PROBATE: WILLS OF AMHERST CO. VA, 21 DECEMBER 1807.

i GIVE AND BEQUEATH TO MY SON AMBROSE RUCKER, THE NEW SURVEY, OR THE UPPER

PART ON THE NORTH SIDE OF MY MOUNTAIN PLANTATION CONTAINING 200 ODD ACRES, WITH

THE ADDITION OF ONE HUNDRED ACRES TAKEN OFF THE LAND FORMERLY CONTESTED BETWEEN

LUCAS AND MYSELF, WHICH SAID ONE HUNDRED ACRES OF LAND LAST MENTIONED IS A PART

OF TRACK LEFT MY WIFE, AND ALL THE LAND ON THE SOUTH AND WEST SIDE OF THE ROAD

THAT LEADS FROM THE HEAD OF HARRIS CREEK, WITH TWO NEGROES, VIZ; SARAH AND

CREASE;THE FORMER BELONGING NOW IN HIS POSSESSION; WITH ALL OTHER THINGS I

HAVE GIVEN HIM HERETOFORE, OR LET HIM HAVE. EXCEPT THE ORE BANK ON THE HIGH

PEAK OF TOBACCO ROW MOUNTAIN, TO HIM AND HIS HEIRS FOREVER. THE ORE BANK LAND

CONTAINING 375 ACRES, WITH ONE OTHER TRACK ADJOINING IS TO BE SOLD AT THE

DISCRETION OF MY EXECUTORS AND DIVIDED EQUALLY AMONG MY CHILDREN AND

GRANDCHILDREN. I GIVE MY SON , ISAAC RUCKER, THREE HUINDRED ACRES OF LAND FROM THE UPPER SIDE

OF MY ROCKY CREEK PLANTATION, RUNNING QUITE ACROSS THE CREEK FROM ONE SIDE OF

THE CREEK TO THE OTHER.; ALSO A NEGRO WOMAN NAMED ANNA AND HER CHILDREN, ALSO

BETTY AND HER INCREASE. THE SAID NEGROS NOW BEING IN HIS POSSESSION, AND ALSO

ALL OTHER THINGS I HAVE HERETOFORE GIVEN HIM, AND HIS HEIRS FOREVER.

i GIVE TO MY SON BENJAMIN RUCKER , THREE HUNDRED ACRES OF LAND , IT BEING THE

TRACK OF LAND MY SON ISAAC NOW LIVES ON , SO AS NOT TO INTERFERE WITH THE

STOREHOUSE AND MY BARNS , ALSO A HORSE , SADDLE AND BRIDLE AND A GOOD FEATHER

BED AND FURNITURE; TWO NEGROS, VIZ; CALEB AND RHODA, TOW COWS AND CALVES, TWO

SOWS AND PIGS, MY RIFLE GUN, AND THREE SHEEP, TO HIM AND HIS HEIRS FOREVER.

I GIVE AND HAVE GIVEN TO MY SON ,RUEBEN RUCKER ,DECEASED, EQUAL TWO HUNDRED

POUNDS; ALSO FIFTY POUNDS MORE IN PROPERTY TO HIS HEIRS FOREVER.

I GIVE, AND DO GIVE UNTO THE HEIRS OF PEGGY MC DANIEL,DECEASED, ONE HUNDRED

POUNDS IN PROPERTY,AND THEY ARE TO BE PAID BY EXECUTORS FROM MY ESTATE IN

PROPERTY , ONE HUNDRED POUNDS MORE TO THEM AND THEIR HEIRS FOREVER. I DO AND HAVE GIVEN TO FRANKY LEE TWO NEGROES, VIZ; LYDIA AND CREASY, AND SIXTY

POUNDS IN PROPERTY, MAKING IN THE WHOLE TO HER TWO HUNDRED POUNDS , TO HER AND

HER HEIRS FOREVER. i HAVE GIVEN TO MOLLY BURFORD ONE NEGRO WOMAN NAMED SOLELIN,

AND OTHER THINGS TO THE AMOUNT OF ONE HUNDRED POUNDS , AND MY EXECUTORS ARE TO

PAY HER FROM MY ESTATE ONE HUNDRED POUNDS MORE IN PROPERTY, SO THAT HER FIRST

PORTION WILL BE MADE TWO HUNDRED POUNDS TO HER AND HER HEIRS FOREVER.

I GIVE TO ELIZABETH MARR AND HAVE GIVEN TO HER TWO NEGROES VIZ; DILSEY AND

TILLER NOW IN HER POSSESSION, AND OTHER THINGS TO THE AMOUNT OF ONE HUNDRED AND

SIXTY POUNDS , AND MY EXECUTORS OF MY ESTATE ARE TO PAY HER IN PROPERTY, FORTY

POUNDS MORE TO HER AND HER HEIRS FOREVER.

I LEND TO SOPHIA RUCKER , NOW SOPHIA JENNINGS, FIVE NEGROES , VIZ; LELIA, DOLL,

CREASY,BETSA, AND DANIEL, DURING THE PLEASURE OF HER LIFETIME AND AT HER DEATH

THEY ARE TO GO TO THE HEIRS OF HER BODY FOREVER. ALSO I GIVE TO MY DAUGHTER ,

SOPHIAM FIFTY POUNDS CASH. WHICH SAID SUM I DESIRE MY EXECUTORS TO PAY HER

PERSONALLY.

