The Huguenot Bartholomew Dupuy and his descendants

154 QUOTATIONS AND DEDUCTIONS.
Chap. I I. Item. My will is that my part in ye Bed and
1740. furniture a new trunk last bought & what is in it,
°^ a
]^^" large Cubberd & what is in, three Gold Rings two
Chastain.black walnut Tables, a box Iron one pr. hand Irons,
one brass Cettle a side saddle and all my wearing
apparrel. Not to be appraised nor one piece thread
not to be appraised.
Item. I declare by this my Testament that I
Constitute and ordain my Brother John James
Dupuy to be my Lawful Executor and Administrator
of this my last Will and Testament.
Item. I intend and will have this my Testament
to be Executed after my Death declaring that
it is my last Will and for this Effect I renounce to
all laws & Customs if any be Contrary to my
Intention in testimony thereof I have Set my hand
and Seal to it after I have heard it read Witness
this 23rd of April 1740.
her
Martha X Chastain. Seal,
mark
Signed Sealed & Declared in presence of Thos.
Porter, Jean Pierre Bilbout, David Lefueur.
At a Court held for Goochland County May 20th
1740. This Will was proved by the oaths of Thomas
Porter, Jean Pierre Bilbout and David Lefueur to
be the act and Deed of Martha Chastain, deced.
which was ordered to be recorded.
A Copy Teste:
Moses T. Monteiro, Clerk.
Deed Book 3, p. 285.
Receipt of James Cocke.
Know all men 1742, by these presents that I, James
Receipt Cocke of the County of Henrico Hath this day ro-
of Goochland the
Tam
ceived of John James Dupuy
Cocke. Sum of ninety four pounds thirteen shillings & five
pence one-fourth Currant Money in full of my wife
(Mary Magdalene Chastain) Estate left her by
her father Stephen Chastain & also what was left