WILL OF WILLIAM BERRY, WASHINGTON COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 4th Day of 
January 1849. 
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I, William BERRY of the county of Washington and State of Virginia
being weak in body but in sound mind and disposing memory do 
hereby make this my last Will and Testament in manner and form 
following, that is to say:  1st. I desire that all my debts and 
funeral expenses be paid out of my perishable property.   2. After
the payment of my debts and funeral expenses, I give to my wife 
JANE BERRY my house and furniture and all the remainder of my 
perishable property except the two horses during her natural life.
3.  I will and devise to my son NATHANIEL BERRY a small piece of 
land lying on the south side of my farm supposed to be about two 
acres of which said Nathaniel Berry has enclosed to him and his 
heirs forever by paying Six dollars to my grand daughter MARY 
HAMMOND.   4th. I will and devised to my son WILLIAM BERRY the 
part of my farm which I paid of for him supposed to be about one 
hundred acres lying on the north end of my farm to him and his 
heirs forever.  5th.  I give to my wife JANE BERRY all the 
remainder of my farm and my three negroes, Patience, Louis and 
Julia during her natural life and at the death of my wife, I give 
my boy Louis to my three children NANCY BERRY, ELIZA BERRY, HUGH 
BERRY to them and their heirs forever.  I also give to my three 
daughters ESTHER HAYDEN, NANCY BERRY AND ELIZA BERRY my girl Julia.
I also give to my daughters Nancy and Eliza Berry each one horse.  
At the death of my wife Jane Berry, I will and devised to my son 
HUGH BERRY the south end of my farm upon which my houses stands to 
him and his heirs forever.  And lastly I do hereby constitute 
Nathaniel Berry my executor of this my last Will and Testament 
hereby revoking all other and former Wills or Testaments by me 
heretofore made.  In witness whereof I have set my hand and 
affixed my seal this 4th day of January 1849.
William (X) Berry (His mark)"