Will: Patrick Miller, dated Aug. 22, 1805 Contributor: ****************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, this document may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor or a legal representative of the contributor, AND you provide the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ****************************************************************** Abstract of Bath County Will Book #2 Will of Patrick Miller dated Aug. 22, 1805 Wit: Joseph Mayse, Alexander Taylor and Mathew Wallace Probated December 1815 court Exec: son Alexander and friend John Brown Beq: to son Alexander the home plantation on the Cowpasture and adjoining properties to daughter Margaret her living on the plantation until she is married; Alexander is to build her a home, convenient to his own, of hewn logs and shingles, and furnish her with meat and bread, to keep two cows for her and a "horse creature", four sheep and a half-acre of flax yearly to sons Robert and John plantation on Lick Creek in Greenbrier Co - adjoining Samuel Givins, equally divided with Robert having first choice to son Robert Negro woman Cachmar(?) to son John Negro boy Abino(?) to daughter Margaret 50 pounds, to be paid by Alexander other property, except books and farming utensils, to be sold with equal division of the proceeds among children Jean Early, Mary Benson, Elizabeth Black, and Robert, John and Margaret Miller to son Robert the family Bible to sons Robert, John and Alexander the works of Josephus to son John Guthries Grammer to sons Alexander his dictionary and the farm utensils. Inventory of sale of estate of Patrick Miller Submitted by Alexander Miller, adm., February 1816 Buyers: Margaret Miller, Alexander Miller, John Brown, Ann Miller, Edward Stuart, William Stuart, William Benson, Ferdenan Kinkead, Eli Redman, James Douglas, Jaynes Botkin, Robert Wright, Robert Carpenter p.87 Inventory - Patrick Miller Submitted Jan. 16, 1816 by Alexander Taylor, Joseph Wallace and William Benson 2 meet tubs, pack saddles, I hogshead, 2 small kegs, 1 old saddle and bridle, kitchen utensils, I hand reel, 225 ft. walnut plank, 100 ft. pine plank, grindstone, apple mill, tools, cooper's tools, household furniture, 25 lb. old pewter, shoemaker's bench and tools, I pair spectacles, hogs 5, cattle 12, sheep 14