Wills: Joseph WOODDELL, August 1834: Pocahontas Co., WV Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Tina McKie ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities, when written permission is obtained from the contributor, so long as all notices and submitter information are included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net *********************************************************************** Will Bk #1, page 438-440: In the name of God Amen I, Joseph WOODDELL senr., of the county of Pocahontas and the State of Virginia being weak in body but of sound mind & memory & considering the mortality of the Human body & knowing that it is appointed (?) for all men once to die do make this my last will & Testament Revoking all others--First I recommend my sole to God who gave it to my Body to be decently Buried in a christan like manner & after my burial Expenses are paid & all my other just debts are punctually paid I will and bequeath the balance of my property* real and personal in form following to my son James WOODDELL I will and bequeath all my land in the County of Pocahontas lying on the watters of the Deer Creek Containing One hundred & thirty nine acres to him and his heirs forever together with all the improvements thereon--Also my Roan horse & wagon & gears & all my farming utentials Consisting of plouphs gears (?) [Harrows/Barrows?] & hoes Also my cresent saw & one large kettle-also my clock & desk & my share of the smith tools--To my daughter Betsy WOODDELL or her heir I will & bequeath my young Roan mare three cows six head of sheep two beds & bed clothes also my walnut chest & one trunk-One two gallon Kettle one three gallon pot also her choice of my ovens & all my dresser furniture and further I reserve the sole use of my Back shed for my daughter Betsy while she may live Single & also my son James is to furnish feed for two head of horses three cows & six head of sheep for said Betsy while she may live single my Negro woman Liz I allow to be appraised & one of my four Daughters to take her at the appraisment & pay each one of the other three daughters one forth of her appraisment as for my negro* man Charles I allow my son James to maintain him his life time my wearing apparel I allow to be equally divided among my four sons or their heirs--my Books I allow to be equally divided amongst my eight children or their heirs I allow my son James to have all my stock of Hogs & in consideration of the former bequeath my son James to furnish my daughter Betsy & her son William a reasonable supply of flour or meal & meat during the time she may live single or until William be put to a trade my son James & my daughter Betsy to have my loom & all the tackling--To my grand daughter Betsy McKemy Cooper I will & bequeath one good young cow--The balance of my property that I may die in posession of I allow to be sold at public sale the proceeds of which together with what money may be at hand I allow to be equally divided amongst my eight children or their heirs--and in case the money is ???? (drained?) for my services during the Revolutionary war I allow the heirs of my son Joseph & the heirs of my daughter Jane to have thirty Dollars that is to say the Heirs of Joseph to have fifteen dollars & the Heirs of Jane to have fifteen Dollars to be equally divided between them Lastly I constitute and appoint my son James & James COOPER Executors of this my last will & Testament In witnefs (witness) whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this third day of December One thousand Eight hundred & Thirty two & 57 years of the Commonwealth. Witnefses present Jacob GUM? Samuel ?????? Patrick [looks like BRADLEY] Jacob WARRICK Joseph WOODDELL (seal) Pocahontas County August Court 1834: This last will & Testament of Joseph WOODDELL was presented in Court & being proved by the subscribing Witnefes thereto was ordered to be Recorded. Teste H, M, MOFFETT, Clk [Note: "property" and "negro" were arrowed in the will, to show where a word was missing and needed to be addded. It was above the other words in the sentence.]