VIRGINIA: In the Clerk's Office, Circuit Court of Giles County.

WILL OF JOSEPH HETHERINGTON, DECEASED
I, Joseph Hetherington of the County of Giles and State of Virginia being 
weak in body but of sound memory due hereby make and declare this my last 
Will and Testament in manner and form following, To-wit:
I desire that my body be decently interred and my soul I recommend to the 
mercy of God through our Lord Jesus Christ and my worldly property as 
follows - First	My home place consisting of two tracts of land containing 
about 184 acres I desire to be divided at my decease between my wife 
Catharine and my son Christopher, The survey or tract the house is on I give 
to my Catharine and on the decease of my wife I do give and bequeath the 
whole of the aforesaid home place to my son Christopher to hime and his 
heirs forever.
2nd	I do give and bequeath to my sons George and John my tract of land 
lying on the south of the buckeye on the bearspring containing 300 acres 
equally.
3rd	I do give and bequeath to my daughter Susannah, Nancy and Elizabeth 
all my ready money as due by bonds and otherwise as it may be collected and 
they may require it equally.
4th	I do give and bequeath to my wife Catharine at my decease all my live 
stock, such as horses, cattle, hogs and that she may divide among her three 
daughters as she may think proper.  Also my house hold and kitchen furniture, 
I give to my wife to be divided by her as she may deem proper.
5th	I do give and bequeath to my sons George, John and Christopher 
equally my waggon (sp.) and gearing, also my black smith tools.
6th	I do give all my farming tools to my wife Catharine and my son 
Christopher to be left on the place for their use and benefit.
And lastly I do hereby appoint my sons George and John as the Executors of 
this my last Will and testament, hereby revoking all other wills heretofore 
made in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 
third day of October in the year of our Lord, 1844.
Signed sealed published and
declared by the above named
Joseph Hetherington to be his
last will and testament in			Joseph Hetherington (seal)
presence of us, who at his request
have here unto subscribed our
names as witnesses to the same.
  Edward Johnston
  John Johnston
Virginia, In the County of Giles County, June 15 1863.
The last will and testament of Joseph Hetherington deceased, was this day 
presented in Court and proven by the oaths of Edward Johnston and John 
Johnston two of the subscribing witnesses thereto, and ordered to be recorded.
Teste: E. Johnston, C.
A COPY TESTE:  	3/21/62	O.G. CALDWELL Clerk 





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