Will of John Payne, 1798

I John Payne of Bedford County do hereby make and ordain this my last
Will and Testament in manner and form following  that is to say 1th.   give
and bequeath to my beloved wife MARY PAYNE all the use of profit of my whole
Estate both real and Personal during  her Natural life or widowhood and at her
death or shall she marry then  give my Estate away in manner  and form as
follows that is to say............................
2ndly.
I give and bequeath to may Son WILLIAM PAYNE one hundred and fifty acres of
land adjoining the land of JOHN KENNETT,JAMES KERSEY, and  WILLIAM
McCoy--where he now lives him and his heirs forever. Tis also my desire that
my said Son shall make a new line between him and JOHN KENNETT by running a
line from Prices Corner straight to where the old line -------- the ? between
my son WILLIAM AND JOHN KENNETT.  I also give to my said Son WILLIAM PAYNE  a
set of black smith tools which has now in his possession and also at the death
of my MARY PAYNE I give to may said son WILLIAM one Negro Man named JAMES to
him and his heirs.
3rdly
I give and bequeath to my Son THOMAS PAYNE  all the land below a line that
shall be run by beginning where mine and JOHN AYERS line crosses the road that
runs from? AYRES to my house and running a straight line to the upper end of
my son THOMAS fence and then a straight line as the fence runs to my line on
the top of the mountain to and his heirs forever.
At the death of my wife MARY or should she marry I then give to my son THOMAS
my small still to him and his heirs forever.
4thly.
I give to my three daughters to CATHERINE KENNETT,MARGERY HAPER, AND SARAH
BROWER one Hundred and fifty acres  of Land lying on the head of Ayers Mill
Creek to be equally dived between them to here and their Heirs forever.
5thly
I give to my three Sons to  ? , JOHN, WILLIAM  and THOMAS at the death of my
beloved wife MARY all the rest of my land to be Equally dived between them to
them and their heirs forever.
All the rest of my Estate which is not given away in the above I give to be
equally dived at the death of my wife MARY between all my children to will
CATHERINE KENNETT, JOHN PAYNE, WILLIAM PAYNE, THOMAS PAYNE, MARGERY PAYNE
HARPER, AND SARAH BROWN ..?
7thly.
I hereby constitute and appoint my beloved wife, WILLIAM PAYNE AND THOMAS
PAYNE my whole and sole Executors  to this my last Will and Testament given
under my hand this 9th day of June 1798 Signed, Sealed, and Delivered in
presents off:
SAMUEL HANCOCK, CHARLES GILL
  His JOHN PAYNE SEAL AND MARK
In a court held for Bedford County 22 day of October 1798 
This Last Will and Testament of JOHN PAYNE deceased was proved by the oath of
SAMEUL HANCOCK AND CHARLES GILL	witness to whose names are thereto subscribed
and ordered to be recorded.  And on the motion of MARY PAYNE exutorex and
WILLIAM PAYNE one of the Executers. therein  named who made oath..thereto
certificate is granted them for obtaining probate in due form one giving
security whereupon they together with JOHN PHELPS AND ROBERT HARPER their
securities entered into and acknowledged their Bond in the? of Three hundred
Dollars conditionedf for the said Executers due and faithful administration of
said deceased Estate and Performance of his will  liberty being reserved
THOMAS and the other Executor therein namedto join in the Probate when he
think fit.  
Teste Ja. Steptoe CBC
 
Submitted by Katherine Snow <KSnow48337@aol.com>

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