Will of David M. Cloyd, 1861

I, David M. CLOYD of Pulaski County Virginia do make this my last will and 
testament.

TOWIT:

Item: It is my wish that my body will be buried at Dunkard Bottom on the 
hill north east of my late residence and near the graves of my two still 
born infants.

Item: It is my wish that my executors hereinafter named will appropriate an 
amount of money out of my estate sufficient to build a good stone wall 
around my grave and that of my still born infants. I wish the grave yard to 
be fifty feet square.

Item: I will to the State of Virginia the graveyard above mentioned. 

Item: I give and bequeath to my daughters Lucy Thomas CLOYD, Kate CLOYD and 
Mary David CLOYD and their heirs all of my lands in the county of Pulaski 
and State of Virginia amounting in the whole on both sides of New River, to 
about seven thousand two hundred acres be the same more or less. With all 
the appartences belonging thereto. Also my interest in three tracts of land 
in Mercer County State of Virginia.

VIZ: two tracts of land on Island Creek and one tract near the mouth of 
Bluestone river amounting in the whole to about eight hundred acres, be the 
same more or less.

Item: I give and bequeath to my daughters Lucy Thomas CLOYD, Kate CLOYD and 
Mary David CLOYD all of my slaves, to be equally divided between them by my 
executors as soon after my decease as may be convenient

Item: I give and bequeath to my daughters Lucy Thomas CLOYD, Kate CLOYD and 
Mary David CLOYD all of my personal estate to wit: money, bonds, cattle, 
horses, hogs, sheep and farming utensils, grain, etc.

Item: It is my wish that all of the property that can be spared from the 
plantation, that is cattle, hogs, grain, horses, be sold at public sale as 
soon as it can be duly advertized, the proceeds to go to the payment of the 
debts of my estate.

Item: I hereby appoint James M. CLOYD, Randal McGAVOCK and Joseph CLOYD as 
my executors with full power and authority to act as such.

Given under my hand and seal this 9th day of August 1861

David M. CLOYD seal

Virginia

At a court held for the county of Pulaski the 5th day of December 1863

The last will and testament of David M. CLOYD dec’d was presented in County,
proven to be in the handwriting of David M. CLOYD dec’d and ordered to be 
recorded

A copy Teste Lynch A. CURRIN Clerk

 

Transcribed January 12, 1999 by Tami Ramsey
Submitted by The Wilderness Road Regional Museum
http://www.rootsweb.com/~vapulask/wrrm/



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