Albemarle County, VA - Will Book 17 (partial)

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Will of Drury CLEMENTS (1845); Albemarle County, Virginia; Will Book 17; page 46

[Transcriber's note:  The series of dots in item three is in the will.]

     In the name of God  Amen;
I Drury Clements being sound of Mind and knowing the certainty of Death and the uncertainty 
of life do make and declare this to be my last will & Testament. declaring all other gifts 
and promises to be null and void,

Item_ 1st. I want all my just debts and funeral expences paid out of the proceeds of the 
sale of the perishable part of my estate,

Item 2nd. I give to my beloved wife Sally Clements all my estate in fee simple after paying 
my just debts and funeral expenses except my land which I lend her during her natural life_

Item 3rd. I lend my ......... son Stephen Clements Five acres of land during his and his 
wifes natural life and at their deaths to return to my son Anderson B. Clements son Benjamin 
and my son Lewis H. Clement's daughter Mary Elizabeth Clements

Item 4th. I give to my daughter Martha Suddarth five dollars_

Item 5th. After the death of my wife Sally Clements, I lend my son Anderson B. Clements, 
Fifty acres of land during his natural life and at his death, I give the said fifty acres 
of land to his son Benjamin Clements, and his heirs forever and if my son Anderson B. Clements 
should die before his son Benjamin Clements arrives to the age of twenty one Years of age 
I want the said fifty acres of land rented out and the proceeds to be applied to schooling 
of said Benjamin Clements, after the death of my wife Sally Clements_

Item 6th_ After the death of my wife Sally Clements I lend my son Lewis H. Clements, fifty 
acres of land during his natural life and his wife Martha Clements life and at their death, 
I give the said fifty acres of land to their daughter Mary Elizabeth Clements and her heirs 
forever_

I appoint my friend Fleming B. Moon and my son Lewis H Clements executors to my will, 

Given under may hand and seal this 28th day of November one thousand eight hundred and 
forty four,
                                  Drury Clements
                                    his X mark
Signed Sealed & acknowledged
in presence of,
John Atkisson
Jesse B. Henderson
   his X mark
James Edds
his X mark
Mary Durrum
her X mark
     At a Court held for Albemarle County 7th July 1845, 
          This Instrument of writing purporting to be the last will & testament of Drury 
Clements Decd was this day produced into Court & being proven by the witnesses thereto was 
orderd to be recorded
                                  Teste
                                        Ira Garrett