Will of Jacob Gregory; Will Book #24, page 139, Washington Co. VA
Submitted by Paul V. Price  paul@preferred.com

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	This is my last will and testament being of sound mind. I
	will that my house and lot shall remain unsold as long as
	Minerva Gregory lives and makes said house her home. And my
	daughters are to have a home with her so long as they remain
	single. After which my three sons shall inherit said house
	and lot.

	I futher desire that if they should desire to change homes
	they have the right to sell said house and lot, provided they
	appropriate the means to the purchase of another house.

	I will that my three boys pay to R. S. Gregory the sum of
	fify dollars on condition that he remain with his mother
	until he is 21 years of age.

	I will to my son Henry my boy horse to make him equal with
	his other brothers.

	I further will my household and kitchen furniture to Minerva
	and my daughters.

	I further will that the balance of my personal property be
	put to sale enough of said property shall be sold for cash in
	hand to pay balance of the purchase money on said house and
	lot, the balance to be sold on twelve months time to pay my
	creditors.

	This the 10th day of June 1889.

						                      his Jacob Gregory x
						mark

Attest Wm Smyth J. H. Vail T. W. Love

	At a court began and held for Washington County the 28 day of
March 1891 A writing purporting to be the last will and testament
of Jacob Gregory deceased was this day produced in Court and
proved by the oaths of Wm. Smyth and J. H. Vail two of the
subscribing witnesses thereto and is ordered to be recorded as
and for the last will and testament of Jacob Gregory, deceased.

					Teste,

						D. C. Cummings    Clerk