Franklin County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Photos Documents.....Ingram, James Will part 1
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Will Book 14 page 175
I James Ingram of the County of Franklin State of Virginia being in
proper mind and disposing memory do make 
and publish this my last will and testament revoking all wills made
heretofore by me as to such worldly estates
as pleased God to bless one with in the manner and form following.
1st I assign my sole to God who gave it and my body to the grave to be
buried in a plain Christian manner I 
wish my just debts to be paid the balance to be disposed of in the
following manner that is having two children 
by my last wife Washington T Ingram and Abraham Monroe I bequeath to
them the following property two negro 
men Buck and David a negro woman Susan Dashy and Cerena they to have and
to hold the said negroes forever 
the said negroes to be placed upon my plantation the John Lavinder and
Nixon lands in the case of my son Alexander Ingram to raise their own
support and the support of my two children not to be hired or rented
unless they fail to make a support for themselves and my two children if
they fail to make a support I will leave it o my Executor to do as he
thinks proper I dont want my Executor to rent any of my lands to any
person or persons unless he has the utmost confidence in the renter and
not for more than one year at a time as to the Wade houses suffer no one
to live in them except the negroes.  

I give to my seven daughters Rosanah Conner Malinda Turner Zilpha Gates
Elizabeth Adams Oney Corn 
Adaline Spencer and Martha Jane Martin my tract of land I bought from
Thomas B Green bounded by John J Hales 
land and others to sell or divide the land and to dispose of equally
between themselves as they may think proper I give and bequeath to my
daughter Martha Jane Martin four hundred and fifty Dollars to be paid
out of out of any money I may have on hand or when collected out of
bonds or claims due my Estate whenever my Executor may think proper to
pay it not to make too much of a sacrifice on account of the currency. 
I wish my seven daughters to have all of my wifes clothes I bought her
since we were married to be divided equally among them I give to my two
children Washington T Ingram and Abraham Monroe all of the balance of my
Estate consisting of my lands on Stony Creek the John Lavinder Nixon
Peter Saunders and Peter Young lands also the household furniture named
Ten coverlids Ten counterpains white Fourteen bed quilts nine sheets
four checked couterpains two blankets two rugs two bed ruffles six table
cloths six feather beds six pillars and slips six bed steads This
property at my death I wish my Executor to have appraised and taken care
of till my children become of age also my two stills kitchen furniture
plantation tools horses work oxen all other cattle hogs sheep and
blacksmiths tools including the whole of my personal estate.  If either
one of my two children Washington T Ingram or Abraham Monroe should die

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