Will of Henry McDaniel, Sr., 1819 - Monroe Co. WV

(Submitter note: The following is an accurate transcription of the Will that Henry
McDaniel, Sr., wrote or had someone write for him on April 21, 1819, in
Monroe County, Virginia (now W.VA).  Any misspelled or uncapitalized
words are written here as they were originally written on the Will:)


   “In the name of God amen, I Henry McDaniel (his seal) of the County
of Monroe and
 State of Virginia being sick and weak in Body but of sound mind Memory
and understanding do make this my last will and testament in manner and
form as follows: to wit - first of all I recommend my sole to God who
gave it me, secondly at death my body be buried in a decent manner.
first as to the raile part of my estate, I leave to my wife Caty the
house I now live in together with the field adjoining the same also a
gardin lot for her to have it During her time of life and give and
bequeath unto my son Isack the Plantation whereon I now live- the part
lying below a small branch at the head of a field known by the name of
the Boyde field.   I further wish and give to my son Isack that part of
land that I leave with my wife Caty him to have at her desease and I
give to my daughter Peggy the uper end of tract of land I now live on
That is from the above named branch at the head of the Boyde field the
devide line between Isack and Peggy is to Keep the coarse of  ( ? )
Branch to the Backline of ( ? ) survey - and I give to my daughter Peggy
one other survey of land of about one hundred and fifty acres adjoining
the first mentioned part  I give her and I also give unto her so much of
my tract of land known by the name of the Cruked Run Survey at the lower
end as will make her up three hundred acres of in hole of the land given
- above mentioned and I also give unto her the hole of my land lying on
the Stinking lick branch - the Balance of the cruked Run land that I
have not named to my daughter Peggy I give to my son Isaac and as to the
personable part of my estate I wish to be disposed with as hereunder
written, first I leave with my wife Caty the hole of my Negroes her to
have them her time of life and at her death I give the hole of them to
my son Isack - one only accepted which   I give to my Daughter Peggy and
she in that to have her choice and I give to my wife Caty two of my cows
and one horse Beast and at her death my son Isaac to have them.    and I
desire the Land I give to my daughter Peggy together with the Negro not
to be sold in her time with out her consent.   I wish my wife to have
her choice in the cows and horse also I leave with my wife the hole of
my house hold furniture and as many of my sheep as she may think well
 to keep - and as many geese as she may think well to keep  - her time
of life the hole left to her in this my will I give it at her death to
my son Isack and as to the Balance of my estate of Kind so ever it may
be I give to my son Isack only so much as is hereafter mentioned - that
I give unto my son James one Dollar to my son John one Dollar to my son
Henry one Dollar and to my  son William one Dollar also to my son David
one Dollar and I give to my Daughters namely Mary - Nancy - Patsey - and
Ann one Dollar to each of them to be paid out of my estate -- and I give
unto my Daughters namely, --
hereby appoint Jacob Peck, George Walker gentlemen Executors of this my
will together with my son Isack and I hereby Revoke all will or Wills
heretofore by me made and declare this my to be my last will and
testament as I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty first day
of April 1819."

            Henry McDaniel (Seal)
 Test      Joshua Butcher    John Cantley    Matt Farley


At Monroe June Court 1819

                                       "This last Will & Testament of
Henry McDaniel Sr. decd. was presented in Court Proven by the oath of
Joshua Butcher & Matt. Farley subscribing Witnesses thereto.  & on
motion of Isaac McDaniel one of the Executors named in the said Will who
made oath and together with John Neely, James Swinney, Joshua Butcher &
Joshua Calloway his securities entered into and acknowledged  Bond in
the penalty of Five Thousand Dollars, Conditioned as the Law directs,
Certificate for obtaining Probat thereof in due form is granted him."
                                        Teste.   Isaac Hutchison  C. M.
C.


Submitted by Kelly Greer <kgreer@rmci.net>

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