Will of Nathan Anderson, 1845 

Will book 2, p. 121.


In the name of God Amen. I Nathan Anderson of the County of
Pittsylvania Virginia Being sick and weak in body but of sound mind
and disposing memory (for which I thank God) and calling to mind
the uncertainty of human life and being desirous to dispose of all
such worldly estate as it hath pleased God to bless me with, I give
and bequeath the same in manner following that is to say. 
1st It is my will and desire that all my just debts be paid out of
my estate as soon as it be practicable.
2nd I give and bequeath unto my wife Elizabeth C. Anderson all my
estate both real and personal together with all moneys and debts
during her natural life or widowhood for the especial purpose of
enabling her to raise and maintain my younger children and more
especially to enable her educate my three youngest sons (to wit)
Thomas N., George W., and James R. Anderson. It is also my will
that if any of the slaves hereby bequeathed to my said wife shall
become refractory and unmanageable that my said wife have full
power and authority to sell and dispose of such slave or slaves as
she may think proper after counseling with some confidential friend
on the subject and the proceeds arising from the sale of such slave
or slaves that my said wife have full power and authority to invest
in other slaves for the use of herself and family and for the
benefit of my estate as she may feel proper or that she have the
privilege and right instead of investion said proceeds in other
slaves that she use the said proceeds in any other way for the
aforesaid purposes.
3rd It is my will and desire that as my children severally shall
arrive of age, marry or leave their Mother that my said wife so
provide and give them of property as to make them equal with those
of my other children who have received advancements in my lifetime
(to wit) that she give to each of them as they may leave her one
horse bridle and saddle one bed bedstead and furniture one cow and
calf and half a dozen sheep each.
4th It is my will and desire that at the death of my said wife that
the whole of me estate both real and personal be equally divided
between all my children or if any of them shall have died, then the
legal heirs of their body taking into consideration the
advancements that may have been made either by myself or wife to
any of them.
And lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my friend William W.
Keen and my wife Elizabeth C. Anderson Executors of this my last
will and testament hereby revoking all other or former wills or
testaments by me heretofore made. In witness whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 21st day of November
in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty five.
            Nathan Anderson SEAL
Wit: Jno Pritchett   Wm B. Millner  Jesse W. King
Rec: 21 April 1851

Submitted by: Linda Schmehl
abc@texas.net



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