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- Prince William Co VA Bond Book 1732-1847
March 27th 1758 (1-43)
Know all Men by these Presents, that We William Ashmore, Francis Purnell, Thomas Harrison and John Baylis are held and firmly bound to Henry Lee, James Scott, John Baylis, and William Tebbs, Gent. Justices of the Court of Prince William County, now sitting, in the sum of five hundred pounds current money, To the Payment whereof well and truly to be made to the said Justices, and their Successors, we bind ourselves, and each of us, our and each of our Heirs, Executors and Administrators, jointly and severally, firmly by these Presents. Sealed with our Seals, this twenty seventh day of March in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and fifty eighth and in the XXXI Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord GEORGE, the Second.
The Condition of this Obligation is such, That if the above bound William Ashmore and Francis Purnell administrators of the Goods, Chattels, and Credits of John Chapman Purnell deceased, do make, or cause to be made, a true and perfect Inventory of all and singular the Goods, Chattels, and Credits of the said Deceased, which have, or shall come to the Hands, Possession, or Knowledge of them the said William and Francis or into the Hands and Possession of any other Person or Persons for them and the same so made, do exhibit or cause to be exhibited into the County Court of Prince William as such Time as they shall be thereunto required by the said Court, and the same
Goods, Chattels, and Credits, and all other the Goods, Chattels, and Credits of the said Deceased, at the Time of their Death which at any Time after, shall come to the Hands, or Possession of the said William and Francis or into the Hands, or Possession of any other Person or Persons for them do well and truly administer according to Law: And further do make a just and true Account of his Actings and Doings therein, when thereto required by the said Court, and all the Rest and Residue of the said Goods, Chattels, and Credits, which shall be found remaining upon the said Administrators Account, the same being first examined and allowed by the Justices of the Court for the Time being, shall deliver and pay unto such Person or Persons respectively; as the said Justices by their Order or Judgment shall direct, pursuant to the Laws in that Case made and provided and if it shall hereafter appear, that any Last Will and Testament was made by the said Deceased, and the Executor or Executors therein named, do exhibit the same into the
said Court, making Request to have it allowed and approved accordingly, if the said William and Francis being thereunto required, do render and deliver up their Letters of Administration, Approbation of such Testament being first had and made in the said Court: Then this Obligation to be void and of none Effect, or else to remain in full Force and Virtue.
Sealed, and delivered, in presence of the Court
William Ashmore SEAL
Francis Purnell SEAL
Thomas Harrison SEAL
John Baylis SEAL
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