Berkeley County, West Virginia Will of William Morgan 1835-1841 ************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: Material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor. Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Barbara Long Emery - HYBY@WILLARD-OH.COM March 2000 ************************************************************************** Will: (Col.) William Morgan probated 1788, Berkeley County, Va In the name of God, Amen. I, William Morgan in the State of Virginia, being weak in body, but of sound memory blessed be God for his Mercies, doth this ninth day of September, One thousand, seven hundred and eighty-eight make and ordain this the last Will and Testament in manner and form as follows: Firts: I leave my soul to the Almighty God that gave it andmy body to be buried at the discretion of my executors hereafter named and as for my worldly estate it has pleased God to bless me with, I leave in manner and form as follows, to wit: Imprimis, First: I leave to my son Abraham Morgan one hundred and fifty acres of land where he now lives to begin at the great road joining Mrs. Bedinger and run with the road to the lane that goes t George Morgans, then run with that land forty poles, then leaving the land and run parallel with the great road so far as to make the one hundred and fifty acres to run with a swuare line acors to West line which said land improvements I leave to the said Abraham, his heirs and assigns forever. Item: I leave to Zacheas Morgan two hundred acres of land where he now lives to begin at Abranam's south corner and run across with his line to the west line, then to run with Bakles line and Laffertee's line and Lucas line till it will make the two hundred acres to run to the beginning which said two hundred acres of land and improvements I leave to my son Zacheus, his heirs and assigns forever. Item: I leave to my daughter Elanor Morgan, the house and lot I now live on in Mecklinsburg town No. 65 and four acres of land joining the gate as we go to Yearleys and now fenced in as a pasture, which said lot and land I leave to my daughter Elenor, with the improvements to her and her heirs and assigns forever. Item: I leave to Rawleigh Morgan two hundred acres of land to begin on the great road and at Elenor's corner of her four acres and to run up the road with such a aline as to cross the meadow with the fence between Yearley and Nace, then to extend in the woods to make the two hundred acres to go on So. W. as the course of the dividing line between me and Right and to include the land round to the eastward to the beginning, which land and improvements I leave to my son Rawleigh, his heirs and assigns forever. Item: I leave to my son Ralph Morgan one hundred acres of land to begin at the Great Road at Rawley's corner, then with Abraham's line to where it leaves the lane that goes to George Morgan's, then continue as near the land as a straight course at the road answers between George Morgan and Nace, then to run in the woods to make on hundred acres to go as low as Rawleigh's land which said land and improvements I leave to my son Ralph, to him and his heirs and assigns forever. Item: To my son George Morgan two hundred acres of land where he now lives to begin at the corner to Abraham and run with his course to make the 200 acres by taking the side line as near square as possible with the said devised piece and to extend as low but no lower which said two hundred acres of land with the improvements I leave to my son George to him and his heirs and assigns forever. Item: I leave to my daughter Sarah O. Williams one hundred adrecs of land joining William Right's land and Wolford's land to be laid off in the best manner it can to suit a farm which said land I leave to my daughter Sarah, to her and her heirs and assigns forever. Item: I leave to Sarah Stogdon, daughter of Olive and John Stogdon, one hundred acres of land lying on the north side of Kentucky on Glen's Creek beign part of four hundred acres to be laid off in a swuare to her and her heirs and assigns forever. Item: I leave to Abel Morgan son of Ralph Morgan one hundred acres of the same tract to be laid off square to him and his heirs and assigns forever. I leave to William Morgan, son of George Morgan one hundred acres of land off the same tract to him and his heirs and assigns forever. Item: I leave Rawleigh Morgan the remaining hundred acres of land to him and his heirs and assigns forever. Item: All my moveable estate after my just debts and funeral charges are paid and discharged it is my will thatit be sold and equally divided between my seven children, Ralph, Zacheus, Abraham, George, Rawleigh, Sarah, and Elenor, to them and their heirs forever. Item: As there will be a remainder of land not alread willed it is my will that when the time is out that it is leased for, that it to be sold to the highest bidder and the money divided between six of my children, Abraham, George, Zacheus, Rawleigh, Sarah, and Elenor, to them and their heirs forever. Item: It is my will that the article between Thomas Shepherd and me concerning the will be set up yearly to the highest bidder per bushel for manufacturing of wheat and an equal division among my children as before mentioned to them and their heirs and assigns forever. Item: It is my will that my daughter Elenor's part be rented and money otherwise arising to kept on interest except what cloaths, schools and maintain her till she comes to the age of eighteen to receive it. Item: It is my will to appoint my sons Abraham and George my executors of this my last will and testament according to the true intent and meaning revoking and disanulling all other Wills and Testaments. In Witness herof I have set my hand and seal the day and year first above written. The aforementioned Will is acknowledged William Morgan (LS) by William Morgan in the presence of Thos. Shepherd Peter Deal Anw. Smurr At a Court held for Berkely county the 21st day of October 1788, this last Will and Testament of WilliamMorgan deceased was presented inCourt by George Morgan and Abraham Morgan the Executors therin named who made oath thereto according to Law and the same being proved by the oaths of Thomas Shepherd and Peter Deal Wittnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded and on the motion of the said Executors who enteed into Bond with Henry Bedinger, Hezekiah Swearingen, and Abraham Shepherd their securities in the penalty of two thousand pounds conditioned for their obtaining a probate there in due form of Law. I certify that the above is a true copy of Berkely County Will Book 2, Page 5, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia. State of West Virginia Don C. Wood Berkeley County Given under my hand and the seal of said County this 24th day of August 1922. Paul H. Martin (Clerk) County Court, Berkeley Co., W.Va. The executors of William Morgan in a certain conveyance of his real estate, by deed dated June 15, 1802, which deed is recorded in Deed Book Vol. 1, page 279, and of record in the Recorder's Office in Charlestown, Jefferson County, West Virginia, refer to him as "Colonel William Morgan."