Washington Co., Virginia Will Book 3: 230
Will of James Hope
Dated 8 Oct. 1811; proved 19 Nov. 1811
Abstracted Jan. 2009 by D. Powell from FHL mf# 34356
James Hope of Washington County, Virginia
Just debts to be paid
Beloved wife Margaret, full and free rite and possession of the plantation with all farming utensils and everything in the house except such goods as will be hereafter disposed of …. all the slaves with their increase except Jack… five horses with their spring colts… also other animals… all for the term of 5 years for her use for the purpose of raising and schooling the children.
I further leave to Margaret the house I now live in and the third of the land or its profits during her life; also one fourth of my moveable estate except properties otherwise disposed of to my children.
To son Adam one third of the land I now live on, one horse, his saddle, one rifle, one bed and furniture.
To daughter Agness one mare named Kate, her saddle, one cow worth $12 beside the increase of the cow that her grandmother left her; one bed and furniture.
To son Nathaniel my plantation on Cumberland Tennessee
To son John one third part of land I now live on
To son James Wilson one third of the land I now live on at his mother’s decease
To each of my daughters not yet named I leave one bed and furniture, also the price of a common bureau when they arrive at lawful age
All the remainder of my estate I allow to be equally divided among my children.
Appoint David Lowrey and Hugh Mahaffey executors
8 Oct. 1811
James Hope
Wit
James Wilson
Nathaniel Maxwell
Hugh Mahaffey
19 Nov. 1811 proved in court on oaths of all 3 witnesseswilwilwill