MONTGOMERY COUNTY VA
WILL BOOK 8 pg 244
     
JOHN ROBINSON


In the name of God Amen.  I John Robinson of the county of Montgomery and state 
of Virginia, being in health and of a sound mind and disposing memory do make 
and declare this my last will and Testament, annulling and revoking all others 
heretofore made.  In christian faith and religion, I rely upon the mercies and 
providence of God, that he will according to his own law, properly dispose of my 
immortal concerns: as to the property wherewith I have been interested and am 
possessed of I give and bequeath the same as followeth.

First. I desire that my funeral expenses shall be paid, I desire also that all 
my just debts which are inconsiderable shall be immediately paid by my Executors 
hereafter to be named.  

I give and devise to my beloved wife, Margaret during her life, one hundred and 
fifteen acres of the land wheron I now live as laid off and marked by me and 
ultimately intended for my son Preston at his mothers death (including house, 
barn etc).

I give to my wife and to her heirs forever to be at her final disposal, all of 
my household and kitchen furniture (not hereafter devised by me) and one hundred 
dollars, with her choice of my horses, two cows, six sheep and six hogs, also 
one third of my ploughs and gears and one half of the grain and provinder which 
may be on my plantation at my decease.

I give and bequeath to my son William during his natural life time, all that 
tract of land whereon he now lives but if he should sell the above named tract 
of land during his life, the sale shall not be valued but null and void, and my 
Executors shall then take possession of said tract of land and rent it out 
during my son William's lifetime for the benefit of his children to whom I 
hereafter devise it (the said land) and my Executors or their sucessors at my 
son William's death shall sell said tract of land at public sale to the highest 
bidder, one half for cash, the other half in two equal annual payments, the 
money arising from the sale of said land I give and bequeath.  One hundred 
dollars to my son William's wife Susan, if she survives him, the balance of the 
money arising from the sale of said land to be equally divided amongst the 
following named children of my son William, Mary, Ann,(Mary Ann?) John, Samuel, 
James Edward, Susan Elizabeth and Isreal Jackson;

I give and bequeath to my son Matthew and his heirs forever one half of the 
plantation whereon he now lives as already divided and marked by me, it being 
part of the land which I purchased of Grissom's heirs; 

I give a bequeath to my son Samuel and his heirs forever, the other half of the 
plantation which I purchased of Grissoms heirs if my above named sons Matthew 
and Samuel would prefer to divide the above tract of land and can agree between 
themselves to any other divide that will suit them better, they are at liberty 
to do so.

I give and bequeath to my son Preston the balance of the tract of land whereon I 
now live containing about one hundred and fifteen acres to be held by him during 
the life time of his mother and at her death my son Preston is to relinquish to 
my Executors all his claim to the above named land and in lieu thereof to his 
lawful heirs, after the death of his mother the tract of land which I have 
devised to her during her life to be held and possessed as I laid off and 
divided for his mother.  But if my Executors with the consent of my son Preston 
in viewing the divide that I have made, think a more equal or convenient divide 
can be made, then they shall associate with themselves some other discreet 
person and redivide and their division shall be decisive and final.

I give and bequeath to my sons William, Matthew, Samuel and Preston the residue 
of my ploughs, gears not devised to my wife.

I give and bequeath to my daughter Sally, all that part of the tract of land 
that I purchased of Christian Kinser, laying to the?and below a small white oak 
in the head of the lane and was a line between my home tract of land and the 
above named tract that I purchased of said Christian Kinser and from said white 
oak a straight line to a small white oak near the house in the lane and thence a 
straight line through the meadow and cross the old field to a corner of the old 
Eckiss tract of land, which corner is a two or three white oak to her and her 
lawful heirs forever upon condition that she pays to her sister Margaret Broce 
the sum one hundred dollars, fifty dollars in two years after she gets 
possession of said land and the other fifty dollars in three years in case my 
daughter Sally shall fail or refuse to pay to her sister Margaret Broce the 
above one hundred dollars, then my Executors shall rent her said tract of land 
till they raise the one hundred dollars.

I give and bequeath to my daughter Margaret Broce, the residue my tract of land 
that I purchased of Christian Kinser, and have not devised to my daughter Sally 
to have and hold for and her lawful heirs forever.

I give and bequeath to my daughter Sally two cows and request my wife to give 
her when she may marry or leave her as much household furniture as her sisters 
that are married got.

I give and bequeath to my daughter Anna Kinser and the children of my deceased 
daughter Elizabeth Ekiss and their heirs forever my tract of land that I 
purchased of Gen. John Prestons estate as divided between them by my sons in 
law, Philip Kinser and Michael Eckiss, it is my will and desire that the land 
that falls to the children of my deceased daughter Elizabeth Eckiss shall be 
held by my son in law Michael Eckiss until the youngest child arrives of age and 
then my Executors are requested and enjoined to sell the said land at public 
sale to the highest bidder the one half cash, the other half in two equal annual 
payments of one and two years and to divide the money equally between all the 
children of my deceased daugher Elizabeth Eckiss.

