FREDERICK COUNTY, VIRGINIA - WILL BOOK 3 Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Barbara Long Emery: HYBY@WILLARD-OH.COM USGENWEB NOTICE: Printing this file by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the stateand county table of contents. Page 159 RICHARD MORGAN Last Will and Testament of Richard Morgan d. 1763, probated Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia 6 December 1763. Will Book Vol. 3, page 159. In the Name of God, Amen. This fourteenth day of November one thousand, seven hundred and sixty-three, I, Richard Morgan of Frederick County & Coll. (sic.) of Virginia, being sick and Weak in Body, but of perfect mind and Memory thanks be to Almighty God for his mercies, and calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die I therefore recommend my soul into the hands of Almighty God that gave it and Body to the earth to be buried in a christian-like and decent manner at the discretion of my Executors herein named. Imprimis I will that all just Debts and funeral charges be paid first and Discharged. Item: I give to my daughter Mary Swearingen one hundred acres of land lying and being in Frederick County and Coll. (sic.) of Virginia, a tract adjoining my home Plantation on the West. Item: I give to my daughter Sarah Morgan one hundred acres of Land being part of the Aboves'd Tract. Item: I give to my daughter Olive Stockdon one hundred acres of land being part of the aboves'd Tract and it is my will that the above division of land shall be at the Discretion of my Executors hereafter named. Item: I give to my son William Morgan four hundred Acres of land Joining on the River Potomack (sic.) on the East Side Shephards Town or Macklenburg for the use of his three eldest sons, Ralph, George, Abraham. Item: I give to my son Isaac Morgan the plantation adjoining Captain Van Swearingen's which has been called Isaac Morgan's, containing two hundred and fifty acres. Item: I give to Samuel Stockdon, son of John Stockdon of Maklenburg ninety eight Acres of Land adjoining Edward Lucas's. Item: I give to Richard Morgan and John Morgan,sons of Jacob Morgan, two hundred and Eleven Acres of Land adjoining the s'd Jacob Morgan's Land, and to be divided at the Discretion of my Executors. Item: I give to Jean Morgan, daughter of Jacob Morgan the Lot I bought of (sic.) Dr. John Briscoe with all the Improvements thereon. Item: I give to my son William three Acres of the upper end of my Meadows Joining to the twelve Acres he had of me heretofore. Item: I give to my son Jacob Morgan five pounds to be levied out of my Estate. Item: I give to my son Abel Morgan all my home plantation, and Nineteen Acres being the remainder of the tract I have left to my three daughters. Item: I give to Robert Pearis, & it is my will that he have the land which was in dispute between him and me, he paying what costs hath already been about s'd land at the discretion of my Executors. Item: I will that my Executors make over to James Brown a title for four hundred and ninety Acres whereon he now lives, on his paying or discharging all debts of dues to me. Item: I will that my Executors make over to York Henery Bechtol one hundred Acres of Land Joining to the great spring where he now lives. Item: It is my Will that my Executors make over a Right to Charles Hedges, son of John Hedges, for two hundred Acres of Land at the foot of the North Mountain, he the said Hedges paying what Quit rents and Land Tax is due on s'd Land. Item: I will that the plantation I bought of Edward Teague, & the lot I bought of Ezekiel Hickman & the lot I bought of John James be kept on rent till such time as all my just debts are paid & discharged, and it is my will that the s'd Teagues & the afores'd two Lots after the s'd debts are paid, they, with all my personal Estate not otherwise willed, be equally divided between my seven children named herein before. Item: I do appoint my son William Morgan & my son in law Thomas Swearingen executors of this my last Will and Testament revoking Disallowing all other Wills, Legacies or Testaments by me before, Rattifieing (sic.) & confirming this and no other to be my last Will and Testament. In Witness Whereof I have hereunto my Hand & Seal the day & year first above written. Signed sealed and published and pronounced in the presence of Henry Bedinger Peter Bedinger Richard Morgan (Seal) John Champion Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Barbara Long Emery: HYBY@WILLARD-OH.COM ------------------------------------------------------ Page 479 GEORGE HELM Frederick County, Virginia Will Book 3, page 479 In the Name of God Amen. I, George Helm of Winchester in the County of Frederick and Colony of Virginia being in a sick state of body tho perfectly sensible and of sound mind and calling to mind the general lot of all mankind and how temporizing are all things of this life, conclude and think it best to form this my Last Will and Testament in order to dispose of such worldy estate as it hath pleased kind Providence to Bless me with and I do hereby constitute and confirm the same in manner and form as followeth that is to say and praying such necessary expenses as my hereafter mentioned Executrix shall think proper for my recent testament I do hereby will and dispose of the residue of my estate in the following manner: First, I give and bequeath to my loving wife Dorithia the half of the portion of land I am possessed of fronting Cameron Street in the town or Winchester aforesaid the said portion of land being one half of the Lot No. 31 which I purchased of Mr. Phillip Bush and his fourth part of the lot of land already described. I give and bequeath to my said wife during her natural life. I also give and bequeath to my said wife during her natural life the part of my house on which I have lately built and add to my now dwelling house to the southward of the said now dwelling house which said new addition is now standing on the portion of ground or fourth part of said lot No. 31 already described and I also bequeath to my said wife the fourth part of said lot No. 30 as an appendage and part incident to and with the said Lot No. 31 and to be by her held and enjoyed with said fourth part of Lot No. 31 during her natural life or widowhood as it is to be strictly observed and I do hereby make this reserve that in case of her marriage said gifts and bequests of the fourth part of the said Lot No. 31 in the town of Winchester aforesaid and another addition to my dwelling house already described is to be null and void to all intents and purposes. I further give and bequeath to my loving wife aforesaid all my store goods and personal estate except such things as will be hereafter mentioned as legacies to my son George Helm to be held and enjoyed by him or his heirs or assigns forever together with all cash, bad debts and bonds which are to be due and as it is necessary soon as possible to make an addition to the Loom house or bath room in my dwelling house which addition will also be on the said fourth part of the lot No. 31 which I have already bequeathed to my said wife. I hereby give and bequeath the said addition erected during her natural life or widowhood and as there must also be a double chimney erected to accommodate the said addition as well as the present Loom room or Bath room of my new dwelling house which will be left to my son George Helm to repay to my said wife Dorothia the one half of the expense of the erecting the said addition and the double chimney already mentioned when he shall arrive to full age. I give and bequeath to my son George Helm the remaining part of the said Lot No. 31 together with my present dwelling house also the fourth and remaining part of the said lot No. 30 to be by him possessed and enjoyed or his heirs and assigns forever. I also give to my son George Helm all my wearing apparel, my gun together with both my looms and every thing hereunto belonging, also my books and my watch when he arrives to the age of twenty- one years which said watch is to be in possession of my wife till then and I do hereby constitute and appoint my loving wife, Dorothea Executrix of my Last Will and Testament disannulling all former and other wills by me made in anywise. In witness thereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 25th day of February in the year of Our Lord Anna Domini one thousand seven hundred and sixty-nine. Signed, Sealed and Published George Helm (LS) In Presence of: R. Rutherford Frederick Conrad Henry Denny Proved: April 5, 1769 Submitted by: Francis C. Gill fra@utah.uswest.net