Greenbrier County, West Virginia - Will of James PARKINS - 1825

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Greenbrier County, West Virginia - Will of James PARKINS - 1825

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WILL of JAMES PARKINS  [Commas were added after children's names for
clarity purposes which are not found on original copy of will]

Will Book #1, Page 684 Greenbrier County, VA (WV)  

"In the name of God Amen  I James Parkins of the County of Greenbrier
and State of Virginia Weak in body but of perfect mind and memory thanks
be to God for his mercy.  Cawling (sic) to mind the mortality of my body
and knowing it is appointer for all all (sic) men once to die I do make
and ordain this my last will and Testament  First I resign my soul to
God who gave it and my body to be buried in a christian manner.  At the
discretion of my Executors and as to what worldly estate it has pleased
God to bless me with I will and bequeath in the manner following that is
to say First that all my just debts and Funeral expenses be paid and
that all my estate real and personal be sold except my slaves, And to my
beloved Wife Elizabeth I will one third part of the proceeds of said
sale together with a negro man named Jack to her for ever.  I also will
that my two slaves Mary and Joe shall choose whom of my Lawful heirs
they will live with and the person or persons whom the said slaves shall
choose shall have the said slaves to them and their heirs for ever and
no more of any estate and the balance of my estate I will to be equally
divided among my following Children To wit James Parkins, Elizabeth
Spencer, Thomas Parkins, Samuel Parkins, Sara Atha, Mariah Morrison,
Levin Parkins and Masten Parkins and as for my son Will Parkins he has
recd of me what I believe to be his full part yet I will him one Dollar
as for my son Andw Parkins he has to the best of my knowledge received
sixty dollars worth of land known by the name of salt peter Cove [cave?]
at or about the mount of muddy creek if the Sixty Dollars does not make
him equal with the rest of the heirs I wish him made equal with such of
them as do not get the slaves  I hereby appoint my son Samuel Executor
of my estate to execute this my last will and testament in Witness
whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal this 20th day of March 1825
Signed sealed and acknowledged In the presence of
us                        	     his 
Andrew Morrison                 James X  Parkins (seal) 
Richard Morris                       Mark

Greenbrier County Court May Term 1825
This paper purporting to be the last will and Testament of James Parkins
decd was presented in Court & proven by the oaths of Andrew Morrison &
Richard Morris the witnesses state to have been executed and the same is
to be recorded   And Samuel Parkins the Executor therein named took the
Oath prescribed by Law and entered into bond in the Sum of $1000, with
David Tuckwiller his security conditioned as the law decrees therefore
Letter Testamentary is Granted him in due form of Law   Teste Lewis
Stuart CGC