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CURIOUS HISTORICAL RELIC.
The Last Will and Testamen. of the
Mother of George Waship gtou.

The Last Will and Testamen. of the
Mother Of George Washington
Rev. j. C. Cruikshank, the Superintend-
emit of Schools in Passaic county, New
Jersey, recently paid visit to his son in
Kittren, N. c., and there accidentally
made the acquaintance of a grand nephew
OF George Washington, gentleman named
! Charles a. Thornton. The latter is prom
inent gentleman in Kittreil, and had in his
possession many interesting relics con-
nected with the history of the Father of
His Country. Among others was the last
will and testament of Mrs. Mary Washing
/ ton, the mother of the General, an old doc
ument almost illegible with age and threat
ening to erumble to pieces by handling.
! MIR. Cruikshank requested copy of 1t,
and Mr.. Thornton furnished it, together
with genealogy of the family. The fol-
lowing is copy of the will as furnished to
Mr.. Cruikshank by Mr.. Thornton
THE WILL.
In the name of God-Amen. May
Washington, of Fredericksburg, in the
county of Spotsylvania, being in good
health, but calling to mind the uncertainty
of this Life, and willing to dispose of my
Worldly Estate, do make and Publish this
my last Will, recommending my Soul into
the Hands of my Creator, hoping for the
remission of all my Sins, through the
Merits and Meditation of Jesus Christ the
Saviour of Mankind. / dispose of all my
Worldly Estate as follows:
Imprimis.-I give to my Son, General
George Washington, all my Lands on Ac.
cokeck Run, in the County of Stafford,
and also my negro boy George, to him and
His Heirs forever, also my best bed, bed.
stead and Virginia Cloth Curtains 1.-THE
same that stand in the best Room), my
quilted blue and White Quilt and my
Best dressing Glass.
Item.-I give and devise to my Son,
Charles Washington, my negro man Tom,
to him and his Assigns for Ever.
Item give and devise to my Daughter,
Betty Lewis, my Phaeton and my bay
horse.
Item-I give and devise to my Daughter
in Law, Hanna Washington, my purple
Cloth Cloak lined with Shag.
Item.-I give and devise to my Grand
Son, Corbin Washington, my negro Wench
Old Bet, my riding Chair and two black
horses, to him and his Assigns for Ever.
Item-I give and devise to my Grand
Son, Fielding Lewis, my negro man Fred
erick, to him and his Assigns for Ever, also
my Eight Silver table Spoons, half of my
Crockery Ware, and the blew and White
Tea China, my Walnut book Case, ovel
Table, one Bed, bed sted, one Pr. Sheets,
one Pr. blankets, and White Cotton Coun-
terpain, Two table Cloaths, Six Red
Leather Chairs, half of my peuter, and one
half of my Iron Kitchen Furniture.
Item.-I give and devise to my Grand
Son Lawrence Lewis, my negro Wench
Lydia, to him and his Assigns for ever.
Item.-I give and devise to my grand
daughter Betty Carter, my negro Woman
Little Bet, and her future increase, to her
and her Assigns for ever, also my largest
looking glass, my Walnut Writing Desk
with Drawers Square dining Table,
one Bed, Bed Stead, bolster and pillows,
one blanket, one Pr. Sheets, White Vir-
ginia Cloth Counterpart and purple cur
tains, my Red and White China, tea
spoons, and the other half of my peuter,
Crockery Ware, and the remainder of my
Iron Kitchen Furniture
Item.-I give to my grand son George
Washington my next best Dressing Glass,
and Bed, Bed Stead, bolster, one pillow,
one blanket, one Pair Sheets and Counter
pain.
Item-I devise all my wearing apparel
to be equally divided between my grand
Daughters, Betty Carter, Fanny Ball and
Milly Washington, but should my Daugh-
tar Betty Lewis fancy any one, two or
three articles, She is to have them before
division thereof.
Lastly-I nominate and appoint my said
Son, General George Washington, Execu-
tor of this my Willard as l owe few or
no debts-I direct my Executor to give no
Security, nor to appraise my Estate, but
desire the same may be allotted to my De-
visees with as little trouble and delay as
may be, desiring their acceptance thereof
as all the Token of NY love now have TO
give them. In witness whereof l have
hereunto set my Hand and Seal this Goth
day of May, 1850.
MAY WASHINGTON, H. s.
Signed, sealed and published in the pres
ence, and signed by us in the presence of
the sd. May Washington. and at her desire.
JOHN FoRNEY HoUGH,
Witness JAMES NEWER,
JOSEPH WALKER.
The Charles Washington, to whom my
negro man Tom is devised in the first
item, was the great grandfather of Mr..
Thornton, and the grandson George Wash
ington, referred to in the seventh item, was
the grandfather of Mr.. Thornton.