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Harrison County VA - Will Book Volume I pp 352-353.

John Beaty

In the name of God, amen, this eleventh day of November, one thousand
eight hundred six, I John Beaty of the county of Harrison and state of
Virginia, being weak in body, but of sound in mind and memory, do make,
and aim this to be my last will and testament, in the following maner
that is to say Lord I command my soul to the almighty God, and my body
to the earth to be decently buried, and everything my worldly estate, I
dispose in the following manner.

I give to Sarah my loving wife all my personal property of any kind,
except whathogs may be lef after the meal for the family this insuing
winter, which legancy I give her for her and her dhild for maintance and
support and in life the one third of my land or dower there in.  The
remainderof the hogs to be sold to help pay my debts.  I also direct my
executors to make sale of land as soon as possible and
with the price arising there from to pay all my just debts and do here
by authorize my executors or any one of them to make a deed of
conveyance to the purchaser in fee simpler and after all my debts are
justly paid I require the balance to be equally divided between my wife
and surviving children.  I do hereby appoint and constitute my wife,
Sarah Beaty and her father, John Burnsides my one and complete executors
of this my last will and testament. Being all farmer wills and bequeths
by me made and declaring this to be my last will and testament,
wherefore I have hence to set my hand seal, this day
___above written, signed, sealed testament by John Beaty to be this last
will and testament.  To we subscribe or ______as witnesses there to as
such.
                                   John Beaty    (mark)

Benjamin G. Hard (Fard?)
Benjamin Wilson