Washington Co., Virginia Will Bk 4: 285
Will of James Logan
Dated 27 Dec. 1818; proved in court 19 Feb. 1819
Abstracted 7/2001 by D. Powell from FHL mf# 34357
James Logan of Washington Co. VA
1. just debts and funeral charges be paid by my executors out of their legacies
2. two sons John & Caleb: mansion house I live in and all the other houses thereunto belonging with all the household and kitchen furniture except what shall be hereafter named:
- my Smith tools & sawmill shall remain for all my sons benefit as they can best agree
3. son John one Negro boy named Dick
4. son Caleb one Negro by named Charles
5. grandson Samuel Logan one bay mare named Shad with a good new saddle and bridle
6. Next my books are to be divided amongst my children at the discretion of my Executors.
7. I next give to my sons John and Caleb my old survey of land on which I reside jointly
8. I next give to them the survey known by the name of the Chesnut ridge survey all except 50 acres to Robert Logan adjoining Samuel Woodwards survey in form and shape as the executors shall dictate and 50 acres I give to my son William S. off the nearest part adjoining his own tract where he lives
9. I also give to my two grandsons James & John Logan sons of James Logan, deceased my tract of land known by the name of Gibsons survey jointly when they arrive at the age of 21 years, but I do allow their Mother Elizabeth Logan the whole benefits arising from said land during said time provided she remains a widow for the purpose of raising & schooling her children and if she remains a widow I allow her one third of the benefits of said land during her natural life
10. I next give to my 2 sons John and Caleb Logan jointly a tract of land known as Marklands mill place and what remains unpaid towards the price of said land to be discharged out of their own estates except they provide otherwise
11. I also give to the widow and orphans of James Logan decd one fourth part of the profits and loss of said mill for the term of ten years from my decease.
12. I also direct that my executors shall refund to the heirs of James Logan decd jointly all the money & property he the said James advanced towards discharging the debt due for said land with the lawful interest thereon at any time from my decease until the heirs arrive at age
13. I also allow to my daughter Bethia Fullen half a bushel of corn wheat or rye per week as she chooses for five years for to Bread herself and children.
14. The balance of my negroes I bequeath as follows: one Negro girl named Phan I give to my daughter Barbara Logan with a horse and saddle with an equal share of household and kitchen furniture with my two sons John and Caleb Logan. I also give to my said daughter Barbara the use of the room she now lodges in with a cupboard that stands in the same with a support as usual as long as she remains single
15. And to my daughter Dorcas McCulloch I have given a Negro girl named Lucy with other property which is all I can allow her. The balance of my Negroes that I have not bequeathed, namely Will, Dinah, Susanna & Quinton it is my will that they remain in the family and on the plantation during my life and my brother Wm Logan to assist in providing our support & their own and at our decease said Negroes that are surviving to be retained in the family by way of sale & the valuation equally divided amongst all my heirs except my son James Logan decd heirs who I allow the specified sum of two hundred dollars out of the valuation of said Negroes. my will also is that the Negroes I have particularly bequeathed to my four children above named is if any of them should decease without heirs that if the Negroes should survive them they shall be returned to my heirs and the value of them equally divided among all my heirs [prev. word appears crossed out] children
16. I also give my desk to my son Caleb Logan
17. My plantation tools with some carpenters tools my waggon [sic] & geers [sic] I give to my Executors to do with them as they think proper
18. I give to my son Robert Logan one hundred dollars to be paid in twelve years from my decease in trade or cash at the discretion of the Executors
19. I also give to my son William S. Logan ten dollars and to James Logan son of Robert Logan ten dollars when he arrives at the age of twenty one.
20. I likewise give to my Grandson James Talbot ten dollars in five years from my decease to be discharged by my Executors or the survivor of them
21. And lastly my will is that all my live stock of every kind after giving to Wm, John, Caleb & Barbara Logan two head of cattle as they can agree themselves and to John & the widow of James Logan deceased Barbara & Caleb Logan three head of sheep each the balance of stock of every kind to be sold and equally divided among all my heirs and all the crop of grain on hand to be at the disposal of my executors
22. Executors: John & Caleb Logan
23. Dated 27 Dec. 1818
his
Witnessed James Logan
Nickerson Snead Mark
John Dunn
George A. Crawford
16 Feb. 1819 recorded in court
John and Caleb, executors
Bond $3,000 with William S. Logan, James Kelly, John Dunn, William Dunn, Jacob Morrell and Thomas McCullock security