David Yowell Will - 1792 - Madison Co.

Will of David Yowell, from Madison Co., VA, Circuit Court Records, v. 1, 
p.22:

     In the name of God, Amen I David Yowell of the county of Culpeper 
and State of Virginia, being weak in body but of a perfect sound mind & 
memory do hereby constitute and appoint this my last will and testament.  
That is say my soul I recommend to Almighty God who gave it me and my 
body to be buried in a decent manner at the discretion of my Executors 
here after named  And as to my Worldly Estate where with it hath pleased 
Almighty God to bless me with I will and bestow in the maner and form 
following  That is to say I will first that all my Just Debts be paid 
the residue of my Estate thence remaining I do lend my loving wife 
Elizabeth both real and personal to be by her property during her 
natural life or widowhood and after her death or marriage to be in Equal 
distribution between my six sons namely Elijah, Jacob, Lewis, Rowland, 
Marshal & Allen Yowell, & if so be my wife should be pregnant at this 
time I will the child to become Joint Heir with my other six sons & to 
be to them & their Heirs forever, I do hereby Constitute my good friends 
Henry Lewis, William Chapman & Elisha Berry Executors of this my last 
Will and Testament revoking all former wills and testaments heretofore 
by me made in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seale this 
third day of October, one thousand seven Hundred Ninety two.
Signed Sealed & declared                            his
by the Testator to be his                     David  X  Yowel {seal}
Last Will & Testament                               mark  

William Bradley, Sen.
William Yowell
John Klug
Robert Garreatt

At a Court held for Madison County the 26th of December 1793, this last 
will and Testament of David Yowel Deceased was Exhibited in the Court 
and proved by the oaths of William Yowell and Robert Garriott witnesses 
thereto and ordered to be Recorded
                                      Teste  John Walker Jr. C. MC.

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