Daniel Murley's Last Will & Testement



In the Name of God, Amen. I, Daniel Murley of Greenbriar County and Virginia State -- being sick and low in body the in perfect mind and memory do call to mind the mortality of my body -- Knowing that all mankind has once to die, do order this and Constitute this to be my last will and Testement, and as touching my worldly Estate which has pleased god to bestow on me, I will, give and devise in manner and form following, that is to say after a desent burial is taken thereout at the discration of my Exrt. hereafter named, I give and devise to my wife Margaret my bay horse and as much cash to be bot of my estate as will purchase her a good saddle, and as to my land, I devise to my wife to have peasable possesion of the whole till my two sons is of age, then the land to be equally devided between the two, the remainder of my horses to be devided amongst my children, and the meat cattle all to be sold, only what my wife sees proper to keep for the use of the family, the money to be for the benefit of the Children. I have an order on Archer Mathers for 500 pounds and after my debts is paid out of it, the remainder together with a bond on George Clendinan for 1000 pounds to be for the schooling of my Children. I Constitute my wife and Capt. Hugh Miller and James Cain Executors of this my last will and testement, revoking and disannuling and making void all former wills and testements, do ratify this to be my last will and testement. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 26th day of March 1781.

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Daniel Murley (seal)
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Acknowledged in presence of
Wm Bowiland
Thomas Price
John Dod

At a Court, a Court held for Greenbriar County Augusta 22nd, 1781, This Instrument of writing was presented to the Court as and for the last will and Testement of Daniel Murley, Dec'd, and proved by the oath of Thomas Price, a witness thereto, and ordered to record. On the motion of Margaret Murley, Hugh Miller and James Cain, the Executors named therein who made oath accourding to law. Certificate granted them for obtaining a probate thereof, whereupon they entered into and acknowledged their bond with Condition as the law directs.

Teste John Stuart Clerk