GREENSVILLE COUNTY, VA - WILLS AND ESTATES - Sarah Clark, 20 Feb 1809
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IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, I Sarah Clark of Greensville county and state of
Virginia being weak in body but of sound mind and memory do make and ordain
this my last will and testament and do dispose of what worldly good it hath
pleased God to bless me with in the manner and form following, to wit:

Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter Patty Clark one dark bay mare called
Bergamot, to her and her heirs forever, but should the above mare bring a colt
the ensuing spring, it is my desire that the colt be kept with the mare until
the tenth of September next and then to be given to my grandson Edward
Anderton.

Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter Polly Clark all the property that she
has heretofore received from me.

Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter Nancy V. Anderton three of the
likelist cows in my stock of cattle to her and her heirs forever.  I also give
to my daughter Nancy V. Anderton all the property that she has heretofore
received from me.

Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter Patsy Moss one dark bay horse call'd
Demarius, also one woman's saddle and briddle, one bed and furniture, two
trunks, and band box, three hundred weight of bacon, to her and her heirs
forever.

Item: I give and bequeath to my son Edwin Clark one pair of cart wheels to him
and his heirs forever.

My will and desire is that the residue of my estate be sold for the payment of
my debts but should there be a balance after paying my just debts, my will and
desire is that it shall be equally divided between my three daughters, to wit:
Polly Clark, Nancy V. Anderton and Patsey Moss, to them and their heirs
forever.

I do hereby nominate and appoint James Clark sole Executor to this my Last
Will and Testament.

IN WITNESS whereof I have herewith set my hand and affixed my seal the
twentieth day of February 1800 and nine.
                                                        her
                                                 Sarah  X  Clark (seal)
                                                       mark
Signed, sealed & acknowledged,
delivered in presence of:

Thomas Turner
                At a Court held for the County of Greensville
                             March 1809

This Will was proved according to law by the oath of Thomas Turner, the
witness thereto and ordered to be recorded and on the motion of James Clark,
the Executor therein named who made oath thereto and together with James
Turner and Thomas Davis, his securities entered into and acknowledged their
bond in the penalty of fifteen hundred dollars conditioned as the law directs,
Certificate was granted him for obtaining a Probate thereof in due form.
                                                    Teste:
                                                    E. Mason, CGC
Source: Library of Virginia,
Will Book 2, 1806-1816
Greensville Co, VA
Reel 7, page 119

Note: Spelling was not corrected.Paragraphing and some punctuation were added
by transcriber for ease in reading. There are no paragraphs in the original.
Viz & vizt are abbreviations for videlicet which means "that is to say,
namely".


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