Monroe County, West Virginia - Will Of James ELLISON - 1838 ********************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ********************************************************************** ********************************************************************** The records for this work have been submitted by Melissa Duggins , March 1999. ********************************************************************** ********************************************************************** Will Of James Ellison Dated: 22 Dec. 1838 Presented At Court: 18 Feb. 1839 Recorded at Monroe County Clerk's Office in Union, WV Will Book 3, Page 411 In the name of God, Amen. I, James Ellison, of the state of Virginia, and County of Monroe do make and constitute this my last will and Testament in manner following to wit; first after paying all of my just debts and funeral expenses I give unto my dearly beloved wife, Elizabeth Ellison, the whole of my estate both real and personal during her natural lifetime but after her death I desire that it be further disposed of as hereafter expressed. To my two servant girls, Jeanny and Barsheba and posterity, to them I give their freedom together with the use and sole control of the dwelling house I now live in including two acres of land which is to include the garden spring and as much of the best ground near the house as can be included in a respectable form so as not to include more than I [word unreadable]. The privilege of firewood and pasture for a cow on the place that I live on forever provided they and their posterity continue to live on it but no power to sell or convey to any person or any way. I also give to my two servant girls after the death of my wife Elizabeth one featherbed, bedstead and furniture and one yearling heifer and heifer calf, one ewe and lamb to each and to Barsheba I give my loom and weaving utensils; to each I give a trunk now called their own. It is my will that my son Francis Ellison I give unto him after the death of his mother all the land I own in the old survey supposed to be two hundred and twenty acres except the privilege above granted to my servants and except a piece of land sold to Johnson McPherson supposed to contain about 3 acres. It is my will to give unto Abraham Ellison, my grandson, a tract of land supposed to contain one hundred and eight acres joining the old survey which is an entry. To my daughter Massy Cantly I give twenty dollars. I give twenty dollars to my daughter Nancy Halsted, I give one dollar to my daughter Elizabeth Shumate, I give one dollar to my son Joseph Ellison, I give one dollar to my daughter Ruth Smith, I give one dollar to my daughter Polly Wilson, I give one dollar to my son Francis Ellison. I give all and every [word unreadable] of property not before enumerated. I hereby revoke all wills in this my last will and Testament. I do hereby appoint my son Francis Ellison and Abraham Ellison to be executors of this my last will and Testament. In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and affixed my seal this 22nd day of December 1838. James Ellison (his signature) Test. Benjamin B. Peck James Harvey At a court held for the County of Monroe the 18th Febr. 1839 this last will and Testament of James Ellison dec'd. was presented in Court and proven by the oaths of Benj. B. Peck and James Harvey subscribing witnesses thereto and is ordered to be recorded. A Copy Teste Jno Hutchinson, Jr. - Clerk