Adam Hope, Transcription of Will Dated 3 May 1802
Washington County, Virginia, Will Book 2, Page 351

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In the name of God amen, that I, Adam Hope, of Washington County,
State of Virginia, being in the usual state of reason and memory,
blessed be the giver of all my mercies. Calling to mind the
mortality of the body and that it is appointed for all men once
to die, do recommend my soul to God who gave it and my body to be
buried after my decease in a decent Christian manner at the
discretion of my executors and for world estate, goods and
chattels it has pleased God to bless me with in this life. I do
order, allow and bequeath them in the following manner. Viz, I
leave to my wife Agnes full and free right and possession of the
southwest end of the house we now live in during her lifetime and
the half of the seller, her firewood to be cut and hauled to the
house; and negro Nance and Emess, during my wife Agnes's
lifetime; and at her decease said negros Nance and Emess shall be
left to daughter Mary Berry, her heirs and assigns. My wife Agnes
shall have one horse or mare, her choice; two cows, her choice;
six sheep, her choice; all to be well kept; one acre of land to
be plowed and sowed with flax seed yearly; a sufficiency of bread
and meat to be given her yearly and ten dollars yearly to be paid
by son James during her lifetime, with all the household and
dresser furniture during her lifetime; and at her decease she
shall leave it to whom she pleases; my clothes and my books to be
divided amongst my heirs equally. I leave and bequeath to my
unhappy son Thomas the interest of one hundred pounds which is
six pounds per year as it can be got from the treasury if he
quits drinking spirituous liquor in the space of two years and if
he continue to drink spirituous liquor after term he shall
receive but ten dollars or three pounds and what horse creatures
and bonds and cash he is now in possession of because of his
intemperance and insults when intoxicated with spirituous liquor
and if he continues to drink spirituous liquor longer than four
years my other heirs if they be agreed, may divide the whole of
what is mentioned to Thomas amongst themselves, and perhaps it
may be a means to make him sensible


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of his conduct and further it shall not be lawful for Thomas to
will or sell or assign to any a part of the whole of the above
mentioned sum; but my executor is to pay it to himself as he sees
him stand in need of; and get it from the bank of the United
States. I leave and bequeath to my son James the whole right and
title of the land I now live on and fifty acres of a late survey
up the creek and along the side of the knobs to him, his heirs
and assigns; and all the utensils and tools of husbandry, the
mills and stills with their utensils, the wagon and gears, plow
and harrow, etc. etc. etc.; the half of the cattle and sheep, the
whole of the hogs, the negro Jack. I leave and bequeath to my son
Richard all my rights and title of the land he now lives on in
Kentucky, to him, his heirs and assigns. I leave and bequeath to
my grandsons named Adam, five pounds to each of them, that is to
say, to John's son Adam, #5; to Richard's son Adam, #5; to Adam's
son Adam, #5, to Thomas Berry's son Adam, #5, to James' son Adam,
#5 to be paid to them after come to 21 years of age and the
remainder, whatever it may be, to be divided into five equal
shares. John and Richard to get each of them one share, Adam to
get two and a half shares, and Thomas Berry to get one half
share. And I appoint my son James Hope to execute this my last
will and testament and do hereby revoke and disanull all former
wills and testaments and do ratify and confirm this to be my last
will and testament as witness my hand and seal this third day of
May one thousand eight hundred and two.