Will of ELISHA McNEW, Washington County, Virginia Will Book 2, Page 440 Submitted by Brenda Heifner - Growingtre@aol.com ***************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ***************************************************************** In the name of God Amen I Elisha McNew of Washington County being sick but of disposing mind Do dispose of my affairs in the following manner-- First I recomment my soul to God who gave it me and my Body to the Earth to be decently interred-- Secondly I direct all my just debts to be paid out of the Debts due me and the Sale of so much of my personal estate as will be sufficient and which can be best spared Thirdly I give unto my beloved Wife Katharine McNew during her life or whilst she remains a Widow all my real and personal estate for the purpose of raising maintaining and educating my Children, and as they come of age or get married to give them such proportions as she may think proper. As also I allow her to give what she may deem equitable and right to those that are now married, for having the most unbounded confidence in Her goodness and her disposition to do equal justice to her Children that I have no doubt she will do what will be perfectly satisfactory to all concerned. But in case she gets married, I give her what the law allows which is to be immediately proportioned off to her and then the ballance of my Estate both real and personal to be sold at twelve month Credit under the direction of such persons as the Court of Washington shall appoint to administer my estate in the event of My Wifes marrying and the proceeds to be equally divided among my Children in the following manner To my son John McNew My daughter Polly Bradley and My daughter Rebecca Evate each one twentieth part of the whole amount, which being deducted I give to my daughter Kitty to my sons William and Tobias each one sixteenth part of the remainder which being deducted the Ballance I direct to be equally divided among the rest of my children not above named And that those who should not be of age at my Wifes marriage that their part be put out on Loan on good security payable to such minor at his or her coming of age or getting married. But as there is a dispute existing between Thomas Cawood and myself respecting the Land whereon I live and should he gain it, it is my will the money and property he will have to advance be immediately laid out for Lands and my Wife to be moved therewith as if the dispute did not exist. I do hereby nominate and appoint my dearly beloved Wife Katharine McNew my executrix of this my last Will and testament helping she will take the burthen on herself and act with equal Justice to the best of her Judgement to all who may be concerned--& I do hereby declare this my last Will and testament. In testimony whereof I do hereby affix my Seal my name, this twenty ninth Day of December eighteen hundred and three Signed and acknowledged Elisha McNew (Seal) in the presence of Francis Preston Francis Smith Michal Hoofaker At a Court held for Washington County the 17th day of January 1804 The last Will and Testament of Elisha McNew dec was produced in Court and proven by the oaths of Francis Preston Francis Smith and Michael Halfacre the subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to recorded And on the motion of Catharine McNew the Excutrix therein named who took the oath of an Executor prescribed by law and entered into and acknowledged her bond in the sum of four thousand dollars conditioned as the law directs with Jonas Smith and Edward McNew her securities A certificate is therefore granted her for the probate of the said Will in due form