Wills: William Caldwell, 1787: Washington Co

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William Caldwell, deceased}     A Memorandum the same is as follows.

First I give unto my son William Caldwell and his heirs two hundred acres
of land it being the two hundred lying on buflo Creek & he is to
discharge a debt due to Nathn Templetons Estate decd & also five bushels
of wheat & one hundred weight of pork yearly to be paid to his Mother & I
do order thirty acres of land to my Daughter Margret to her and her heirs
forever.  & I do order this my lands that I now live on to be keep unsold
untill my youngest child comes of age for the suport of my wife during
her lifetime & my three youngest daughters & then to be equally divided
amongst my five daughters Elizabeth, Mary, Elinor, Marthew, & Agness my
three youngest daughters to have their parts lead of the uper end of this
land I now live bound to the left by the lands of Roarts Guttery
according to a Conditional line made and agreed upon between us, William
Oar being present, then to the north by the lands of James Vincent, &
order a Deed of Conveyance to be given to Edward Smith for his fifty
acres which is lead of when he makes good his payments according to
Contract & I do order five shillings to be given to my daughter Isbel &
also to my daughter Jean [here the photocopy is unreadable]. . .heirs
after my decease my dispute with the others I do order their part to be
taken & equally divided amongst the Rest signed this tenth day of April
in the year 1787. William Caldwell ________ enterlined before signed
witness presant.  HWES Snodgress. Jas Scott Matthew Mared, William
Caldwell, Elizabeth {X} Caldwell.

Washington County SS:   On the 31st day of December 1787 Before me
Thomas Stokeley Esqr. Register for the probate of Wills in and for said
county personally came William Caldwell Junr and Elizabeth Caldwell two
of the subscribing witnesses within named and on their solemn oaths did
depose and say that they were present and saw and heard William Caldwell
Senr. the Testator within named, sign ,seal, publish, pronounce and
declare the foregoing annexed Instrument in writing as and for his last
will and testament and that at the time of doing thereof he was of sound
and well disposing mind memory and understanding to the best of their
knowledge, observation and belief.  Sworn before,
Be it Remembered that on the 31st day of December Anno Domini 1787 The
last will and testament of William Caldwell late of Washington County
deceased was proved in due form of law and letters testamentory thereon
were granted to Elizabeth Caldwell wife of the said deceased she being
first sworn well and truly to administer the Estate of the said deceased
and to Exhibit a true and perfect Inventory thereof into the Registers
Office at Washington and to render a true and Just Account of her said
administration when legally thereunto required.

Registered this 31st day of December AD 1787.