Botetourt County, VA Will Book E, p-115, 559. ************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ************************************************************************** Botetourt County, VA Will Book E, p-115. Submitted by: "William H. Douglas" Will of John B. Douglas of Botetourt Co. "In the name of God Amen, I John Douglas of the County of Botetourt and the state of Virginia being weak and feeble in body but of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding, Considering the certinity of death and the uncertinity of the time there of and being desirous to settle my worldly affairs and thereby be better prepared to leave this world when it shall please God to call me hence to therefore make and publish my this my last will and testament in the manner and form form following. That is to say First and principally- I commit my soul unto the hands of Almighty God and my body to the earth to be decently buried and after my just debts and funeral expenses are paid I desire and bequeath as follows: Item --- I give and bequieth to my wife Katherine Douglas during her natural life time one third of the Estate I may die possessed of and at her death to be equally divided between the five children I have had by her namely, William B. Douglas, James J. Douglas, Mary E. Douglas, Eveline Douglas and Katherine Douglas. Item I give and bequieth to my son Benjamin Douglas fifteen hundred dollars he having received fourteen hundred and ninety dollars of the same. Item I give and bequieth to my daughter Elizabeth Walker one thousand and fifty dollars including my woman Fanny, and her increase except the two oldest children Maris and Lot she having received one thousand dollars of the above legacy. Item I give and bequieth to my five children which I have had by my wife Katherine Viz William B. Douglas, James J. Douglas Mary E. Douglas, Eveline Douglas, and Katherine Douglas an equal proporition of two,thirds of my estate to be delivered to each one of them as they may become of age or marry and an equal proporition of the one already bequeathed to my wife Katherine to be delivered to them at the death of her the said Katherine my further wish is that my Executors hereinafter named do make the best disposition in their power of the two thirds of my estate, willed to my five children above named so as to render to each their equal proporition so soon as they become of age or marry and also of the one third willed to my wife Katherine Douglas, Execx and Thomas Martin to be Executors of this my last will and testment annuling and revoking all former wills by me heretofore made ratifying and confirming this and none other to be my last will and testment-- In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and afffixed my seal this nineteenth day of July in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty. Jno. Douglas (Seal) Signed sealed published and delivered by John Douglas the above named Testator as and for his las will and testament in the presence of us, who at his request in his presence and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names or witnesses thereto. Mary B. Casey Sim Robinson At Botetourt--August Court 1830 This instriment of writing purporting to be the last will and testment of John Douglas decd was Exhibited in Court and proven by the oaths of James Wallace and Simon Robinson subscribing witnesses thereto and orded as recorded. Test. H.W. Bowyer BC." A copy of this will was recorded in Warren County, Kentucky on the 31st of May 1847 by William B. Douglas. He apparently did this to prove that the property in Riverside belonged to his family. Original on file at Botetourt County Virginia Court House, Will Book E , p-115. ************************************************************************** Will Book E p. 559 Botetourt Co. Va. Jno. Taylor Decd. Division of land The above platt is a map of a tract of land belonging to the heirs of John Taylor Decd. as surveyed by order of Botetourt October Court 1833 uder the direction of Henry WALKER, Jacob HAMMAN and Jacob AMEN commissioners. The land lying and being in the County aforesaid on John;s Creek opposite to the town of Newcastle. The widows division containing 134 acres as bounds...... The other Division containing 129 aqcres is bounded as followeth to wit... March the 27th 1834 Part of the above is part of a tract of 326 acres which was granted to HENRY HOLSTON by patent the 10th of June 1780 and the residue thereof is a tract of 70 acres which was granted to HENRY HOLSTON the 10th September 1767. Wm. Anderson, B.C. Pursuant to an order of Botetourt October Court 1833 we have carefully examined the within tract of land and have laid off and assigned to Mary Taylor widow of John Taylor Decd., her dower in the aforesaid tract of Land, together with the shares of John, Isaac, and Andrew Taylor heirs of the said John Taylor Decd. who have conveyed their respective shares of the said tract of Land to her by Deed bearing date the 24 of December 1831 the whole amounting to one hundred and thirty four acres designated on the within plot by No. 1 to be bounded agreeable to the withinplot and Certificate of Survey , and the residue of the said tract contains 129 acres and is designated by No. 2 and is bounded agreeable to the said plot and certificate of survey thereof. Given under our hand this 275h day or March 1834 H. Walker Jacob Hamman Jacob Amen At Botetourt May Court 1835 The within plat and report of the Division of the land of John Taylor Decd. was returned to Court and ordered to be recorded. Wm. M. Lackland , d. Clk. **************************************************************************