Attest D Campbell DC Appraisal of the Estate of Elisha McNew Deceased Will Book 2, Page 440 Washington County, Virginia We the Appraiser appointed by virtue of a Court order issued from the court of Washington County to appraise and make an Inventory of all the personal Estate of Elisha McNew Deceased that is produced to us in following form To Wit 44 head of hogs $ 23.66 5 Bearskins cover $ 1.00 18 head of Sheep 18.00 1 wool wheel 1.00 4 head of milk Cows 44.00 1 Small wheel 2.00 3 head of milk Cows 31.00 2 Tubs 1.00 4 head of young Cattle 18.00 2 Horse Collars 1.16 4 head of calves 6.00 Crains Kevis (?) & furniture 3.00 1 Bay horse 80.00 1 pair Saddlebags .39 1 Bay horse 90.00 1 Mans Saddle & Trimmings 0.50 1 Bay mare 110.00 1 Mans 2.00 1 Brown horse 98.33 9 Bags 6.00 1 Bay horse 70.00 Waggon covers 2.00 1 Black horse 40.00 277 feet plank 2.78 1 Sorrel mare 80.00 2 Slaies 2 pair Hawefoes (?) 2.50 1 Sorrel filly 50.00 1 Loom .50 1 Brown filly 21.66 Keg & half Bushel .41 1 Blac filly 15.00 1 Large Kettle 4.00 36 head of Geese 15.00 3 Ovens 3.33 7 Sickles 1.17 2 Pots & hooks 5.00 1 Drawing Knife .33 2 Pot Faminels (?) 3.00 3 axes 2.33 1 Kettle 5.00 2 Mattocks 1.33 1 Oven hook & Frying pan 1 Iron Wedge .50 Flesh fork & Saddle 2.20 4 Hoes .66 2 Pails 2.00 2 pair of Skid hoes & ...(?) 2.66 2 Sives & Hay .75 1 Log Chain 2.00 2 Sythes & hangings .75 Doubletrees & hanging 1.50 Shovel & swing fork .50 Waggon Chain 2.00 Harrow 4.08 Old Irons .33 Plow & Irons 3.00 Irons 2.91 Wagon Body 1.00 1 Slider .15 2 Horse Collars 4.00 1 pair Sleetyards 1.66 2 Pair of Waggon Geers 20.33 Iron hoops .83 Cutting knife & Box 1.33 3 Hinges .87 Plow & Irons 2.33 3 Bells .95 Feed Trough & Tar Bucket 1.66 Old Iron 1.00 3 Bee Hives 3.33 2 Tubs 1.33 Bedstead & Cord 1.00 1 Riddle .25 Spice Miller 1.50 1 hand Saw .25 1 Churn .03 1 Lock Chain for waggonbed .66 18 Delph Plates 3.00 5 Waggon budles 2.50 Cupboard ware 2.33 4 Bridles .66 All sorts of cubboard ware 3.00 4 Collars & 3 Chains 4.00 6 Bottles 1 Canister 1 Mug 2.16 Old Leathers .10 1 Cupboard 9.00 Candlesticks and Snuffers .21 Look Glass 1.25 14 Vials and 1 Delph Dish .94 4 pair of Shears 1.00 Closet ware .41 Working Spools .50 Dripper .12 Flax 5.00 Small quantity of old books 1.00 5 Chairs 1.25 1 Marginal Bible 4.00 Waggon whip .50 1 Table .50 Old Iron of Waggons 32.20 1 Razor .12 Waggon Hubs and Iron 11.50 2 pair of Cotton chords 1.50 Waggon tongues hound and 1 Smoothe G... & Buck 0.00 Chains and Bands 4.00 1 Chest of drawers 20.00 Waggon Body 10.00 2 Wheels 3.00 Set of boxes of a waggon 2.00 1 Fur Hat 3.33 Iron Fags 1.50 2 Beds 1 Bedstead & Furn 30.00 16 lb of woollen yarn 8.00 1 Bed & furniture Bedstead 18.00 14 Dozen Linen thread 4.85 1 Bed & furniture Bedstead 21.33 2 lb of Spun Cotton 1.50 1 Bed & furniture Bedstead 27.50 1 Shovel .33 1 Bed & furniture Bedstead 18.00 17 yards of Woollen cloth 21.25 Bed Clothes 8.00 Wheat and Rye 7.50 Wheel & Reel 2.00 108 bushels of Corn 30.00 Tackle 2.00 1 Slaie .41 2 Smothing Irons .75 2 pair Wool Cards .33 1 Woman Saddle 4.00 Earthen ware & keg 1.33 1 Trunk 2.00 1 Trunk 2.00 12 lb Cotton 2.00 This is to certify that the above statement is all the personal estate of Elisha McNew Decd that I have Knowledge of Her mark X Catherine McNew Agreeable to our commission we have appraised the above Estate according to our Skill and Judgement as witness our hand this 4th day of February 1804. Appraisers Michael Hofter Bazil Talbott George Smith David Smyth At a Court held for Washington County the 20th day of March 1804 This inventory and appraisement of the estate of Elisha McNew decd was returned to Court and ordered to be recorded Attest D Campbell DC