Will Of Alexander Ingram, 1849 - Franklin Co., Va. Will Book 6, p.421 dated 01-Mar-1849 I Alexander Ingram Sr. of Franklin County & State of Virginia being weak in boddy but of sound mind & disposing memory calling to mind that all men have to die do make this my last will and testament in manor & form folling 1st I give my soul to God that give it & my boddy to be decently buried & my buriel & funeral expenses paid by my executors hereafter named. 2nd I will that all my just debts be paid out of my estate by my executors. 3rd I give my beloved wife Elizabeth Ingrum all my estate both real & personal consisting of my land & negroes namely George, Bob, Stephen & Sophia & Amanda, Hanry, Moses, Metilda, Roda together with all my household & kitchen furniture plantation essentials & my stock of all kind & all legacy that may come to me during her natural life & my will is that she shall have the privlidge of selling of any of the negroes or stock that may not suit her & dispose of the money to her own use during her natural life. 4" & at the deth of my wife my will is that my negroes be __?__ to my my children namely Pleasant, Martha, Exomy, Jane, Elkanah, Sarah & Nancy except what I hereafter may give to my Grand Daughter Nancy Jane Canaday & as for the land and balance of my estate sold & each of my children to have one seventh part of all the proceeds of said sale. 5" My will is that my Grand Daughter Nancy Jane Canaday the daughter of Orpha Canaday dec'd when she becomes of age or mary shall have the following negroes, to wit: Amanda & Moses and bed & furniture & one side saddle given her by my executors & if she dies before she becomes of age unless she marries, my will is that the said negroes to wit: Amanda & Moses & said property be equally divided among my seven children as above named. I will & desire that my daughter Exomy Lesuers have a bond I now have in hand on John Griffith for one hundred dollars extra of the peace of land I lately give her being a part of the land I purchased of Saunders to make her equal with what I have given my other children & I will that my beloved son Elkanah T. Ingrum have & hold the tract of land where he now lives it being a part of said tract of land that I got from Saunders to make him equal to the rest of my children. Also I will that my daughter Nancy Carhill & hold forever the tract of land where she now lives being a part of said tract of land before described to make her equal to the reast of my children. I will & Bequeath to my beloved Daughter Jane Thompson the tract of land where she now lives formally occupied by my son Elkanah T. Ingrum at the price of one hundred dollars to make her equal to the rest of my children to have & to hold the said tract of land her & the heirs of her boddy forever, it's my will & desire that the bond I now have in hand against George P. Thompson for three hundred dollars be & remain in the hand of my wife Elizabeth Ingrum to dispose of she thinks or may think proper. Also the deed of trust for the same, it is my will & desire that the legacy that may be coming to my daughter Jane Thompson as directed heretofore either in land or money that she may hold & enjoy the same during her natural life then to go into the hands of the heirs of her own boddy. Its my will that there be no shedule advancements be given by any of my children. I further will & desire that there be no appraisment of my Estate, I also appint & constitute my wife Elizabeth Ingrum & my son Elkanah T. Ingrum Executors of this my last will & testament revoking all wills heretofore made by me. I further will & direct that my wife if she wishes at any time to divide any part of my estate equal among my children before her deth that she may do it in witness whereof I have hereinto set my hand & affixed my seal this the 1st day of March 1849. his Alexander X Ingrum Signed sealed & delivered mark in the presence of us. Witness James Canaday William B. Gates James Ingrum Isaac Ingrum Codicil its my will & desire that my beloved son Pleasant Ingrum have two hundred Dollars out of my estate to make him equal with the rest of my children to be paid by my executors when collected. Also have one seventh part of the balance of my estate proportionable with the rest of my children subscribed to in the presents of us this the 1st day of March 1849. his Alexander X Ingrum Mark Teste. James Ingrum Sr. James Canaday William B. Gates At a Court held for Franklin County the 2nd day of April 1849 This last will and Testament with a codicil annexed of Alexander Ingrum Dec'd was produced in Court and proved by the oaths of James Cannaday, James Ingrum and Isaac Ingrum three of the subscribing witnesses hereto and the codicil to said will by the oaths of said Cannaday and James Ingrum witnesses thereto, and ordered to be recorded. And on the motion of Elizabeth Ingrum and Elkana T. Ingrum Executrix and Executor named in said Will who made oath and gave bond and security according to law certificate is granted them for obtaining a probat of said will in due form. Teste. M.G. Carper, C.F.C. (Submitter Note: anyone wishing a scanned image of the above will can contact Eddie Vaden at ) Submitted by Eddie Vaden **************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. 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