Wythe County, Virginia, Wills:  Will of Adam Bach/Baugh-1792

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Will of Adam Bach/Baugh-1792

Wythe Co, VA Courthouse, Will Book 1, pg 304. 
   
     In the name of God amen. The ninth day of June in the year of our Lord 
one thousand ninety two. I, Adam Bough of the County of Wythe and the State of 
Virginia, being very infirm in body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be 
to God therefore: and calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing 
that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last 
will and Testament, that is to say princeably and first of all I give and 
recommend my soul into the hands of the Almighty God who gave his anoiny body 
to the dust, to be buried in decent christian burial at the discretion of my 
Executors nothing doubting but at the general Resurection, I shall receive the 
same again from God who gave it to me and at touching such wordly Estate as it 
hath pleased God to bless me with in this life, I give devise and dispose it 
in the following manner and from Imprimis. 
     It is my will and I do order that in first place: all my Just debts and 
funeral charges be paid and satisfied. 
     Item: I give and bequeath to my sons GEORGE and HENRY BOUGH all that 
tract or parcel of land where on I now live, to have and to hold the said land 
to the only proper use and beehoof of the said GEORGE and HENRY BOUGH their 
heirs or assigns and it is my will and order that the said GEORGE and HENRY 
shall while they live on the land that they Farm the said land as usually they 
have done and when the crop is en... to divide it in the field or barn as they 
shall think fit themselves and to have equal parts of measure orchard, Barn 
and other conviences belonging to the plantation only that each man shall have 
his own house, as at the present. 
     And if either the said GEORGE or HENRY BOUGH should, at some future day, 
choose to sell his part of the land, he shall not have a right to sell the 
same to any other person other than the other Brother who lives on the land 
with him if such Brother shall choose to purchase, but if he will not incline 
to purchase, the one choosing to sell shall be at Liberty to sell as he can 
and to convey the same in fee simple to the purchaser, who shall be entitled 
to one half of the said land and to be divided by quanitity and quality and 
if both my sons afore said shall choose to sell at once, they shall then 
jointly convey the land and divide the price in two equal moneys between them. 
     And it is my further will and order that they said GEORGE and HENRY BOUGH 
shall keep all my stock of horses, cattle, sheep, and hogs on the plantation 
for the use of the said GEORGE and HENRY and to be disposed of or used as the 
said GEORGE and HENRY shall think proper and I do also give and bequeath to 
the said GEORGE and HENRY, my waggon and gear and and singular my household 
and kitchen furniture of every kind whatsoever together with my blacksmith 
tools and farming utensils, axes, grubbing hoes. 
     And I do also give to my sons GEORGE and HENRY BOUGH whom I likewise 
constitute make and ordain my only and sole Executors of this my last will 
and Testament and all my Books and Book debts now belonging to me or which 
shall belong to me at my death. 
     It is my will and order that my Executors do pay to GEORGE, the oldest 
son of ADAM BOUGH, deceased, the sum of Ten pounds in trade of any kind that 
may suit the circumstances of my Executors, at any time within two years after my decease. If the same shall be lawfully demanded by the said GEORGE BOUGH and of not ten at any time, when the said GEORGE shall call for it; but shall not recover the same with interest by reason of delay that may be occaisoned by the said GEORGE BOUGH and if the said GEORGE BOUGH shall not demand 
the same within twenty years after my decease, that then my Executors shall 
not be subject to the pay and thereof at any time after until they shall 
choose to do. 
     And it is my will and order that my executors pay to my daughter, 
CATHERINE STIFFY, the sum of twenty pounds at any time within four years after 
my Death to be paid in horses, sheep, hogs or in any other species of Property 
that may suit my Executors or that they may choose to give. 
     And also pay the sum of one dollar to each of the heirs of my daughter, 
BARBARA HOSIER, on demand after my decease. 
     And it is my will and order that my Executors pay to each of my Sons, 
LEONARD, MICHAEL, and JACOB, the sum of twenty pounds each, that is to say 
twenty pounds to LEONARD BOUGH at any time within eight years after my decease 
and the like payment of twenty pounds to MICHAEL BOUGH at any time within ten 
years after my decease and the same to JACOB BOUGH, at any time within twelve 
years after my decease. 
     And it is my will and order my executors pay to each of my Daughters, 
ELIZABETH and MARY, the sum of twenty pounds each at the time following, that 
is to say, twenty pounds to be paid to the said ELIZABETH at any time within 
fourteen years after my decease and the like payment of twenty pounds to MARY 
at any time within sixteen years after my decease. 
     All and every of the afore mentioned payments to be paid in horses, 
cattle, sheep, or hogs, or any other kind of trade at its same value that my 
Executors may choose to give and where it shall appear by obligation or book 
account that any of my heirs aforesaid is indebted to me or to me or to my 
estate, that then my executors is hereby fully authorized to call upon such of 
my heirs and settle with them, and such heirs shall give my executors credit 
for whatever may appear to be due, which shall be considered, for so much 
being paid of the twenty pounds aforesaid; but my executors shall not be at 
Liberty to make any of my Heirs pay any Interest or any sum that may appear to 
be due to my estate from any of my Heirs. 
     And it is my will and order that if any of my Heirs shall by any ways or 
means whatsoever attempt to make my executors pay money instead of trade 
aforesaid, that then my Executors shall pay the sum of twenty-five shillings 
in cash and shall be discharged from the payment of the aforementioned twenty 
pounds to any heir who shall so attempt to demand or ask for money instead of 
trade. 
     And I do hereby attest, disallow, breake, and disannul all and every 
other former Testament, wills, legacies and Executors by me in any way before 
this time made; will, bequeath, testifying, and confirming this and no other, 
to be my last will and Testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my 
hand and seal the day and year above written. 
                                                                    Adam Bough 
Witnesses: Martin ......... 
Law Kettering 
Jonas .......... 
William Ward 
                   Entertined on to Book debt before signed