I give and bequeath to my daughter Mary Grissom during her natural life my tract 
of land that I purchased of Henry Stephens and at her death is my will and 
desire that my Executors sell said tract of land at public sale to the highest 
bidder, one half of the purchase money to be paid in cash, the other half 
equally in one and two years and to be equally divided among all the children 
that my daughter Mary Grissom may have by her husband...what I have given to my 
daughters Anna, Mary and the children of my deceased daughter Elizabeth.  I 
estimate Anna's land at two hundred dollars, Margarets four hundred dollars and 
the children of my deceased daughter Elizabeth at two hundred dollars having 
paid for Michael Ekiss toward the land he now lives on to John Surface two 
hundred dollars which receipts I now have which two hundred I also give to my 
deceased daughter Elizabeths children.

My son Matthew having paid his sister Anna one hundred dollars for me which 
hundred dollars I give to my said daughter Anna.  I also give and bequeath to my 
daughter Anna, Mary and the children of my deceased daughter Elizabeth an equal 
share and interest in all the undevised money, land, notes and personal property 
not otherwise devised (that is to my daughter Anna, one third, to my daughter 
Mary, one third, and to the children of my deceased daughter Elizabeth one 
third)  It is my will and desire to provide for my daughter Mary Grissom with 
such means as I have in my possession and however ..as to more effectively to 
protect her and her children from the difficulties of life, to which they may be 
more peculiarly exposed to, I therefore will and desire that my Executors shall 
receive the amount of all my estate to which my daughter Mary is entitled to and 
put the same immediately to Interest upon good security and that amount of 
interest upon her share of my estate shall be paid over to my Executors annually 
during my said daughters life and by my Executors paid to my daughter (and no 
one else) for her use and benefit and at her death the money on Interest shall 
be equally divided among her children in the same manner as the money arising 
from the sale of her share of land.  It is further my will and desire should any 
of the land that I have bequeathed be lost then it is my will that each of my 
legatees (my son Archibald excepted) shall sustain an equal share of the loss.  
It is my will and desire that my executors after my wife's death shall sell at 
public sale the land that I have devised to my son Preston during his mothers 
lifetime on the following terms, one half for cash the other half in two equal 
annual payments, in one and two years, the money arising from the sale of the 
said land is to be equally divided between all my children and the children of 
my deceased daughter Elizabeth are to have the share that my said deceased 
daughter Elizabeth would have been entitled to had she been living to be equally 
divided between them.

My lamented son, the late John Robinson Jrn. Having been possessed of property 
of his own and not having left a written will; I think it my duty to bequeath 
said estate as he requested: I do therefore in conformity to his request direct 
my Executors after my death and the death of my wife to sell the negro boy that 
my late said son John was possessed of to some person that they may think will 
treat him well, and any other porperty of his that I may leave unsold shall also 
be sold by my Executors and the money arising from the sale of the negro boy and 
all other property, notes, accounts and money left by my late son John:  First 
to my daughter Sally I give and bequeath two hundred dollars.  Second to my 
grand daughter Julia Ekiss Thirty dollars.  Third the balance of said money is 
between it may be is to equally divided between my daughter Mary Grissom and 
Margaret Broce.  The money coming to the share of my daughter Mary Grissom shall 
be put out on interest by my executors and they shall pay her ten dollars a year 
so long as principal and interest may last and now having bequeathed all my 
estate, and being extremely anxious to prevent all law suits and trouble between 
any of my legatees in consequence having said too little or too much on any one 
point in this my last will. It is my will and desire that if any litagation 
should arise between my executors and any of my legatees or between any of the 
legatee themselves that they shall refer the difference to any three of the 
following referees which I have selected:  Col. William Thomas, Charles Black, 
Alexander Black, John Peterman and Col. Robert Preston and the decision in any 
case shall be as binding as if decided in any court of law or equity.  And 
lastly I do hereby appoint my son in law Philip Kinser and my son Matthew 
Robinson my Executors.  It is my wish that whatever allowance the court may make 
my Executors for their security shall be equally paid by all my heirs, my son 
Archibald excepted.  In Testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand and 
affixed my seal this 17th of April 1845.

Signed, sealed and published as his last

will by John Robinson in the                                   John Robinson

presence of the following witnesses
Younger Hardwick
Robert T. Preston
John Peterman
Wm. Thomas


A codicil to my last will and testament made on the 17th day of April whereas 
from the present situation of my son Samuel Robinson it appears probable that he 
may not survive me and it being my will and desire for something for my daughter 
in law Rosannah Robinson, it my ...and that if my daughter in law Rosannah 
Robinson should survive my son Samuel Robinson that she shall have and hold 
during her widowhood all of the land that I have given and bequeathed to my son 
Samuel Robinson in my will and testament above referred to. But if she marries 
again at said marriage she is only to have and to hold one third part of said 
land during lifetime.  In witness of the above codicil, I have hereunto set my 
hand and affixed my seal this 4th day of May 1847.

In the presence of Test.
Younger Hardwick
John Peterman
Wm. Thomas

 At a Court held for Montgomery County the 4th day of August 1851, This last 
will and testament of John Robinson deceased with a codicil annexed was 
presented in court.....


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