Ohio County, West Virginia - Will of George Roberts - 1816

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The records for this work have been submitted by Joyce Stoddard,
E-mail address:  <kent.stoddard@shaw.wave.ca>, January 12, 1999.
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In the name of God Amen: I George Roberts of Ohio County and State of Virginia being Sick of
Body but of sound Disposing Mind memory and understanding and Knowing the Certainty of
Death and uncertainty of the time there of and Being disirous to settle all my worldly affairs and
thereby be the better prepared to leave this wourld when it shall pleas God to Call me, do make
this my last will and testament in form and maner following that is to say first and principally I
commit my soul to God and by body to the Earth to be buried at the discression of my Executors
herein after mentioned and as to such worldly Goods as it has pleased God to bless me with I
Give and Bestow in the following manner 
I give to my son William eleven dollars and eighty three cents a ballance which he is indebted to
me also half my wearing apparel I give to my Daughters Ann Sarah Mary and Margret twenty
dollars Each and in addition to the above I leave to my Daughter Mary a Grey mare two good
Cows and Six sheep and also a loom and all the tackling there to belonging also my bed and bed
stead I leave to my son Thomas all my land with the appurtenances thereunto belonging to him
and his heirs forever for which he shall pay to my four Daughters Ann Sarah Marah and Margret
ten dollars Each to be come payable in four years after he the said Thomas gets full possession of
the aforesaid land I also Give to my son Thomas all my farming utensils of every discription also
half of my Carpenter tools and the other of said tools to my son William I also Give to my son
Thom as all the residue of my moveable property of Every discription not heretofore mentioned. 
I also Nominate and appoint my son Thom as my Whole and sole executor of this my last will and
Testament Revoking and annulling all other will by me heretofore name Ratifying and Confirming
this and none other in testimony wherof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this
Seventh day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Sixteen.  
Signed and Sealed published and delivered by George Roberts the above named Testator in
presents of us
    William Whitham
    William Whitham Jr
    Henry Whitham
I do hereby Certify that the foregoing will is a true copy from the original which was proven in
court by the oaths of Wm Whitham July Term 1816 and by Henry Whitham Augt Term 1816 the
subscribing witnesses thereto ordered to be recorded.

Ohio County, West Virginia  Book 2 page 114