GREENSVILLE COUNTY, VA - WILLS AND ESTATES - William McLin, 29 Sep 1805
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IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, I William McLin of the County of Greensville bieng in
a low state of heatlth but of sound mind do make, constitute and ordain this
to be my last will and testament in manner and form following, to wit:

Imprimis: It is my desire that my Executors shall account with my beloved wife
for all the stock I had by her together with the household furniture that came
by her and all other property that came by her, all which said property I give
to her and her heirs, Item: I give to my beloved wife Fanny, during her
natural life.

Item: It is my will and desire that my Executors should purchase a tract of
land of seven or eight hundred pounds value which land when purchased, I give
to my wife during her life and after her death, to be equally divided between
my two sons and it is my further desire that my Executors shall furnish the
said plantation with a sufficient quantity of corn and pork and necessry
working utensils for the support of my wife and her family for the first year
of settling the said land and the said land is to be purchased where my wife
chuses and all the above property, as above disposed of, is to be in lieu of
dower.

Item: I give to my beloved wife my bay horse Butter, chair, and harness.

Item: It is my desire that the profits of the mill shall be equally divided
between my two sons and wife until my son William arrives to the age of twenty
one.

Item: It is my will and desire that my lands and mill shall be equally divided
between my two sons John D. McLin and William W. McLin; my son Jack taking the
new house and my son William the house that I now live in and that all the
residue of my estate shall be equally divided between my sons.

Item: It is my will and desire that my negroes shall be equally divided
between my two sons; my son Jack D. McLin bringing those into the division
that I now heretofore gave him and the said division to take place as soon as
the crop is finished.

Item: I give to my wife, Milley, as long as she continued to live on, the
plantation that I now live on.

Item: It is my will and desire that my wife should continue to reside on the
plantation that I now live on and work her hands with my son William's until
my Executors shall purxhase the aforesaid tract of land and that my
Mecklenburg land shall be sold by the Executors.

Item: It is my will and desire that my son William's estate should be kept
together by my Executor or hired out as they shall think proper.

Item: I do nominate and appoint my beloved wife Ann McLin, John D. McLin,
William McLin and Joseph Williams Executrix and Executors to this my Last Will
and Testament.

IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto affixed my hand and seal this twenty ninth
of September one thousand eight hundred and five.
                                                       William McLin (L.S.)
Teste:
George X Harwell
    mark
Lewis Jackson
J. Watkins
               At a Court held for the County of Greensville
                               October 1805

This Will was proved accordding to law by the witnesses thereto and ordered to
be recorded (and the Executors therein named refusing to qualify as such) on
the motion of John D. Maclin and Joseph Wilkins (two of the said Executors),
Certificate was granted them for obtaining Letters of Administration on the
said Testator's estate with the Will annexed in due form, they having made
oath thereto according to law, and acknowledged bond with approved security,
conditioned as the law directs.
                                                  Teste:
                                                    P. Pelham, C&Cur.
Source: Library of Virginia,
Will Book 1, 1781-1806
Greensville Co, VA
Reel 7, pages 548-549

Note: In 2nd para. his wife is Fanny; in 8th she is Milley, in 11th she is
Ann. Don't know if Fanny-Milley-Ann is same person or not. Names are quite
readable. He refers to two sons but lists William, John and Jack.  Presumably
John and Jack are the same person.

Note: Spelling was not corrected.  Paragraphing and some punctuation were
added by transcriber for ease in reading. There are no paragraphs in the
original.


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