1806 - Barclay to James Bowling - Rockbridge Co, VA

1806 - Barclay to James Bowling - Rockbridge Co, VA

06/03/1806

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To as many as it may concern know ye that on the tenth day of April Eighteen hundred and five I Hugh Barclay sent of the county of Rockbridge and State of Virginia being in good health thanks to god but being sensible of human frailty and infirmity coming on which will end in death and willing to leave such worldly substance as I have in the most easy manner to be understood do make this my last will & testament in the form following (viz). First I give & bequeath unto my wife Martha one horse known by the name of Spark with her saddle and bridle with all the monies she has or may earn in future by attending on sick women with all the estate real and personal she was possessed of when she married me upon her close adherence to our marriage contract which I inclose [sic] in this will allowing as far as relates to be a part of this will I likewise leave her a corner cupboard with what is usually in the same to her and her heirs forever likewise any one of the cows she may choose as for my three sons Hugh John & David Barclay having already received their due proportion out of my estate shall not be entitled to any in future save one hundred dollars to David Barclay son to John Barclay at present in Kentucky. Next I will and allow the small reserve of land I now live on lying on the east side of the tract to put to sale at public venue and turned into cash with all the personal property I am possessed of not otherwise assigned before for the use of my four daughters viz. Polly Peggy is not but her heirs get her share Rachel & Hannah which I allow to be divided equally to each daughter and what cloaths [sic] I may have to be equally divided between my three grandchildren sons of Elihu Barclay, dec’d to whom I have conveyed by deed of gift the Mill tract of land containing two hundred and fifty acres with all the improvements thereon and with respect to my negro man James who I have found trusty and faithful in some good measure I will him to have his freedom at my decease in the following way viz by giving my Exrs such security as they shall approve to pay fifty pounds to them at the Expiration of four years from my decease also to give security to indemnify the estate for life for his support and taxes.

Signed and sealed in the presence of

AB I appoint as my Executors John Poage & James Moore and my daughter Polly Paxton Executrix
James Moore Hugh Barclay (seal)
Frances Sims
Isaac Paxton

At Rockbridge Court April 1st 1806

A writing purporting the last will and testament of Hugh Barclay Sen. dec’d was produced in court by Jn Poage and James Moore the Executors therein named and proved by the oaths of James Moore Sen and Isaac Paxton two of the subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded. And on the motion of said Executors who made oath according to law certificate is granted them for obtaining probate thereof in due form they having together with Hugh Paxton & James Moore sen. their securities entered into and acknowledged bond in the sum of three thousand dollars conditioned according to law.
Teste, A Reid CC

Will Book 2:448

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