WILL OF WILLIAM HAWKINS
CRAIG COUNTY VIRGINIA

Provided by JoLee Gregory Spears Jan 1997  spearsj@bellsouth.net
Note: County Clerk did not give will book and page number.
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In the name of God Amen I William Hawkins being of sound mind and
disposing memory, do make this my last will and Testament in
manner following. To Wit
First. After the payment of all my just debts & my funeral
expenses are paid, I give & bequeath to my wife, Jane Hawkins all
my Estate both real & personal of every sort kind & description,
including land, slaves, stock of every kind, household & kitchen
furniture, Money, Debts & every other thing of every kind &
description, not herein particularly enumerated, so as to embrace
every item of property of every kind & description, for her to
hold it & enjoy the benefits thereof during her natural life.
Secondly After the death of my wife it is my will and desire that
all the estate left to her in the foregoing clause of this will
be sold by my Executors herein after named to the best advantage,
either for cash or on credit as may seem best to them, and the
proceeds of my estate to be equally divided between my eight
children, namely Catherine Estes, George W. Hawkins, Julet Love,
Fountain M. Hawkins, Gilly Eakins, Martha Eakins, Spotswood N.
Hawkins & Harvey B. Hawkins, with this exception, that Harvey B.
Hawkins is to get the distributable share of Spotswood N. Hawkins
as a compensation for money loaned by said Harvey B. To said
Spotswood N. & for which I became said Spotswoods security, to
said Harvey & which is to be a full and clear discharge of the
said debt from the said Spotswood to said Harvey & is also to
exonerate my estate from further liability to said Harvey B. On
account of my being security for said Spotswood to said Harvey &
the Bond to be so cancelled.  And with this further exception
that is my will and desire & I hereby bequeath to Sarah Love,
Lucinda Love, Mariah Love & John Love the children of my deceased
daughter Hariet Love the one half of the amount of the one eighth
of the above distributable shares to be deducted from the
proceeds of the whole estate & then to be equally divided between
the above named Sarah Love, Lucinda Love, Mariah Love & John Love
as each of them respectively arrive at the age of twenty-one
years or marry.
Thirdly. I hereby constitute and appoint my two sons George W.
Hawkins & Harvey B. Hawkins Executors of this my last will and
Testament.
Fourthly. It my will that the legacies herein devised to my four
grandchildren Sarah Love, Lucinda Love, Mariah Love & John Love
shall remain in the hands of my executors until each of my said
Grand Children arrive at legal age or marry & then to be paid
over to each of them with the interest which may accrue thereon &
I wish & direct said legacies to be kept at interest until
respectively due.  It is further my will and desire that the
above legacies devised to my said four grand children shall never
be liable to the control of their father Daniel W Love either as
their father or natural Guardian nor in any way or manner be
subject to his control or management but that the same remain in
the hands of & be controlled by my executors as above stated, as
I do not intend that said Daniel Love shall ever receive any of
the benefits of said Legacies or any part of my Estate, Given
under my hand and seal this 13th day of June 1848.
[Sig] Wm Hawkins Seal
Witnessed by
James M Rice
O Callaghan

Virginia
     In the County Court of Craig County April 24 1854 The last
will and Testament of William Hawkins Decd was this day presented
in court and proved by the oaths of James M Rice & O Callaghan
subscribing witnesses thereto, and ordered to be recorded
Test Clifton G Hill clk
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