Westmoreland County, VA - Will and Deed Book 22 (partial) ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES 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. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net ************************************************************************ Page 180 Will of William Greenlaw (17??-1811) (#302), Jan. 4, 1811, Probated Feb. 25, 1811, Deeds & Wills of Westmoreland County, VA, Book 22, Page 180 In the name of God Amen, I William Greenlaw Senr. of the County of Westmoreland and State of Virginia, being at this time Sick and weak of body, but of sound mind and disposing memory do make, ordain, Constitute and appoint, and by these presents do make, ordain, Constitute and appoint, This Instrument of Writing to Contain my true and last Will and Testament in manner and form following, hereby revoking all other Will or Wills by me heretofore made. -- Item, I lend to my beloved Wife MARY GREENLAW the use of all my Land, Houses etc. whereon I now live, together with one full third part of all my personal Estate, (after the payment of my debts) for and during her natural life--this is considered to be in lieu of what the law would allow her.--Item, after the death of my said Wife Mary I give my said Land to be equally divided between my Sons WILLIAM GREENLAW JUNR and DAVID GREENLAW to them and their heirs. Item, I give to my daughter BETSEY GREENLAW one feather Bed & Furniture and one young mare Coalt a Chesnut Sorrell to her and her heirs forever, I also give to my said Daughter Betsey one Negro Girl named Adaline to her and her heirs lawfully begotten of her body. But should she die without such issue, I then give the said Negro Girl to BETSEY FRANKLIN daughter of WILLIAM FRANKLIN to her and her heirs forever.--Item, after the payment of all my debts, and on the death of my said Wife my Will is that all the remainder of my Estate including the Dower above mentioned, shall be divided into Six equal parts, and disposed of as follows one Sixth part to the Children of my daughter PHILADELPHIA by William Franklin, one other Sixth part to the Children of my daughter NANCY by McGERVIS & THOMAS SANDEY--one other Sixth part to William Greenlaw one other Sixth part To my daughter Betsey--one other Sixth part to David Greenlaw, and one other Sixth part to my daughter POLLEY SETTLES, to them and their heirs forever.--Lastly I appoint William Greenlaw Junr and David Greenlaw Executors to this my last Will and Testament, In Confirmation of which I have hereunto affixed my Seal and Signed my Name this 4th day of January 1811. -- William Greenlaw (Seal) Signed and Sealed & delivered in the presence of Samuel Templeman, Elizar Omohundro, Thomas Franklin. At a Court of Quarterly Sessions held for Westmoreland County the 25th day of February 1811. The foregoing last Will and Testament of William Greenlaw Senr deceased was fully proved by the oaths of Samuel Templeman and Elizar Omohundro two of the Witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded, And on the Motion of William Greenlaw Junr one of the Executors therein named, who made oath thereto- -according to law, and entered into and acknowledged Bond with Condition as the law directs, a Certificate is granted him for obtaining a probate thereof in due form. Teste J. O. Fox clk Fran Bennett franbennett@compuserve.com