Botetourt County, VA - Will: William Dodd, 1823

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF WILLIAM DODD
October 19, 1823

In the name of God amain.  I William Dodd of the County of Botetourt & State of Virginia 
being advanced in years and calling to mind the mortallity of the body and knowing the 
uncertenty of life and the certenty of death and the time it may happen have thought 
propper to consticute and appoignt the following instrument of wrighting to be my last 
will and testement and as for what worley goods it has pleased God to bestow upon me I 
shall dispose of in the following manner (to wit).

First of all I order all my just debts and funeral expenses to be paid. 

Secondly I give to my beloved wife Mary Dodd the one third of my plantation together with 
my dwelling house and kitchen with all the housal furniture and kitchen furniture with all 
my farming utenshals and my sorrel mare Nance with a young black horse named Snap with her 
choice of any three cows in my stock of kittle.  

Next I give to the airs of my Son Thomas Dodd one dollar he having recieved his full share 
heretofore.  

Next I give to my daughter Sally Hipes my loom and tacklin so soon as my wife thinks proper 
to spare it with one good bead of furniture at the death of my wife. The rest of my property 
above bequeathed to my wife, it is my will that the whole (the land excepted) shall be at my 
wifes disposal.

Next I give to my Grandson Adley Dodd one mair & colt known by the name of the water mair.  

Next I give to my son William Dodd the one third of my land with my mair Dimon and my set 
of Smith tools with all the apparates thereto belonging and it is my will that my son William 
shall not pay any back rents for the time he has enjoyed said land nor be amenable to any 
of the airs in any way whatsoever.

Next I give to my son John Dodd the one third of my land with my rifle gun and it is to be 
understood that at the death of my wife my two sons shall enjoy the whole of my land equally 
divid between them.

Lastly of all I constitute and appoint my son William Dodd Peter Hipes and Abraham Peary to 
be Executors of this my last will & testement in witness whereof I have set my hand and seal 
this ninteenth day of October One Thousand Eight hundred and twenty three.

							William Dodd (seal)

Signed Sealed published, and pronounced as the last will of the subscriber in present of us.
Js. Kyle
Matthew Mease
John Allen
John McClure

CODICIL TO WILL OF WILLIAM DODD 
October 27, 1823

	I William Dodd of the County of Botetourt on this 27th day of October 1823 make and 
publish this codicil to my last will and testament in manner following (that is to say).

	I give my Grandson Adley Dodd two hundred Dollars to be paid in the following manner.  
First my two sons William & John are to pay him fifty Dollars in cash one year after my 
wifes death one year more they are to pay him the other fifty apiece making the last payment 
two years after my wifes death.  It is also my desire & will that the mair & colt which I 
have given to my Grandson Adley be kept for the use of the plantation during my wifes life.

								William Dodd (seal)

Signed sealed published and declared by the above named as a codicil to be annext to his 
last will and testement in presence of
Js. Kyle
Matthew Meese