DANIEL CANDLER"S WILL of 1765 (from Bedford Co, VA Will Book #1, pg. 18)
In the Name of God Amen I Daniel Candler of Bedford County Being
Weak in Body but in My Perfect Censses Thanks to God for it and
Calling to Mind the Mortallety of all Flesh I make and Appoint this
to be my Last Will & Testament and first After my Debts &c being
paid I lend to my Loving Wife Hannah Candler During her Natural Life
or Widwhood My Land and Plantation and all things thereto Belonging,
With stocks of all Kinds or Nature Whatsoever and all and every Other
thing or things to me Belonging or in anywise Appertaining and After
her Death I give the sd. Land and every Other thing to her Lent (one
Feather Bed Excepted) to be Equally Divided Amongst and Between my
Children Viz: John Candler William Candler Elizabeth Cafhry Elloner
Ballard and Zedikiah Candler, him I give the Bed of Firniture Above
Except'd to Zedikiah Candler Over and above his Equal Share With the
Rest. But my Will is and hereby Declare it to be so that if the s'd
Zedikiah Candler Shall Leave my Wife Hannah Candler Without her Con-
sent Till he Arrives at the age of Twenty Years or Married That then
his part of my Estate Given to him to be Divided Shall Remain to &
amongst the othe_ Four mentioned with him above and that he has no
part nor parcel thereof but, and if he shall Stay as Above Mentioned
then in every Thing to be Eaqual further I Appoint my Son William
Candler to be my Executor and by This Will revoking all former Wills
I Declare this to be my Last & True Will in Witness Whereof I have
hereunto Set my hand and affixed my Seal this 4th day of August 1765
in presents, of
Charles Lynch, Robert Brooks, Byrom Ballard
Daniel Candler SS
At a Court held for Bedford County the 27th day of May 1766
The Within last Will & Testament of Daniel Candler Deceased was Ex-
hibited in Court by William Candler Executor therein Mentioned &
proved by the Oaths of Robert Brooks & Birom Ballard & Ordered to be
Recorded & on this Motion of the said Executor he having first made
oath & Entered into bond with Security & Acknowledged the same for
his due & faithful Execution of the said Last Will & Testament Certi-
ficate is Granted him for Obtaining a Probate thereof According to
Law Teste Ben Howard CBC (Clerk of Bedford County)
A Copy - Teste: J. Moorman Johnson, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Bedford County, Virginia