Wythe County, Virginia, Wills:  Will of Peter Creger 1801

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Will of Peter Creger 1801

Wythe Co, VA Courthouse, Will Book # 1, pg 188.  

     This is the last will and testament of PETER CREGER now lying on a sick 
bead in his Cosnmom(?) reasons thanks be to God.
     I give unto my wife ELIZABETH CREGER one cow, one mare called sniss, one 
bead and furniture, and one side saddle.
     I give unto PETTER GREGER my son one black mare.
     I give JACOB CREGAR one black stud horse and all the rest of the horses 
and mares, cows, and hogs; is to be vallied and to continue on the plantation 
and
     I give unto my sons MIKEL, PETTER, and JACOB CREGAR the plantation that 
I now live on.
     I give unto my son JACOB CREGAR one sorrel mare and coalt and house and 
kitchen furniture; it is to be vallied and continue on the plantation.
     I give unto MIKEL and JACOB CREGAR my sons one wagon and all the plation 
tules, one set of mill stones, and mill irons, and my daughter  MARGRET CRIDOR 
is to have a equal part of all the property that is to be vallied with my sons 
MIKEL, PETER, and JACOB. I give unto my sons MIKEL and PETER CREGAR one set of 
black smith tules. I give unto my wife ELIZABETH CREGAR one room in my house 
while she continues unmarried. March the 28th, 1801.
                                                     Peter Creager  (his mark)

Test:
3 names written in German (see below)

At a Court held for the County of Wythe, the 9th day of June 1801. This last 
will and testament of Peter Creger dec'd exhibited in Court and part proven by 
the oath of Philip Dutton, a witness thereto & Court for further proof-----
and at another Court held for the County aforesaid, the 8th day of 
September 1801. This said last will and testament of Peter Creger dec'd fully 
proven in Court by the oath of Thomas Copenhafer is another witness thereto & 
ordered to be recorded.
                                                           Teste:
                                                           Robert Crockett, CC


(Notes: The name Creger is spelled 4 different ways in this will. This 
probably accounts for the current spellings of the name Creger in Wythe 
Co-Creager, Crigger, Creger, Cregar;etc. Also, I think some people used 
spelling to differentiate between the different Krieger families as there was 
another Michael Krieger in Wythe Co at the same time. Derting is the original 
for Dutton. Koppenhoefer is the original for Copenhaver. JD)