Will of John Soffer, 1813 - Monroe Co. WV


excerpted from Monroe Co. Will Book One, 
page 220, dated 1813 


IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMANE, I, John Soffer of the County 
of Monroe and State of Virginia being weak in body, but of sound 
memory, do make this my last will and testament in manner following, 
to wit, After the payment of all my just debts, I leave and bequeath to 
my son-in-law, Henry Doghartys' oldest son, Alexander Dogharty 
one half of my Plantation and to hold the old improvement as soon 
as he comes of age as his part, but in case of his death before he 
comes of age, it is to devolve to the next male heir of the said Henry 
Dogharty and Barbary, his wife, and in case no male heir should 
come to maturity, it is to devolve to the oldest female of the said 
Henry Dogharty and Barbary his wife. 

Item, I leave to Fanny Eads, my housekeeper (the other end 
of my Plantation whereon Henry Dogharty now lives to hold that 
improvement til her child (with which she is now pregnant) comes 
of age, then the said Fanny's child is to have possession and to give 
the said Fanny a separate maintainance if demanded, but in case 
her child should die before it comes of age, then the said Fanny is 
to have that improvement including thirty acres during her life and 
the said Alexander Dogharty in case of its death is to have the whole 
of the plantation. 

Item, I leave to my stepdaughter, Katharine Ungar, the following 
property vez her mother's beads and beadcloths, her spinning wheel, 
her mother's clothes, a pair of flat irons and twelve dollars in money 
to be paid out of personal estate when she comes of age. 

Item, I leave to Sally Soffer one dollar to be paid then out of my 
personal estate if demanded, and I appoint John Cottle and James 
Crawford both of Greenbrier County and state aforesaid my 
executors to execute this my last will in manner above mentioned. 
Signed with my hand and sealed with my seal this 19th day of May, 
One Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirteen. 

Signed: John 
Soffer 
Signed by: 
James Crawford 
(name undecipherable) 
Adam (unreadable) 
Conrad Cart 


Submitted by Dorothy H. Miller <DaMiller@inetone.net>
great, great, great, great granddaughter of above John Soffer

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