dau. Sarah Price during her life, Molly and increase and at her death for them to be equally divided between her children and their heirs forever.
Item: I lend to my daughter, Jane Hawkins, during her life, Winnie, wife of Bill and increase and at her death for them to be equally divided between her children.
Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter, Frances Newman, Dinah to her and her heirs forever.
Item: I lend to my daughter, Judith Zimmerman, during her life Neil and her heirs forever.
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Item: I lend to my daughter, Polly, during her life, Terry, Fann and little Dick an increase to be divided between the heirs of her body at her death. But if she should die without issue of her body to be equally divided between my two sons, Andrew and William.
Item: I lend unto my wife, Jane Bourne, during her life Milly, Judge, Tom of old Lackey and Simpson, her my wife by will or otherwide at her decease to five the said Negro to my daughter, Frances Newman, or any of her legal children she may choose in case she should fail to give them to my daughter Frances Newman, or her grandchildren, by will or otherwise. Then they shall be equally divided between my two sons Andrew and William.
Item: I give and bequeath to my son Andrew Bourne, Kuffy, George and Fielding to him, his heirs forever, and in case he should die without lawful issue of his body then for them to be divided equally between all my children.
Item: I give and bequeath to my son, Andrew Bourne, all my land whereon I now live together with all my flat ground land which I bought of Alexander Spottswood to him and his heirs forever, provided he pays unto my executor or executress, hereinafter named, the sum of L 100 for the discharge of my debts demanded from them, my exrs. or exrts., are hereby impowered to sell and convey the whole of any part of said land to raise the said sum of 100 pounds for the purpose of discharging my debts.
Item: It is my further will and pleasure that all of my personal estate be equally divided between my wife, my son, Andrew and my son, William.
Lastly, I constitute and appoint William Morton and WIlliam Pannill, to be the executors of this my only will and hereby revoke all former wills by me or at any time heretofore made and declare this to be my last will and testament; in witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 22nd day of August in the year of our Lord 1788.
Signed, sealed and acknowledged in the presence of John Bourne, Benjamin Thornton, Reuben Newman and William Bourne.