RICHMOND, VA - WILLS AND ESTATES - William Elliot, 2 Sep 1806
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IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, I William Elliot of the City of Richmond and County
of Henrico, being sick and weak but of sound mind and memory, do make,
constitute and ordain this my last will and testament in manner & form as
follows:

First, I resign my soul and body to that being who gave it existence desiring
to be decently buried and it is further my desire that all my just debts be
paid as soon as convenient.

Secondly, the property I now hold which I consider as mine, consisting of the
following things, to wit: one house and lot lying and being on the wide street
leading out by the Swan Tavern in the corner oposit Doctor Curneys known in
the plot by Number 774, also two acres and known by the Number 233, in the
plan of Duvals Survey, also the following slaves, to wit: Gabriel Henry and
Leah with all my household and kitchen furniture of every kind whatsoever with
any other property that I may not have or mentioned or that I may hereafter
have a legal title to, the whole of said property, it is my will and desire
should be kept together except what may be sold for the payment of my debts
and the profits used for the maintenance of my beloved wife and held on till
my child come of age or marry and to be under the care of my Executors untill
that period as Trustees.  In which period it is my will and I do bequeath to
my dear held Eliza Ann Elliot one half of all my estate, to her and her heirs
forever, the other part I leave to my dear wife during life and then to return
to my child, nevertheless should my wife bear me another child which we are
not apprised of, it is my will and intent that the two children and mother
third the estate and enjoy in the same manner as above declared, and should my
child die before mature age and there be no issue of my body, I leave my whole
estate to my wife during her natural life, the whole of the profits for her
support and at her death to return back to my relations of the Elliot family,
my two under children Robert and Joseph.

I further desire that Robert Hide and George Williamson be the Executors of
this my Last Will and Testament.

IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my hand and this second day of
September one thousand eight hundred and six.
                                                   William Elliot 

A.B. interlineations as well as
erasures made before signed.
(Eliza Ann Elliot was underlined.
Also two lines below that where sentence begins "wife during life and then to..."
the word "then" was underlined.)

Teste:
Thomas B. Pope
   his
Anderson Cearsay
    mark

                         At a Monthly Court of Hustings 
                  & Held for the City of Richmond at the Courthouse on
                          Monday the 8th day of December 1806

This last will and testament of William Elliot, deceased, was offered for
proof by Robert Hyde, one of the Executors therein named and was proved by the
oath of Thomas S. Pope, a witness thereto and the said Thomas S. Pope made
oath that the name of Anderson Coursay as a witness to the said Will is the
proper handwriting of the said Cearsay whereup on the said Will is ordered to
be recorded.
                                                 Teste:
                                                 Adam Craig, CC (clerk)
Examined.

Source: Library of Virginia,
Will Book 4, 1804-1806
Hustings Deeds
Reel 3, pages 536-537

Note: Spelling errors were not corrected.  Paragraphing and some punctuation
were added by transcriber for ease in reading.  There are no paragraphs in the
original.


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