DANIEL COLE Will, Prince William County, Virginia
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DANIEL COLE
LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
Prince William County, Virginia
Will Book H, page 230-231

     In the Name of God Amen this 20th September one
thousand seven hundred and ninety seven I Daniel Cole of
the County of Prince William and Commonwealth of Virginia
being very low in health but of mind and memory the
calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that
it is appointed for all men once to die do make constitute
and ordain this my last will and testament and principally
and first of all I recommend my Soul in the hands of God
that gave it me and as for my Body I recommend it to the
earth to be buried in a dessant manner at the Discretion
of my Executors whom hereafter I shall appoint and
touching such worldly estate wherewith in this life after
my lawful debts is paid I give devise and dispose of the
same in the manner and form following.
   Item I give and bequeath unto my son Benjamin one bay
horse name prince and old saddle but this horse is to work
in the crop as long as he lives with his mother but he
shall find the horse out of his part of the crop.
     Item I give and bequeath unto my son Matthias one
mare named Polly and new saddle to have persession when he
comes of age but if this mare proves to have a colt next
Spring I give the colt to my daughter Edier.
     Item I give and bequeath unto my three daughters Mary
and Sarah and Edier all my beds and furniture to be
equally divided at my wife's death also a cow and calf
apeace.
     Item I give and bequeath unto my loving wife Sarah
all my estate induring her natural life not menshened
before but if she should marry what I have bequeathed her
shall be taken out of her hands if my Executors shall see
cause namely Richard Cole and James Cole and at my wife's
death every thing to be equally divided among my Children.
I acknowledge this to be my last Will and testament.  In
Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and fixed my
Seal the day and year first above written signed sealed
and acknowledged in presence of
     Thomas Homes             Daniel Cole  [seal]
     Rich. Cole
     James Cole
     Benj. Cole

At a Court held for Prince William County the 2nd Day of
October 1797
     This last will and testament of Daniel Cole Decd. was
presented to the Court by Richard Cole as James Cole one
of the Executors therein named came into Court and refused
the burthen of the Execution thereof and this Rich. Cole
the other Exec. made oath to the same according to law and
the said will being proved by the oaths of Benjamin Cole
and James Cole is ordered to be recorded by the said Rich.
Cole having performed what is usual in such cases
Certificate is granted him for obtaining a probate thereof
in due form.
Teste, John Williams