Stephen Halsey Will - Wythe County, Virginia

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Wythe County, VA Will Book 9, pg. 478-479
  I, Stephen Halsey of Wythe County Virginia do hereby make this my last 
will and testament as follows viz  1st I give devise and bequeath to my son 
James C. Halsey and his heirs forever two thirds of the two tracts of land 
conveyed to myself and Sarah Belshee by Sylvanus Halsey and Judith his wife 
by deed dated the 14th day of October 1817.
2nd I give devise and bequeath to my son John Trigg Halsey and his heirs 
forever the tract of land which I purchased of George Baker containing 107 
acres except the part thereof which I sold to John Sutton, lying at the 
west-end of my lands adjoining the land of Thomas Patterson Deceased.  Also 
I give devise & bequeath to my son John Trigg Halsey & his heirs forever 
another piece of land bounded as follows viz Beginning at the land I sold to 
John Sutton in the forks of the branch thence a straight line to the top of 
the cove mountain which [underneath which is written (square)] square line 
is to run square across my lands & to be parallel with to the line of the 
said 107 acre tract above mentioned which is nearest to my house and run 
towards the cove mountain thence westwardly along the top of the cove 
mountain to Crockett's lands and thence with Crockett's land to the lines of 
the said 107 acre tract above mentioned, thence with lines thereof  to the 
land I sold to Sutton thence with Suttons line to the Beginning.
3rd I give devise and bequeath to my daughter Mary Anni Halsey and her heirs 
forever  fifty -acres of land lying along the [looks like connection] of the 
turnpike road being the same land upon which William King now lives 
adjoining the land of John Sutton-also I give and bequeath unto my daughter 
Mary Anni Halsey all my household and kitchen furniture four hundred 
dollars in money and a home at my house so long as she remains single also 
all my beds & bedding & bed steads cupboard  beaurs and , trunk.
4th All the remainder  of my lands not herein aforementioned I give devise 
and bequeath unto my son Stephen Halsey and his heirs forever which 
remainder lies between the lands devised to John Trigg Halsey, James C. 
Halsey & Mary Anni Halsey & including my dwelling house.  Also I give and 
bequeath to my son Stephen Halsey my waggon & gearing & harness.
5th I give and bequeath to each of children Jeffrey Halsey, Sally Patterson, 
Catherine King, Esther Patterson, Seny Ingram, Kettory Bateman, Margaret 
Maria Cowan, Amanda Leady, Eley Ann Shelton and Rachael Farmer One Dollar in 
money.
6th After paying my just debts and funeral expenses out of the remainder of 
my estate which is not herein otherwise devised or bequeathed  I give and 
bequeath what is left thereof to my three sons James C Halsey John T Halsey 
and Stephen Halsey.  I hereby constitute and appoint my sons James C Halsey 
John Trigg Halsey and Stephen Halsey executors of this my last will and 
testament given under my hand and sealed the 28th day of November 1854.
Signed and acknowledged &
published in the presence      Stephen Halsey   (SEAL)
of the undersigned present
together at the same time
Lewis Henly
Robert Henley Jr.
Joseph H. Holston

Probated in the county court of Wythe on Monday 13th June 1859.