Book A, Page 30 at the courthouse in Charleston, Kanawha Coutny, West Virginia:
"Ordered John JONES and John CAMPBELL come into Court and prove upon oath the last Will & 
Testament of William MORRIS, Sr., Deceased . . .

In the name of God, Amen.  I William MORRIS, Senr, of the County of Kenhawa and Commonwealth of 
Virginia, Bieng Weak in Body, but of perfect mind and memory, and calling to mind the mortality of body an 
know that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my Last will and testament -- 
Firstly I will and bequeath my soul unto the hands of Almighty God the giver And my Body to the dust of 
the earth.  To be buried in a Christian like and descent manner at the descretion of my Executors hereafter 
named; not doubting but at the General resurrection they will again unite by the Almighty Power of God ----
--- And as touching such worldly estate wherewith it has pleasured God to bless me in this life do will and 
devise to my two sons, to wit, Levi and Banjamine, one hundred acres each of the tract of land where on 
they now live, to include there persons settlements which lands I do hereby will and direct my executors 
hereafter named to convey a title in principle to t
hem and their heirs forever and I do hereby also will and direct that my said Executors do in like manner 
convey in principle to my son William MORRIS and his heirs for ever, the residue of the said tract of land 
above mentioned.  Which is his own property; altho included in a grant or patent issued from the register of 
Virginia in my name, I further will and direct that the whole residue of my estate both real and personnal be 
equally divided amoungst my ten children, to wit, William, Henry, Leonard, Joshua, John Carlus, Levi, 
Benjamin, Elizabeth and Frankey, to be them and their several lawful heirs freely and fully possessed and 
enjoyed provided nertheless that my loving and lawful wife Elizabeth Morris have all my movable estate in 
her possession during her natural life at the termination of which said whole estate with the interest thereof 
shall be divided as aforesaid, but if she my said wife Eleizabeth should again ingage herself in the bonds of 
wedlock with any person then and on that condition it is 
                                               William     M    Morris
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Signed, Sealed and Delivered
Published and pronounced and declared
in presence of
Jacob SKILES
John CAMMEL
William MORRIS
John JONES
Franky Jones

Recorded July 14 of 1794
J.  Reynolds Clk

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