PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY, VA - WILLS - Jacob Chaney, 11 Jan 1800 ----¤¤¤---- THE WILL AND LAST TESTAMENT OF JACOB CHANEY In the name of God amen I Jacob Chaney of the County of Pittsylvania and State of Virginia being very sick and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto God Calling unto mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is ------- for all men------die do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament that is to say principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hand of the Almighty God who gave it and my body I recommend to the Earth to be buried in Decent Christian burial at the-------- of my Executors nothing troubling but at the General Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God and as touching such Worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life I give ----- and dispose of in the following manner nd form. Item I give and bequeath to my well beloved wife Sarah Chaney my land and plantation whereon I now live my household and kitchen furnitue and Stock of all kinds that I now claim as my own Excepting such that it is called Mary and Sarah during her life. Item I have herefor given to my son James Chaney now Deceased all that ever I intended him or his heirs the remains where of I do still desire should remain in the possession of the said James Chaney Deceased. Item I have also heretofore given all that I ever intended to give unto my son Ezekiel Chaney the remains I do still desire should remain in the possession of the said Ezekiel and his heirs. Item I have also heretofore given unto my son Isiah Chaney now Deceased all that I ever intended to give him the remains where of I do still desire should continue in the possession of the heirs of the said Isiah Chaney Deceased. Item I have also heretofore given unto my son Jacob Chaney all that I ever intended to give him the remains where of I do still desire should remain in the possession of the said Jacob Chaney my son and his heirs. Item I have also heretofore given to my son Joseph Chaney all that I ever intended to give to him the remains where of I do still desire should remain in the possession of the said Joseph Chaney and his heirs. Item I have also heretofore given to my son Abraham Chaney all that I ever intended to give him the remains where of I do still desire should remain in the possession of the said Abraham Chaney and his heirs. Item I have also heretofore given to my son Nathan Chaney all that I ever intended to give him the remains where of I do still desire should remain in the possession of the said Nathan Chaney and his heirs. Item I have also heretofore given to my son John Chaney all that I ever intended to give him the remains where of I do still desire should continue in the possession of the said John Chaney and his heirs. Item I have also heretofore given to my son Moses Chaney all that I ever intended to give to him the remains where of I do still desire should continue in the possession of the said Moses Chaney and his heirs. Item I do give and bequeath to my son Charles Chaney my Land and Plantation where on I now live by estimation one hundred and Seventy five acres more or less binding Colonel Henry lines and Dodsons lines and ezekiel Chaney lines and Abraham Chaney lines and Joseph Chaney lines to be freely possessed and enjoyed by the Charles Chaney and his heirs or assigns after the death of his Mother with what I have heretofore given him. Item I have heretofore given to my daughter Elizabeth Davis all that I ever intended to give her and I do still desire that the remains there of may continue in the possession of the said Elizabeth Davis and her heirs. Item I Will and bequeath what goods and clothes that are left of my estate after the death of my wife afore said to be equally divided between my two daughters ---- Mary Chaney and Sarah Chaney and their heirs. Item I give and bequeath unto Heath Gardner a small tract of land now in his possession containing ten acres on the Southside of Birches Creek binding on the said Gardners lines and the said Creek to him and his heirs forever and I do likewise Constitute make and ordain Joseph Chaney and Charles Chaney my sons Executors of this my last Will and Testament and I do hereby utterly revoke and ------ all and every other former testaments Wills --- Bequeaths and executors by me in any wise before named Willed and Bequeaths ratifying this and no other to be my last Will and Testament-- --- where of I have---- set my hand and Seal this Eleventh day of January, Anno Dm one thousand eight hundred. Signed Sealed published pronounced and --- by the said Jacob Chaney as his last Will and Testament in the preance of us who in his presance and in the presance of each other have here unto Subscribed our names. Geog Dodson David Dodson Thomas Midkiff Jacob Chaney Thomas Green Pittsylvania County September the 22 , 1801. The Last Will and Testament was presented and recorded. ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Denton Hargis madehargis@fuse.net ___________________________________________________________________