Will: John Peebles, 1800 Source: Bath County Will Book Book 1, pg.232-234 Contributor: ---------------------------------------------------- In the Name of God Amen, I John Peebles now in the decline of my days but of sound mind & memory thanks be to God therefore calling into mind the mortality of my body do this nineteenth day of May one thousand eight hundred make & Ordain this my last will & Testament principally & first of all I recommend my soul to God who gave it & for my body I recommend it to the earth to be buried in christian like and decent manner at the discretion of my executors nothing doubting but at the Jeneral Judgment I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God & touching my worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me with I dispose of in the following manner. I first allow all my Just debts to be paid, secondly I leave to my dear wife Jane Peebles one negro woman named Rachel & her child named Nelly & her choice of the horses & as many horned cattle as she may think proper to take, & likewise I leave her all the necessaries of life that she may stand in need of for her & her family & stock to be given her of the plantation that I bought from my son Thomas in the state of Caintucky & also I leave the same plantation to my son Thomas & also I leave him two molatoe boys the named Tom & the named (Arch) likewise I leave to my son John the plantation that I bought from Charles Cameron & also my negro man named (Daig) & a negro boy named Jery & likewise my still. I likewise leave my son Robert a negro woman named (bet) & a Negro boy named Dick & a negro child named Solomon. I also leave each of my son in laws, Thomas Wilson, John Erwin, & John Deverix, one dollar. I leave to my two Grand children, daughters of Thomas Wilson one negro Girl named Violet & all her ( ) & also twenty five pounds in money to each of them to be paid when they come of age. I likewise leave to my daughter Jane one Negro Girl named liddy & oone hundred pounds to be paid out of the first sail of my home place & likewise leave to my daughter Mary one negro Girl named Ditts & one hundred pounds in money to paid out of the first sail of my place likewise, I leave my son Robert & John each of them one hundred pounds in money. likewise it is my will my home place upon the Bullpasture after my decease be sold with all my stock & farming utensil and after all my Just debts be paid it is my will that there shall be an equal division made of the remainder between my three sons to wit, Robert John & Thomas Peebles likewise the mountain place included with my home place I likewise leave the one half of the land that I located in Caintucky of it is recovered to my son Robert son John & the other half to my son Johns son John. I appoint two sons John Peebles & Thomas Peebles to be my Executor, this I allow and no other to by last will & Testament. & utterly disanul all othr wills gifts or promises whatsoever preceeding this date & hereunto set my hand & seal the day & year first above written John Peebles (seal) Signed Sealed & pronounced & delivered in the presence of us to be his last will & Testament (Sauly) Graham John Miller Robert Carlyle Bath County September Court 1802 This last will and Testament of John Peebles Decd. was produced in Court and proved by the oaths of John Miller and Robert Carlyle witnesses thereto and Ordered to be Recorded Teste Chas Cameron Clk. ****************************************************************** 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. ******************************************************************