Monroe County, Virginia
Will Book 3, p. 457-458

November Court 1840

I Adam Mann of Monroe County & State of Virginia do hereby 
make my last will and Testament in manner and following that 
is to say:

1st I devise all my just debts if there are any with my funeral 
expenses be paid out of my personal property be paid.

2ndly after the payment of my debts & funeral expenses I give to my 
wife Polly one third part of my Estate both real & personal for and 
during the term of her natural life & after her decease I give the 
same to my children herein after mentioned & to be enjoyed by 
them forever.

3rdly  I will to my grandchildren, the children of Elizabeth 
Halsted late Elizabeth Mann dec'd. one dollar to be equally 
divided between them all to be paid by Executor and I have 
heretofore provided for the said Elizabeth in land & other 
personal estate.

4thly I will to my son William Mann one dollar to be paid by my 
Executor as I have provided for him in land heretofore.

5thly I will to my daughter Sally Cummins late Sally Mann one 
dollar to be paid by my Executor as I have heretofore provided 
for her in land & personal estate.

6thly I will to my son James Mann one dollar to be paid by 
Executor as I have heretofore provided for him in land that he 
is in possession.

7thly I will to my daughter Jane Harvey late Jane Mann one 
dollar as I have provided for her in personal property.

8thly I will to my son Joseph Mann one dollar as I have heretofore 
provided for him in land.

&9thly I will to my son Henry Mann one dollar as I have heretofore 
provided for him in land.

10thly I will to my daughter Cloe Gibson late Chloe Mann one 
dollar as I have heretofore provided for her in personal property.

&11thly I will to my son Adam Mann all the land that I now live on 
supposed to be one hundred & thirty six acres be the same more 
or less that I have not conveyed away to any person whatever.

&12thly I will to my son John Man two hundred dollars one hundred 
of it above to be paid in one year after my decease & one hundred 
of the same which is the residue to be paid in one year.  
Thereafter that is it is to be paid in two installments & I will 
him a bed & bed clothes sufficient for one bed & one cow & five 
sheep to be given him when he needs.

&13thly I also will my son Adam Mann all my household & kitchen 
furniture, the wagon with the harness & the Smith tools in the 
Shop with the wheat fan in the barn, all to be his at his 
mother's death & mine & I will that fear construction be made 
of this my last will & Testament & that no part of it be Strained.

&14thly I constitute & appoint my son Adam Mann Executor of 
this my last will & testament given under my hand this 12th 
day of January 1835.

Adam Mann, seal

William Handley, James Mann – Monroe County Court: This day William 
Handley one of the subscribers & witnesses to the will personally 
before me a Justice of the peace for the County aforesaid and after 
being duly sworn stated on oath that Adam Mann did sign & 
Acknowledge that said writing amassed as his last will & Testament 
in the presence and did request him to attest the same as a 
witness and at the time that the same was signed & acknowledged 
the said Adam Mann was in his proper senses & capable of 
disposing of his property given under my hand this 17th day of 
August 1840.

I certify that it appears to me that William Handly who has made the 
above affidavit is unable at this time to appear in Court as a 
witness given under my own hand this date.
James A Dunlap, J.P.

At a Court held for the County of Monroe the 17th day of August 1840.
This last will and Testament of Adam Mann dec'd was proven in 
Court by James Mann one of the subscribing witnesses thereunto 
and continued.
A copy teste  W Hutchinson, J.C.W.C.

At Monroe November Court 1840
This last will and Testament of Adam Mann dec'd on motion of 
Adam Mann the Executor therein named, is ordered to be recorded
A Copy Teste  W. Hutchinson, J. CWC


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