LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF HUGH PARREL
           FREDERICK COUNTY, VIRGINIA WILL BOOK 1, PAGES 195 AND 196

           In the Name of God Amen.  The XIV day of September in the Year
   of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Forty Eight, I Hugh Parrel of
   the County of Frederick being sick of body, but good and perfect memory
   (Thanks be to Almighty God) do make, constitute, ordain and declare This
   my Last Will and Testament in manner and form following revoaking and
   annulling by these presents all and every Testament and Testaments Will
   and Wills heretofore by me made and declared either by word or writing,
   ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my Last Will and
   Testament.  And as touching my _______ estate wherewith it as pleased
   God to bless me within this life I give devise and dispose in the
   following manner.
           Imprimis.  I give and bequeath to my son Edward Parrel two
   hundred acres of land joining to Doctor Daniel Hart and John Milbourn to
   him and his heirs forever, one hundred being patented and the other
   being that which is surveyed and the plot returned to the Secretary's 
   Office and also ten acres of my marsh for the term of fifteen years to
   be laid off of the loan or end of the same by a line of crops.
           Item.  I give and bequeath to my sons Joseph and John Parrel the
   remain part of my Patented Land to be equally divided between them in
   the following manner the East and thereof to be my son Joseph and the
   other to be my son John which is to include the plantation to them and
   their heirs forever.
           Item.  I give and bequeath to my loving kinsman John Bruce and
   his heirs forever three hundred acres of lack be the same more or less
   lying on the southwest side of Redbud Creek and joining on my afores
   Patented Land which said three hundred acres of land is not yet Patented
   but surveyed and returned to the Secretary's Office.
           Item.  I give and bequeath to my loving wife, Ann Parrel a bed
   and bedclothes, the Bay Mare I had to William Gaddis and her Yearling
   Colt which belonged to her old mare.
           Item.  My Will is that my loving wife shall have the sole use of
   my Plantation so long as she remains my widow.
           Item.  I give and bequeath to my son Edward the Roan horse, the
   Bay Mare and Black mare which I had formerly given him before.
           Item.  I give and bequeath to my son Joseph the black mare and
   colt which I formerly gave him before.
           Item.  My will is that after my just debts are paid that the
   residue of my personal estate shall be equally divided between my wife
   and my three sons and my daughter Christian.
           Item.  I give and bequeath to my Daughter Christian Ten pounds
   to be paid to her when she comes of age by my sons Edward, Joseph and
   John in equal proportion and if any of my sons should die before she
   comes of age that then the survivors of them shall pay her the sum
   aforesaid.
           Item.  My will is that if either of my sons Joseph and John
   should die before they come of Age that his land shall descend to the
   survivor of them to be equally divided between him and my son Edward and
   if my sons Joseph and John should die before they come of age that then
   my will is that the lands willed them shall descent to my son Edward.
           Item.  I do hereby appoint my well beloved wife, Ann Parrel
   Executrix, my son Edward Parrel and my cousin Robert Calvert, Executors
   of this my Last Will and Testament In witness whereof I have hereunto
   set my hand and seal the day and year above written.

   Signed Sealed Published and Declared by the Testator to be his Last Will
   and Testament in the presence of Tho. Wood, James Bruce, Isaiah Calvert,
   Rich. Calvert at a Court committed and held for Frederick County on
   Wednesday the 5th Day of October 1748.

   (signed) Hugh H. Parrel

   This Will of Hugh Parrel deed was proved in open Court by the Oaths of
   Thomas Wood and Richard Calvert who also made Oath that they saw Isaiah
   Calvert and James Bruce subscribe the same as witnesses and Richard
   Calvert the Executor thereon named having made Oath to the same
   according to Law, it now admitted to record.

   (signed) Teste J. Wood, C.C.
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