Will of Woodson Ramsey, Sr, 1844

(Submitter note:  Woodson Ramsey, according to his tombstone, which reads: 
"W.R. died 28 January 1849 age 89".
His will is found in Franklin Co. Courthouse as listed below:)

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Woodson Ramsey, Sr. Will: 20 February 1844.
Franklin County Courthouse, Will Book #6, p 418.

I, Woodson Ramsey of the County of Franklin and state of Virginia do 
hereby make my last will and testament in the manner and form 
following (that is to say):
I desire that a sufficiency of the perishable part of my estate be 
sold immediately after my death to pay funeral expenses and all of my 
just debts.
I give to my wife the seventh lot of land which is supposed to 
contain eighty acres more or less on the upper part of the tract on 
which I now live. I also desire that my wife have the use and benefit 
of my Negro man Dick and woman Fuller together with every species of 
property I now posses after enough is sold to pay my just debts 
during her natural life. After her death, I give and bequeath to my 
son, Daniel M. Ramsey, and my grandchild Sarah Young, a certain tract 
of land supposed to contain two hundred acres more or less on which 
the said Daniel now lives to be divided between them and Sarah Young 
the other part.
I also give my son Daniel one mare, one heifer, one sow and pigs and 
two sheep which he already has.
I give to my son, Woodson Ramsey, sixty-seven acres of land to be 
laid off to him where he now lives and one horse, one cow and calf, 
and two sheep which he already has.
I give to David Good one dollar.
I give to my grandchild, Sarah Young, one bed and furniture one cow 
and calf, and two sheep which she already has.
I give to my son, Tandy Ramsey, sixty-seven acres of land to be laid 
off to him where he now lives, one horse, and cow and calf, and two 
sheep which he already has.
I give to my son, Thomas Ramsey sixty-seven acres of land to be laid 
off where he now lives, one mare, two sheep, two cows and calves, 
which he already has.
I give to my sone, Lacy, sixty-seven acres of land and lot on the 
lower end of the tract and one mare, one cow and calf, and two sheep.
I give to my son, Booker Ramsey, seventy-seven acres of land to be 
allotted to him by survey 6" lot, one horse, one cow and calf, and 
two head of sheep.
I give to my grandchild, Charity Ann Ramsey, sixty-seven acres of 
land laid off to her by survey 5th lot and one bed.
I give to my daughter, Nancy Nunn, two hundred forty-six acres of 
land more or less on which she now lives and one bed and furniture 
and one cow and calf, and two sheep which she already has.
I give to my daughter, Elizabeth Ramsey, one bed and furniture.
My will and desire is that after the death of my wife, the lot of 
land which I have loaned her during her natural life shall be for my 
daughter, Elizabeth and the heirs of her body forever, the other part 
of my property of every kind, I wish to be sold immediately after the 
death of my wife and equally divided between my children, Daniel 
Ramsey, Nancy Ramsey, Thomas Ramsey, Lacy Ramsey, Booker Ramsey, 
Nancy Nunn, and Elizabeth Ramsey, and my grandchildren, Sarah Young 
and Charity Ann Ramsey, each an equal share with my children.
Lastly, I do hereby constitute and appoint my wife and sons, Thomas 
Ramsey and Woodson Ramsey, executors of this my last will and 
testament, hereby overlooking all other wills heretofore made by me. 
Signed and sealed and acknowledged this 20th February, 1844.

In presence of Columbus King, Elread B. Turner, William Davis and 
ordered to be recorded.

Submitted by Peter A. Ramsey <Bervi@aol.com>

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