| Will � William Harris
I, William Harris of the County of Hardy and State of Virginia do hereby make my last Will and Testament in manner and form following that is to say. First I give and bequeath to my wife Elizabeth Harris all my estate both real and personal during her natural life to injoy it to her only use and support of her the? Elisabeth Harris during her natural life not to make way or destroy any of this estate that I put into her hands fundes than her natural support during her life and after her decease I devise that all my estate both real and personal be soald immediately after her decease and the mones arising there from to be equally divided among her children hereafter M?? and James Harris a son of her daughter. Money here mentioned to have an equal part with my wife & eleven children namely James, Mary, William, Alesey, Pheby, John, George, Hanna, Elizabeth, Sara and Nancy to be enjoyed by them their heirs. Executor & administrator forever and lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my wifes son James and my friend John Rotruc(t or k) Senior executors of this my last will and testament hereby revoking all other or former wills or testaments by me heretofore made. In witness hereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this twenty seventh day of November A.D. 1822. William Harris (made his X) � seal James Martin, Joseph McNemar, John Harris The young mans name interlined in the sixteenth line was interlined before the signing sealing of this will and testament. (This was written under William�s signature & X.) At the bottom of the page this date was written: 11 day of January 1823 Submitted by Brenda Cleaves March 4, 2006 |