RUSSELL COUNTY, VA - WILLS - William Combs, 29 Mar 1841
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Russell County, Virginia
Will Book 5, Page 263
Executed 9 Jun 1841

I William Combs, of Russell Cy., State of Virginia, being weak in body
by great and severe pains but sound of mind and having the fear of God 
before.  Being satisfied my time of life will be short in this world, 
I do hereby make my Last Will and Testament in manner and force as follows: 
to wit, that is to say, to my dear beloved wife, Anna Combs, I will and 
bequeath my mansion house where I now live and land belonging to same as 
far west as what is called the little field, all my household and kitchen 
furniture and farming utensils, also two horses - one old bay horse and 
one young gray horse, ten choice hogs and ten choice cattle, also one negro 
woman named Winney and a boy named Isaac, to have and hold during her life.  
The above house, land, and household and kitchen furniture, farming utensils 
and property is to remain upon the premises during her life.

I also will and bequeath to my son, William Combs, the lower end of my home 
plantation where he is now living as far this side of his house as the little 
field and a negro boy named Daniel, also my blacksmith tools, all my land on 
Weaver Creek I will and bequeath to my two sons, Thompson Combs and Johnson 
Combs.  They will divide between themselves as they choose.  I will and 
bequeath to Thompson Combs one negro girl named Chany.  I also will and 
bequeath to Thompson Combs my still and tubs and my mill and its apparatus, 
the balance of my cattle and four horses, it is my will and testament that 
they be divided between my sons, Fielding Combs and Grand-daughter Cyndesta 
Combs.

It is my will that my son Cullen Combs, have my stock of sheep by his 
maintaining Anna Combs in a good and comfortable manner and paying Celia 
Hart, Jacob Combs, Sally Lee, James Combs, Sally Musick, William Musick 
Combs, Virginia Musick, and John Musick children of Nancy Musick deceased, 
the sum of one dollar each.

To my daughter, Ibby Musick, I will and bequeath a negro boy named Crockett, 
to my daughter, Lydia Gent, I will and bequeath a negro girl named Patty.  
Lastly and finally it is my will that when my spirit is taken out of this 
Tabernacle of Clay, that my body be laid in the grave in a decent and in 
the customary manner.

Signed and sealed in the presence of James Jackson, Russel Duty, and 
Incread S. Judd, this 29th day of March 1841.

William Combs (Seal)

Admitted to probate the 9th day of June 1841, and the order of probate 
which is omitted from above compared copy, is signed by James P. Carroll, 
Clerk of Russell County, Virginia.

**Note: William Combs was married to Anna Thompson, daughter of William 
Thompson and Nancy Jackson.

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