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The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net ************************************************************************ Will of Enos Jones July 25, 1806 In the name of God Amen- I Enos Jones of the family of Augusta and State of Virginia now in this evening of my age but of sound memory do hereby make this my last will & testament in the manner and form following, that is to say, first I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Sarah two thirds of Twenty three acres of land I purchased of John Clinginpeel formally belonging to John Kilkenny dec* between the lands of General Brown and Scott to be to her heirs and assigns forever. And also the interest of five hundred dollars as long as she remains my widow and all of the household furniture she brought with her at our marriage her choice of one bed beside two cows and her wearing clothes to be to her and to her heirs & assigns. The above devise I make on conditions that she the said survivor- relinquishes all right of dowry or claims to every other part of my estate. I give and bequeath to my sons Isiah and Enos five hundred sixty seven acres of land that part I now live on to be equally divided between them but incase the land cannot be equally divided I allow them to sell the land and the money arising from the sale to be equally divided between the said Isiah and Enos to be to them their heirs & assigns forever- but Isiah is to pay one hundred and fifty dollars out of his part of the said land and Enos to pay three hundred fifty dollars out of his part- To my son Peter. I give and bequeath two hundred twenty five acres the land he the said Peter now lives on to him his heirs & assigns forever. But the son Peter is to pay one hundred dollars out of his said land- To my son Robert I give and bequeath sixty seven dollars to be paid him in one year after my decease to be to him his heirs and assigns forever. To my daughters Hannah Swink I give and bequeath four hundred dollars to her and her heirs and assigns forever- To my daughter Elizabeth Koontz I give and bequeath four hundred dollars to her and her heirs and assigns forever- To my daughter Prusella Sillings I give and bequeath three hundred dollars to her and her heirs and assigns forever- To my daughter Ann Shillings I give and bequeath three hundred dollars to her and her heirs and assigns forever- To my daughter Jemima I give and bequeath four hundred dollars to her and her heirs and assigns forever- To my daughter Lydia I give and bequeath four hundred dollars to her and her heirs and assigns forever- The bequeath to my daughters above named I allow to be paid their one half in one year after my decease. The other half in two years. To my grandson Robert Jones son of Isiah I give and bequeath one hundred and fifty dollars to be paid three years after my decease to be to him and his heirs and assigns forever- To my grand daughters Elizabeth Patterson & Lidia Patterson I give one hundred& fifty dollars to each of them to be paid three years after my decease to be their and their heirs and assigns forever- The whole of my movable property I allow to be sold as soon as convenient after my decease and the money arising from said sale with what money bonds and accounts may be there on hands and the money coming from my sons Isiah, Enos and Peter I allow for the payment of the legacy's of my daughters and Grandchildren above named- and provided my wife Sarah should not except of the devise made to her in lieu of her right to the whole of my estate in that case I allow the land devised to her to be sold and conveyed by my executers and the movable property devised to her sold and the money arising from said sales together with the five hundred dollars allowed to be on interest to be added to the other money allowed for the payment of other legacy's above mentioned and any money that may remain on hand after paying the above legacy's and after my wife Sarah has got her part- I allow it to be equally divided amongst my daughters above named. And I do hereby constitute and appoint my son's Isiah & Peter Executors of this my last will and testament hereby revoking all other former wills or testaments by me heretofore made- In witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and affixed my seal the 25th day of July in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and six. Enos Jones (SEAL) Signed in the presents of us Samuel Clark E. Chrishaw William Kinney At a court held for the Augusta County November the 24th 1806 This last will and testament of Enos Jones deceased was proved by the oaths of Samuel Clark and William Kinney two of the witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded , and on the motion of Isiah Jones and Peter Jones the executers therein named who made oath according to law; and together with Alexander Anderson and John M. Deuell their securities entered into and acknowledged their bond in the penalty of $10000 conditioned as the law directs, certificate is granted there for obtaining a probate thereof in due force. Teste Chesley Kinney C.C.