Will of Nathan Hall, 1816
Patrick County VA will book 1 p. 129



February 19th Day 1816.  In the name of God Amen.  I Nathan Hall Senr. of
Patrick County being sick & weak of body but of perfect mind & memory thanks
be to God for the same noing it is appointed once for all men to die do make
this my last will & testament.  In the first place I commit my soul in the
hands of Almighty God that gave it & my body to the Earth to be buried in a
Christian like manner at the discretion of my Executors & as for what worldly
estate it has pleased God to bless me in this life with I dispose of in this
manner.  Item. it is my desire that all my just debts be paid.  Item. it is my
desire that Jno. Hall should have part of my land I live on beginning on the
white oak creek whear my Loin crosses the same running a strate loin to Jno.
Halls shop thence down the branch to the mouth thence a strate line to my
branch line whear Jno. Halls corner poplar in the land the said Jno. purchased
of Benj. Hubbard.  Item. itis my desire that the ballance of my land shuld be
sold & the money equally divided among all my sons & daughters.  Item. it is
my desire that all my negroes Daniel Charles Ezbel Mol Eady Jin Price Sindy
Lucy & Ruth be sold for the best price that can be got & equally divided
amonst all my sons & daughters also all my stock & household furniture to be
sold as above and equally divided among all my sons & daughters that is to say
Jno. Randal Thomas Jonathan Molly Salley Nancy Jeremiah & Frankey also it is
my desire that all the cash I have in hand should be equally divided as above
also it is my desire that Jno. Hall & Thomas R. Hall should be my Executors of
this my last will.  It also is my desire that if any of my children should be
dead before the assigning of this will, their heirs shall have 50 cents a
peice.
                                                 his
Sign in the presants of                   Nathan  @  Hall  L S
        his                                      mark
Russell  +  Hall
        mark
       her
Delila  +  Hall
       mark
    her
Ann  +  Hall
    mark                               Patrick March Court 1805

This will was proven in open court to be the act & deed ofthe within named
Nathan Hall, decd & orderd to be recorded.

                                       Teste
                                       A. Staples  D. C.


Contributed by Shelby Puckett <spuckett@bgsm.edu>

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