Will of Adam ORBOUGH, Greenbrier County, (West) Virginia, 1798,1808

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Will of Adam ORBOUGH

Testator:    Adam Orbough of Greenbrier County, West Virginia
Will dated:  12 March 1798
Will proved: 27 March 1808
Executors:   Son, Michael & Joseph Riffe
Source:      Will Book 1; pages 143, 144; Greenbrier County, West
             Virginia                                    

In the name of God, Amen. I, Adam Orbough, of the County of Greenbrier being
far advanced in Years and in a weak and uncertain disposition of Body calling
to mend my Mortality and well knowing my time on Earth is but short do make 
and ordain this to be my last will and Testament. To wit, To God I recommend
my soul thrust on his Mercy to attain life immortal and happiness and as to 
such worldly goods wherewith I am possess at this time or may hereafter be 
possessed of if I am spared longer days. I leave in manner following after
the expenses of my funeral are paid. I leave to my well beloved wife Mary 
who has long lived with me in happy and cordial affection the third part 
of all my Estate either real or personal to be at her own disposal during 
her natural life. To my son John my waggon [sic] & hogchain belonging to 
said waggon and to my Daughter Sophia I, leave one brown heifer now two 
years old & other my estate of whatsoever kind or property whatever to be
sold by my executors hereafter to be named and equally divided between my 
Children here Named  To wit, my sons Michael Adam and John; and my daughters 
Eave Baker, Christiana Dozer, Caty Fleshman, Mary Sowars, Elizabeth Fleshman, 
Sophia Orbough, Lucy Claypole, Barbara Miller, to them and their heirs forever; 
and I do hereby constitute my my son Michael, and Joseph Riffe, executors of 
this my last will and Testament, ratifying and confirming this to be my last 
Will revoking all others heretofore by me made.  Witness my hand seal this 12th
day of March in the year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and ninety eight.

                                   Adam (his mark) Orbough
                                                                                                                                                                                          

Signed and acknowledged 
in the presence of us 
John Stuart 
Samuel Fleshman 
John Orbough (his mark)

At a Court held for Greenbrier county March the 27th 1808--
The last Will and Testament of Adam Orbough Dec'd was presented
in Court by Michael Orbough one of the Executors therein named and proved by 
the oaths of John Stuart & Sam'l Fleshman two of the witnessess thereto & ordered 
to Record & the s'd Michael Orbough with Sam'l Fleshman ent'd into bond in the 
sum of L200 condition as the Law Directs: & took the usual Oath & leave for Jos.
Riffe the other Exr. therein named to enter at a future Day.
                                        Teste. John Stuart