Will of William R. Conner, 1865

In the name of God Amen:  I William R. Conner of the County of Floyd and
State of Virginia being of sound mind and body to make this to be my last
will and testament that is to say I desire in the first place that all my
just debts is to be paid as soon after my desease as may be convenient out
of my estate.  In the second place I will and bequeath unto my beloved wife
Elizabeth Conner all my real and personal estate of which she is to have
and to make use of during her life.  It is also my will that my son Jacob
R. Conner to have a certain boundary of land is all the land that I have on
the south side of a road known as the old saw log road which I value at six
dollars per acre.  It is also my will that my son Peter Conner to have a
certain boundary of land that is a boundary that has been survayed and
plated which land I also value at six dollars per acre.  It is allso my
will that my son Albert Conner to have a certain boundary of land.
Beginning at the crop roads and running with the road Eastward to my
outside line Which adjoins Fleming Poff and with my line to the road at the
meeting house and with the road to a branch thus leaving the road running
up a lane to the top of a hill near an old barn to a crop fence and with
the fence at the Pine Spur road and with road to the beginning which land I
also value at six dollars per acre.

It is also my will that my son Samuel S. Conner to have a certain boundary
of land I have between the boundarys I gave to my two sons Peter and Albert
Conner which land I also value at six dollars per acre.  I also give to my
said son Samuel one other peace of land beginning at the top of the hill at
the crop fence near an old barn and running with the land with road to my
outside which joins John O. Conner.  All the land I have on the south side
of the above named road to the above named crop fence which I also value at
six dollars per acre.  It is also my will that my daughter Mary Poff, wife
of Peter Poff, to have a certain boundary of land beginning at the old barn
at the top of the hill and running with the road to the meeting house line
and with my line _____ above the meeting house to a new fence and down the
same to a Branch and down said Branch to my outside line and with it to the
road leading to the above named Barn which land I also value at six dollars
per acre.  It is also my will that my grandson Zachariah Carr to have one
hundred dollars out of my estate provided he lives to be twenty one years
of age.  It is also my will that all the above parcels of land to be
surveyed and plats made out so as to ascertain the number of acres to each
of the above named sons and daughters so they may calculate the amount of
my real estate.  It is also my will that the foregoing named sons and
daughters pay in money to my son Jonathan Conner and my daughter, Julina
Carr, wife of John Carr, _____
to make them equal with the foregoing named sons and daughters.  The amount
of estate to be equally divided between all.  It is also my desire that my
three sons Peter, Albert, and Samuel S. Conner to be my executors and
guardian for my grandson Zachariah Carr.  It is also my will that my
several sons and daughters to have five years to pay my son Jonathan and
daughter Julina their part of the estate to be paid yearly equal
installments and I do hereby declear these presents to be my last will and
testament in witness whereof I the said William R. Conner Haver to this my
last will and testament affixed my hand and seal this thirtieth day of
December, 1865.

Signed sealed and delivered
in the presence of
Robert W. Knoff                                         (Signed)  William
(x) R. Conner
William P. Conner
Fleming Poff                                              


Submitted by Barb Stanley <bobnroa@pop.pipeline.com>

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