JOHN RAMSEY WILL - Augusta Co., VA

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JOHN RAMSEY
In the name of God amen I John Ramsey of Augusta County Colony of 
Virginia being sick of body but of sound and perfect mind and 
memory praise be therfore given to almighty God do make and ordain 
this my present last will and testament in manner of form 
following that is to say first and principally I commend my soul 
into the hands of almighty God hoping through the merits of death 
of passion of my saviour JesusChrist to have full and free pardon 
of forgiveness of all my sins and to inherit everlasting life and 
my body I commit to the earth to be decently buried at the 
discretion of my executors hereafter named and as touching the 
disposition of all such temporal estate as it hath pleased 
almighty God to bestow upon me I give and dispose thereof as 
followeth -first I will that my debts of funeral charges shall be 
paid and discharged - Item I give unto Andrew Ramsey my son one 
little survey of land betwixt John Patricks line of John Blacks in 
the south side of the river and also the money I lent said Andrew 
to pay Robert Estham of two cows and two calves and one feather 
bed and furniture to him and his forever - Item I give unto my son 
George Ramsey three hundred pounds the one half cash and one half 
in n... and stock to be valued by two men and my property of land 
in Cantucky and three head of horses which is called his own to 
him and his heirs for ever. I give unto my son John Ramsey one 
french crown I give unto my son Alexander Ramsey one french crown 
Item I give unto my son William Ramsey one french crown. Item I 
give unto my grand son John Ramsey one french crown Item I give 
unto my grand son Alexander Ramsey one french crown Item I give 
unto my grand daughter Mary Ramsey twelve hundred pounds paper 
money which I lent to the Office if she dies before she becomes of 
age the same money to be paid to my grand son John Steele. Item I 
give and bequeath to my loving wife Mary Ramsey the half of the 
land which I now possess and the half of the n.... and the half of 
the cattle and horses and the half of the houshold furniture of 
the mantion house hill her discease and likewise the half of the 
rest of the stock Item I give and bequeath unto my son Daniel 
Ramsey the whole remains of my estate and the whole of my land 
which I now possess at his mothers discease to him and his heirs 
for ever and my loving Mary and Daniel Ramsey to pay each alike 
share of the debts and the lega? be paid out of the whole head.. 
Item My loving wife Mary Ramsey Andrew Ramsey Andrew Steele to be 
full and sole executors of this my last will and testament and I 
do hereby revoke disannul and make void all former wills of 
testaments by me hertofore made in witness wherof I the said John 
Ramsey to this my last will and testament do by my hand and seal 
in the year of our lord god this fifteenth day of February one 
thousand seven hundred and eighty three
John Ramsey
John Patrick
John Black
Samuel Black
At a court held for Augusta County April 15th 1783 the last will 
and testament of John Ramsey deced was proved by the oaths of John 
Patrick and Samuel Black two of the witnesses thereto and ordered 
to be recorded and on the motion of the executors therin named who 
made oath according to law certificate is granted them for 
obtaining a probat therof in due form they having complyed with 
the law