Augusta County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Wills.....Finley, Samuel September 10, 1841
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Source: Josiah V. Thompson Journals, Vol. 10
Written: September 10, 1841

Augusta Co Va Court House Staunton Va Aug 21, 1923
Will Book 29 P 287
      Will of Samuel Finley of Augusta Co Va directs all children to account 
for advancements as charged on his old ledger B & then gives:
To Jane S. Christian                $2740.
To Nancy McHall                      2822.10
To John S. Findley                   4116.67
To William Finley                    4059.67
To Samuel B. Finley                  3041.67
To Caroline E. Harper                2527.93
To Livanea E. Gibson                 2281.69

subject to be added to or diminished according to the amt that will be 
collected on Peter Lawry's claim on Peter Hauger notes & accts of sons John & 
Sam
2d Directs lands be sold if they cannot be divided.
[fermata appears in the margin here]
To Daughters Jane, Caroline, & Lavinia
To sons William & Sam in equal shares to each
To my son John I give $1000 more than each of preceding children
To daughter Nancy I give same amt lacking $400 of which I give to each 5 
children above named, to wit, Jane, Caroline, Lavinia, Wm & Sam, my reasons, 
Nancy cost me more & John made me more than $1000 more than the others.
4th I also give to Sam Finley Van Lear $15 & to Saml Finley McGaffin $10.
Appoints son John S. Finley & sons in law Mathew Pilson & son Sam B. Finley 
Exrs, written with my own hand Sept 20, 1841 Sept 27, 1841 ackd in presence of 
C.S. Larew, Saml Brown, Ballard Smith, Benj F. Graham, Saml Finley.

            Codicil
As I have married since will was made & entered into a marriage article, I now 
state amts which each child has been advanced from my estate:
John S. Christian             $4766.79
Nancy McHall                   3885.60
Wm Finley                      4432.29
Saml B. Finley                 4500
John S. Finley                 4176.6[cut off]
Caroline E. Harper             3858.2[cut off]
Lavinia E. Pilson              3829.1
May 4, 1847. Samuel Finley.

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