Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1911-11-24
WILL OF ROGER DYER

| lid 10 iioe dc0u"it ~ "HN'
document, yet there are descendants
of the maker in this county. He
was killed in the massacre at Fort
Seybert, April %, 1852
In the name of God, amen. This
twentyfourth day of FEBRUARY, in
the year of our Lord 1857, |, Roger
Dyer of Augusta county, being
weak in body but perfect in mind
and memory, thanks be to God,
thereto calling to mind the mortal.
ity of my body, and knowing that
it is appointed for all men on'e -
dye, do make and ordain this 10 be
my last will and testament that IS
to say, principally and fist r; Il. |
give and recommend my soul i
the hands of God, the hands of God
that gave it and my body recon-
mend to the earth to be buried in q
christian manner. Executors.
Nothing doubling but at the Resur-
rection | shall receive the same
again by the mighty power Of God.
And as touching such worldly estate
wherewith it pleased God to bless
me in this life, give, devise and
dispose of them in the following:
Item IL give and beqreath i n
to my well-beloved wife !'an"~1
Dyer, after debts and charges -
paid, the full third part Of al; "t'
movables, estaid Of gooGs 'I
grants, whether in this colony r.
any other, and one good bed aid
one horse and NEAR, which she shall
iuse out of my stock, over and
above the third part, and the plan
tation | now live until my son James
comes of the age of twenty-one
wears, unless my wife be married
again. Then the plantation to be
ented out for the use of my sd son
James Dyer. | likewise constitute,
make, and ordain my we'll beloved
wife my only and sole executor OF
this my last will and testament.
Item 2-I give and bequeath to
nv we'll beloved son, William Dyer
/ two shcals to equally lie divided
between him and my other daugh-
ters after the rest is paid what is
nomynated in this will.
Item 81 give and bequeath that
my we'll beloved son, James Dyer,
the plantation now live on with
all the improvements thereunto be
longing and fifty acres | survived
by itself joining the same plantation
| now live on and not pattoned as
vet, Misswages and all profits there
unto belonging in any wise, and flt-
ty pounds Current Money with
these lands to his heirs and assigns
forever.
Item Al give and will unto my
wellbeloved daughter, Hannah Ges-
ter (Keister) certain tract OF land
lying in Hampshire county contain
ing 427 acres of land, more or less,
to her, her heirs and assigns tor
Ever.
Item 81 give and bequeath un-
to my grandson, Roger Dyer, son
of William Dyer, twenty pounds
Current Money Virginia.
Now after all the above lagacles
are paid the remainder of my moV-
ables IS to be divided into five parts
and my Beloved son William Dyer
IS to have two parts, and my oei
loved daughter daughter, Hestei
Patton, and Sarah Hase (HaasD
and Hanna Jester Eagc OF them
one part.
And [ do hereby utterly dlsalo,
Revoke, and Disanull all and every
other Testament, Ratltylng and
Confirming this and no other to be
my last will and Testament.
In witness whereof | have here
unto set my hand and seal the day
and year first above written.
Signed sealed in the presence OF
William Miller
Adam Hider Roger Dyer
WilIiam Gibson
Proved Marche 2i, l75) by VIM
Gibson, admitted to record, May
l6, 1859.
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