Mecklenburg Co., ,VA Will of Edward Giles 1818 Submitted by "Ruth O. Kauffman" January 26, 1999 ************************************************************************ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ************************************************************************                 THE WILL OF EDWARD GILES      MECKLENBURG CO. VA     10 MARCH 1818 MECKLENBURG COUNTY WILL BOOK #8 PAGE 416 Item first I give and bequeath to my Grand Daughter Milly      Nance two hundred dollars to her and her heirs. Item second, I give and bequeath to my Grandson Edward        Poythress twenty five dollars to him and his heirs. Item third, I give and bequeath to my Grandson John    Poythress one hundred dollars to him and his heirs Item fourth, I give and bequeath to my Grand Daughter        Martha Giles Daughter of my Daughter Betsy P. Giles two hundred dollars to her and her heirs. Item fifth, and last after all my just Debts funeral        expenses and the above legacies are first paid it is        my will and desire that the remainder estate be        equally divided amoungst my four Living Children   Jean P Basey, John Giles, Edward Giles and William      Giles to each of them and their heirs, given under my        hand this 10th day of March 1818.  I appoint Edward        Giles Jr and John Basey exors to this my last Will        and Testament. his Signed and sealed in presense of        Edward  X  Giles mark ((S)) Bushrod Webb    his Henry  X  Wartman       mark    *********************************************************** AT A COURT HELD FOR MECKLENBURG COUNTY THE 16TH DAY OF MARCH 1818 The Last Will and Testament of Edward Giles dec´d was presented into Court and proved by the Oaths of the Witnesses thereto, and ordered to be recorded and on the motion of Edward Giles, Jr. one of the executors therein named into made oath thusly and together with John Cook, Henry Wartman and Buchrod Webb his securities in turn into and acknowledge their bond in the penalty of Twenty five thousand dollars conditions as the law.