I GIVE TO MY DAUGHTER CAROLINE HANSFORD, TWO NEGROES, VIZ; JANE AND NANCY, AND OTHER THINGS TO THE VALUE OF ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY POUNDS , AND MY EXCUTORS

ARE TO PAY FROM THE ESTATE AND PROPERTY FIFTY POUNDS MORE , TO HER AND HER

HEIRS FOREVER.

I GIVE MATILDA MARR TWO NEGORES, VIZ; ANNA AND CLARLIE, AND OTHER THINGS TO THE

VALUE OF ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY POUNDS MORE, TO HER AND HER HEIRS FOREVER.

I GIVE TO CHARLOTTE RUCKER TWO NEGORES, VIZ; CAROLINE AND DICEY, A GOOD FEATHER

BED AND FURNITURE; A HORSE, SADDLE AND BRIDLE WORTH TWENTY POUNDS , AND THE

SAID NEGROES VALUED AT ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY POUNDS, AND THE BED AND FURNITURE

VALUED AT FIFTEEN POUNDS , MAKING IT ALL ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY POUNDS , AND MY

EXECUTORS ARE TO PAY HER OUT OF THE ESTATE FORTY FIVE POUNDS IN PROPERTY TO

MAKE HER LEGACY TWO HUNDRED POUNDS TO HER AND HER HEIRS FOREVER. WHICH SAID

LEGACY IS TO BE PAID HER AT THE DESCREATION OF MY EXECUTORS .

I GIVE TO MY DAUGHTER SALLY MARR, TWO NEGROES VIZ; DELPHIA AND LITTLE LUCY, OR

YELLOW LUCY, AT THE QUARTER VALUED AT ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY POUNDS; A HORSE,

SADDLE AND BRIDLE VALUED AT TWENTY POUNDS ; A FEATHER BED AND FURNITURE VALUED

AT FIFTEEN POUNDS AND OTHER THINGS AMOUNTING TO ONE HUNDRED AND NINTY NINE POUNDS AND NINETEEN SHILLING AND MY EXECUTORS ARE TO PAY HER ONE SHILLING TO

MAKE HER LEGACY TWO HUNDRED POUNDS IN ALL TO HER AND HER HEIRS FOREVER.

AMD FINALLY ALL MY LAND AND OTHER THINGS NOT HEREIN WILLED ARE TO BE SOLD AND

PUT TO VALUE TO PAY THE LEGACIES. AFTER THEY ARE PAID THE REMAINDER OF MY

ESTATE BOTH REAL AND PERSONEL, THAT IS NOT WILLED AWAY IS TO BE EQUALLY DIVIDED

BETWEEN MY CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN, VIZ; THE ONE SHARE; THE CHILDREN OF

MARGARET MC DANIEL ONE SHARE, THE CHILDREN OF RUEBEN RUCKER ONE SHARE, THE

CHILDREN OF WINIFRED PLUNKET ONE SHARE, MOLLIE BURFORD ONE SHARE,AMBROSE RUCKER

ONE SHARE, ISAAC RUCKER ONE SHARE, SOPHIA JENNINGS ONE SHARE, CAROLINE HANSFORD

ONE SHARE, BETSY MARR ONE SHARE, SALLY MARR ONE SHARE, CHARLOTTE RUCKER ONE

SHARE, BENJAMIN RUCKER ONE SHARE,AND THEIR HEIRS FOREVER.

I GIVE TO BENJAMIN RUCKER , SR.; ANTHONY RUCKER AND THEIR HEIRS M AND THE

REPRESENTATIVES OF ISAAC RUCKER , DECEASED, THEIR DUE SHARE IF ALL LANDS

PATENTED IN MY NAME IN THE STATE OF KENTUCKY, AGREEABLE TO CONTRACT TO THEM AND

THEIR HEIRS FOREVER.

IT IS TO BE OBSERVED THAT I RESERVE HALF AN ACRE FOR A GRAVE YARD IS NOW FIXED

TO BELONG TO MY FAMILY FOREVER. AND LASTLY I DO APPOINT MY BELOVED WIFE MARY RUCKER, AND BELOVED SONS AMBROSE RUCKER AND ISAAC RUCKER WHOLE EXECTRIX AND

EXECUTORS OF THIS MY LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF I HAVE HEREUNTO SET MY HAND AND AFFIXED MY SEAL THIS 3RD DAY

OF DECEMBER ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND THREE.

SIGNED AMBROSE RUCKER SEAL

SIGNED SEALED AND ACKNOWLEDGED IN THE PRESENCE OF : JOHN COONEY, HENRY A.

CHRISTIAN, ANTHONY RUCKER,AND TINSLEY RUCKER.

MEMORANDUM: TIS ORDERED IN MY WILL THAT THE LAND WHEREON I NOW RESIDE BE SOLD

TO THE HIGHTEST BIDDER. I HEREBY DIRECT THAT IT IS TO BE SOLD ON CREDIT, THREE