Wills: John Lewis, 1805: , Bedford Co, VA

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The Will of John Lewis


KNOW all men by these presents that I, John Lewis of the County of Bedford
and State of
Virginia do make and ordain that my Last Will and Testament respecting the
Estate real
and personal that I am now favoured with viz:
First I order that all my just Debts and funeral Charges be paid by
Executors hereafter
named.  Secondly, I give and bequeath unto my four sons, viz Joel Lewis,
Evan Lewis
Jesse Lewis and George Lewis all my right Claim & Title to a four Acre Lot
of Land in
the Township of West Caln in the County of Chester and State of
Pennsylvania equally
between them to be desposed of as they shall see proper and as ther a mine
onthe said four
acres my will and desire is that they may use their indeavours to open said
mine and see
what it is like to be before the do dispose thereof if either of them
should not choose to be
at any risk respecting the cost and charges of opening said mine he may
dispose of his part
to his Brother or Brothers but not out of the name or family till all are
agreed.  Thirdly I
give and bequeath unto my Son Joel Lewis the the Tract of Land whereon I
now live
containing Seventy Acres more or less to his own proper use and disposeal
to be disposed
of as he shall see proper. Fourthly I will and desire that my son Jesse
Lewis in
Consideration of what I have heretofore given him and of his monies and
agreement
thereto shall fiend one half of the necessary provison for the support of
his Mother during
Life and Expencies afterwards, and that he and his Brother Joel do find her
a confortable
Dwelling place and all sutable necessaries as she may need during Life with
due care and
attendence at all times --- Fifthly all my Household Goods and other
moveable property
that I now have int he County of Bedford I leave unto my beloved Wife to be
at he
disposal during her naturalLife and hwat is left after her Decees I will it
to be sold or other
wise equally divided between my two Daughters Hannah and Ann and I and I do
hereby
nominat constitute and appoint and by these presents have nominated
constituted and
appointed my two Sons Joel Lewis and Evan Lewis Executors to this my Last
Will and
Testiment in Witness whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and Seal this
twenthieth day
of the Sixth Month One Thousand eight Hundred and two 1802.
Signed Sealedby
In the presents of
Peter Lang
John x (his mark) Overstreet
Wm  x (his mark) Overstreet
Elizabeth Lang                                                  his
                                                        John /mark/ Lewis    SEAL
At a Court held for Bedord County at the Courthouse the 25th Day of
Febbruary 1805.
This Last Will and Testament of John Lewis Decd. was exhibited in Court and
proved by
the Oaths of Peter Lang, John Overstreet & Elizabeth Land the Subscribing
Witnesses Y
ordered to be recorded
                                                Teste  J. Steptoe C.B.C.