Will of

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WILL
OF
ANN (DUNBAR) CAHOON
Will Bk 1, page 431-435
County of Hardy, State of Virginia
June 9, 1798

In The Name of God Amen I Ann Cahoon of the County of Hardy and State of
Virginia being weak in body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be
given unto God calling unto mind the mortality of my Body and knowing
that it is appointed as to all men once to die do make and ordain this
my last Will and Testament that is to say principally and first of all I
give and recommend my soul into the hand of Almighty God that gave it
and my body I recommend to the Earth to be buried in decent Christian
burial at the discretion of my Executor nothing doubting but at the
General Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the Mighty power
of God and in touching such wordly Estate wherewith it has pleased God
to bless me in this life I give devise and dispose of the same in
following manner and form -- in the first place I alow all my just debts
and funeral Charges to be paid out of my Estate.  Item) I give and
bequeath to the widow and children of my beloved brother John Dunbar
deceased Eighty pounds to be equally divided between them.  Item) I give
and bequeath to my beloved niece Elenor Blizzard Thirty five pounds also
a large pewter dish and a black gown.  Item) I give and bequeath to my
beloved niece Rachel Roberts twenty five pounds also a frying pan a
blanket and a sheet.  Item) I give and bequeath to my beloved Sister
Elenor How fifty

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pounds.  Item)  I give and bequeath to my beloved Sister Martha Jackson
fifty pounds.  Item)  I give and bequeath to my beloved Sister Margaret
Claypool one hundred pounds also my saddle bridle a fine hat a red
coverlet a [hollon] apron a [dicpes] table cloth and a cotton pettycoat
and bed gown.  Item)  I give and bequeath to my beloved nephew Jacob
Claypool ten pounds also a big bible a chest a big cittle and all my
iron tools and farming utensils.  Item)  I give and bequeath to my two
beloved nieces (To wit)  Elizabeth Claypool and Tirzah Claypool two Cows
a pot a [bake] cittle my pewter all but my large Dish and twenty pounds
to be Equally divided between them at the apraisement.  All the rest of
my moveable Estate after the before named Legases are taken out I alow
to be sold Then by public or privet sail at the discretion of my
Executor and the money a Rising there from to be equally divided between
the before named legatees.  I likewise constitute make and ordain James
Claypool the sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament and I do
hereby utterly disallow revoke and and disanul all and every other
former testaments wills Legacies Bequests and Executors by me in any way
before named willed and Bequeathed Ratifying and confirming this and no
other to be my last Will and Testament In witness whereof I have here
unto set my hand and Seal this Ninth Day of June in the Year of our Lord
one thousand Seven hundred and Ninety eight.

            her
        Ann  A  Cahoon   (seal)
            mark

Signed Sealed published
pronounced and declared
by the sd Ann Cahoon as
her last Will and Testament
in the presence of us who in
her presence and in the presence
of each other have hereunto


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subscribed our names.
Christian Hollernan (his mark)
George Wilkin
John Woollard (his mark)
David [Basiser ] (his mark)
Elizabeth Hollernan (her mark)


At a Court held for Hardy County the 10th day of April 1810 this last
Will and Testament was proved by the Oaths of John Woollard & David
[Basiser] two of the Witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded And on
the motion of James Claypool the Executor named in the said Will
Certificate is granted him for obtaining a probate thereof in due form
he [hath] taken the Oath of an Executor and together with Isaac Chrisman
his Security entered into and acknowledged a bond in the penalty of Two
thousand dollars conditioned as the Law directs.
       Test
            Ed Williams [     ]



Appraisement Bill of the personal Estate of Ann Cahoon D'd May the 25th
1810.

Agreeably to an order from the County Court of Hardy to us directed
dated April Court 1810 we have appraised the personal Estate of Ann
Cahoon Decd agreeably to the above Statement Given under our hands this
25th day of May 1810.     Jacob Miller
          Anthony Miller
          John Hands


At a Court held for Hardy County the 12th day of June 1810 This
Invenventory & Appraisement of the Estate of Ann Cahoon dece'd was
returned and ordered to be recorded.
        Teste
         Ed Williams clerk


Agreeable to an order of court of April last to us directed we have
Examined the Executorship of James Claypool - on  the Estate of Ann
Calhoon decd and find the amount of personal Estate to be One thousand
three hundred and sixty nine Dollars and eighty five cents accounts
against sd Estate is thirteen dollars and the allowance made Executor -
fifty Dollars which since being reducted leaves a balance of One
thousand three hundred and six dollars and Eighty five cents In the
hands of the Executor for the Legatees.

Given under our hands this 8th day of May 1810.

          Jacob Miller

          Anthony Miller


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 This settlement of the Estate of Ann Cahoon Decd with James Claypool
the Executor was Returned and Ordered to be recorded.

       Teste
        Ed Williams clerk.