Will, VA, Bedford, John Read 1767

In the name of God Amen, I JOHN READ of Bedford County Planter do make my last Will
and Testament in manner following:

In the first place. I resign and recommend my Soul into the hands of Almighty God
and my body to the Earth Trusting and hoping in the Infinite mercies of God for a
resurrection to eternal life through the merits and mediation of my blessed Lord
and Savior Jesus Christ.

As to my Worldly Estate which it has pleased God to bless me with I Will as
follows.

I leave all my movable personal Estate together with the Plantation where I live to
my wife [ELIZABETH TATE] to remain in her full possession and prerogative during
her natural life. I give and bequeath unto my three sons viz: WILLIAM [READ],
JONADAB [READ] and DANIEL [READ] all my Real Estate, to wit, the land where I live
on both sides of Falling River including where my son WILLIAM lives and the land on
the South Fork of Falling River including my Mill to be equally divided amongst
them either by division or agreement and here it is to be understood that at my
decease the Mill and Mill Land is immediately the property of my three sons
aforesaid and that my Son WILLIAM remain in quiet possession where he lives, in my
wife’s life time.

I give and bequeath unto my daughter ELIZABETH [READ] SIMMONS and my son THOMAS
READ's children, to wit: ABRAHAM [READ], MARIANNA [READ], and ISAAC [READ] my whole
movable personal Estate to be equally divided between them four.

I will appoint my two sons JONADAB and DANIEL my executors.

In witness where of I have, to this my Last Will and Testament, set my hand and
seal this 3rd day of June 1767.

JOHN READ {seal}

Signed, sealed and published by JOHN READ as and for his last will and testament in
our presence, who in the presence of the said JOHN READ, subscribed our names as
witnesses thereto:

RICHARD STITH
LUCY STITH
JOHN F. PATRICK
HARRY TERRILL




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