James McDonald/McDaniel md Mary Unknown

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WILL OF JAMES MCDONALD. DATED OCTOBER 15, 1810. Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Recorded in Deed and Will Book 11, p. 151.

IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. I, James McDonald of Pittsylvania County and State of Virginia being weak in body but sound of mind & memory, thanks be to God for the same, & calling to mind the uncertainty of life do commit my soul to God my Redeemer and my body to be buried decently at the discretion of my executors hereafter mentioned and being desirous to dispose of my worldly estate as it hath pleased God to bless me with do hereby make this my lst will and testament in the manner and form following that is to say. I desire that all my just debts be first paid.

• Item: I lend to my beloved wife Mary McDonald the following property, to wit, all my land whereon I now live lying on the south side of Sand Creek and one negro woman named Rose & her increase except that part of increase, if any, as may be hereafter otherwise disposed of and also all my stock of horses, cattle, sheep, household and kitchen furniture & plantation utensils with the increase thereof during her natural life.
• Item: I give unto my daughter Nancey Denton wife of James Denton on dollar cash, together with all I have heretofore given her.
• Item: I give unto my son Randolph McDonald one dollar cash together with all together with all I have heretofore given him.
• Item: I give unto my daughter Sarah McDonald the upper end of my tract of land on the north side of Sandy Creek and bounded as followeth, beginning on a branch called the Ditch branch on Col. Jno. Wilson line, thence up said branch to Prices line thence his line to Atkinsons line thence with his line the first station containing thirty acres more or less to her and her heirs forever.
• Item: I give unto my daughter Peggey Whetworth wife of Abraham Whetworth one dollar cash together with all I have heretofore given her.
• Item: I give unto my son Absalom McDonald one dollar together with all I have heretofore given him.
• Item: I give unto my son Abner McDonald one dollar together with all I have heretofore given him.
• Item: I give unto my son Absel McDonald one Dollar together with all I have heretofore given him forever.
• Item: I give unto my son Daniel McDonald one dollar together with all heretofore given him.
• Item: I give unto my daughter Zeriah McDonald on negro girl Lucy, together with her increase & also after the death of my said wife one half of the land whereon I now live, beginning at a Spanish oak on the widow Colemans line thence running near a north course to a red oak thence to a large poplar thence down the branch to the creek, thence up the creek to Col John Wilsons lines thence with his line to the widow Cloe Colemans line thence with her line to the first station and also one half of all my stock, horses, hogs, cattle and sheep, household and kitchen furniture. Also the negro woman Rose given to my said wife her an her increase should there be any to be equally divided between my tow daughters Zeriah an Zepora McDonald to them and their heirs forever.
• Item: I give to my daughter Zerisha Burton wife of Thomas Burton one dollar cash together with all I have heretofore given to her and her heirs forever.
• Item: I give to my daughter Zepora McDonald one negro named Darcus with her increase & also after the death of my said wife one half of the land whereon I now live as before mentioned agreeable to the lines mentioned according to quantity and quality and one half of all my stock of horses, hoggs, cattle and sheep, household and kitchen furniture also one negro woman Rose given to my said wife, her and her increase should there be any to be equally divided as before mentioned between the said Zepora and Zeriah McDonald to them and their heirs forever.
• Item: I give my daughter Zella Taylor, wife of John Taylor, one dollar cash together with all I have heretofore given her forever.
• Item: I give to my son Clement McDonald after the death of my wife the balance of the tract of land whereon I now live, it being the lower end of said land up to the dividing line and also the tract of land I purchased of Randolph McDonald, and a negro girl named Mary to him and his heirs forever.
• Item: It is my desire that if either of the negroes given to my two daughters Zeriah and Zepora McDonald should die before the death of my said wife in that case the loss to be made good out of the negroes my said wife possessed & then the balance to be equally divided between my two daughters as above mentioned to wit Zeriah and Zepora McDonald & lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my two sons Randolph and Absalom McDonald Executors to this last will and testament, I hereby revoking and annulling all other wills & this to be my last will and testament to witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty eight day of April 1808.
  George Adams, John Matney, John Adams, Redmano Fallen and Mark Wilson.
  James McDonald (Seal)

At a court held for Pittsylvania County the 15 day of October 1810 the last will and testament of James McDonald deceased with the endorsement thereon was proved by the oaths of John Matney and Redmano Fallon two subscribing witnesses and by the court ordered to be recorded and on the motion of Randolph McDonald and one of the Executors in said will named who made oath according to law and together with Redmon Fallen, Benjamin Watkins and George Sutherlin his securities entered into and acknowledged their bonds in the penalty of ten thousand dollars conditioned as the law directs certificate is granted him for obtaining a probate of the last will in due form and leave is reserved for the other executor to join in the probate when he shall think fit.