West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-06-21
INTERESTING
DOCUMENT.
Copy Of An Old viii Made Sc Years
Ago by John Beavers.
Recorded in WIN Book No. 2, Folio 1875.
Loudoun County Court, Virginia.

minion was furnished US by George W.
Beavers, Of Tunnelion. grandson Of the
said John Beavers
l. John a Beavers. OF the county OF Lou
doun. do make this my last will aud testa.
ment. as follows to-wit.
FIRST; direct my debts and funeral ex.
penses to be paid
SecondlyJ give TO my wife Margaret. in
case she survives me. the tract of land on
which reside. containing one hundred and
sevcn'y.seyen acres. or thcreabouis. more
or less. consisting Of about rs acres 1 bought
/ OF Mordecai Throckmorton. and tract Of
about Iss acres bought OF Edward Colston.
and all my household and kitchen furniture;
her choice of one horse and three cows
from my stock OF horses and cattle. The
said farm to my said wife to be by her had
and held for and during her natural lie and
no longer. and the said furniture. horse and
COWS In absolute right. As have my deed
Of even date herewith given to my said wife
a negro woman Maria and her three chill
dren, with the understanding that she is 10
have none other of my slaves. make Tor
her no further provision.
Thirdly The farm which have above
| given to my wife for her life desire and
| direct shall go al her death to Milton b.
Mailman for his life. with remainder TO his
children at his death in fee il nc has ans
then living. II he has none then living re-
mainder over to Margaret b. Allen wife Of
Edmond Allen. for life. and al her death to
her children then living in fee equally to be
divided among them share and share alike
In the event of the death OF any child or
children Of said Milton b. Mailman or of
said Margaret a. Allen leaving issue them
surviving prior to period at which right
under the limitation aforesaid would accrue
TO them. then the issue TO take the share
which his or her parent would have taken
II he or she had survived. This devise TO
take effect. whether my wife survives me
or not
fourthly give 10 Margaret b. Allen the
som Of 1900 dollars, to be paid out OF the
sales of perishable property the debts due
me. the hires OF any slaves. and the rents
OF my other lands, and II necessary the rent
OF my home place after my wife's death
Fitthly In regard to my slaves whom
wish to keep together as far and as long as
possible. aud to prov de for as well as can,
| direct that my executors from time TO
places in the county or neighborhood. and
from their hires shall pay to each female of
them who shall be above the age Of eighteen
and whose hire shall amount to that sum,
az least the sum OF five dollars per annum.
and to each male who is above twenty.one
years Of age. and whose hire shall amount
to that sum, the like sum OF five dollars per
annum The said annuity TO said slaves to
cease whenever their hire shall fall below
the said sum of FIVE dollars rhe surplus of
the hires. after paying the said annuity of
i've dollars 10 each productive slave above
the ages designated, shall be applied first.
to the maintenance OF infrm aged and un-
productive slaves, then TO assist in raising
the amount necessary for the payment OF
SAID Margaret b. Aliens legacy, and lastly
to go with the residue Of my estate MY
wishes and opinions on this subject arc
peculiar. My slaves do not desire to 20
TO Liberia; do not wish to send them; / do
not wish to separate them. | therefore de.
sire to extend this period of hreing them
out as long as can. | cannot consent TO
libcrate them to remain here If / could.
SiNthly: The residue Of my estate con
sisting of some leased lots am entitled to
the surplus of the hires Of the aforesaid
slaves and their Increase. and surplus of
the means before specified for paying debts
and legacies and any other estate may be
entitled TO, real and personal or mixed.
give to be equally divided among the fol
lowing persons in equal shares. viz: One
share TO my brother Moses: one share to
the children OF my brother Samuel. equally
among them; one share to my sister Betsy
Marcus; one share to my sister Polly Hol-
bert one share to Susan Cochran wife Of
Elijah Cochran and niece Of my former
wife, and the remainder TO Iohn Beavers.
Ir., now of Rappahannock county, the heirs
to be paid as long as they accrue from year
to year. and the whole part to be paid or
delivered over as soon as my executors
shall find IL convenient to do so after ac.
comprising the purposes and directions Of
this will hereby given to my said executors
power to take possession Of said lands by
this clause, control and rent the same
from time to time TIL the amount is raised
necessary TO fulfill my intentions and be.
quests
Seventltly; also reserve and except out
Of the devise to my said wife and the re
mainder that is out OF the home place lot
OF FIVE acres OF land to be laid Oft so as TO
do them the least harm or subject them to
the least inconvenience. whenever IL may
become necessary for the purpose OF pro
viding place where to keep such Of my
said slaves as may become necessary Tor
the purpose Of providing place where to
keep such Of my said slaves as may become
inhrm, helpless OF membranes said re.
serve Whenever laid off to be under the
control and IN the possession Of my execo.
tors.
Lastly: appoint and nominate as cxccu-
tors OF this my will. Thomas Beavers and
Bushrod Osburn and in event Of their
death. or On that event. Washington Bcav
ers and John Washington Beavers. request.
ing that they scvcraHy be permitted "a
qualify without being required to give Sc
curity aud further directing thatthcy may
be allowed compensation OF three per
cent on bis receipts aud disbursements
In witness whereof I have hereto SET my
hand and seal this sth day of May in the
year OF our Lord is4
joins BEAVERS. fseal.l
Signed sealed published and declared
AS for The last viii and testament of Iohn
Beavers. by him said Beavers 10 our pres.
cncc. whoat DIS request aud in isis presence
have aucstcd che same
WAsuKGroN ANDERSON.
IoHN HuruAV
MAsoN DRAM
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ROGER CuEw
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