WILL OF ROBERT ST.CLAIR/SINKLER
                      (Father of Betsy)

   I, Robert St. Clair Sen of Bedford County  
 	Do hereby make this my last will and Testament
 	In manner and form following that is to say
 	1st I desire that all my just debts shall be paid
   2dly I lend to my wife Ruth St. Clair this track 
 	of land together with the mill where I 
 	now live during her natural life to be 
 	rented out by my Executor hereafter to be 
 	named for her support the ballance of the 
 	rent if any to be divided and shall hereafter 
 	name 
   3dly I give to my daughter Betsy Browning the 
 	cotton meshine now in my possession 
 	togather with the tract of land which she 
 	has all ready received and sold to Isaac 
 	St. Clair he sold to John St. Clair and conveyed 
 	to him. 
   4dly I give to my son Isaac St. Clair the one 
 	half of the tract of land he now lives on 
   5dly I give to my son John St. Clair one dollar 
 	Togather with the tract of land he now lives on 
   6dly I give to my son George St. Clair the other 
 	other half the tract of land I gave Isaac 
   7dly I give to my daughter Bolley Walrand 
 	that part of the tract of land she now 
 	lives on not conveyed to Robert St. Clair 
   8dly I give to my son Robert St. Clair that 
 	part of the tract of land Thomas Rucker 
 	now lives on already deeded to Robert 
   9dly I give to my son Samuel St. Clair 
  	Thomas St. Clair and Daughters Rachel 
  	Feazel, Patsey Feazel and Nancy Patterson 
 	the balance of my Estate Real and personal 
 	to be equally divided between them 
 	five as I shall hereafter direct my perishable 
 	property to be sold as soon as convenient and the 
 	money divided between them also to sell the tract 
 	of Eighty five acres of land where Joseph Feazel 
 	settled on a credit of one two and three years and 
 	divide the money also between them five also 
 	after the death of my wife to sell the tract 
 	of land I left her for a support on a credit of 
 	one two and three years and divide the money 
 	also between them five. 
    and lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint 
 	my friends John Patterson and Aaron 
 	Feazel my Executors to this my last will 
 	and testament In witness whereof I have 
 	here unto set my hand and seal this Eighth 
 	day of May one thousand Eight hundred and 
 	twenty two 
 	Robert Sinkler (Seal) 
 	John H Otey Sr 
 	Wilson N Bugg 

 	At a court held for Bedford county at the courthouse
 	July 23 1827-The preceeding last will & Testament of 
 	Robert Sinkler dec'd was proved by the oaths of John H 
 	Otey Sr & Wilson N Bugg subscribing witnesses & was ordered 
 	to be recorded and on the motion of John Patterson one of 
 	the executors therein named, who made oath & gave bond and 
 	security according to law, certificate is granted him for 
 	obtaining probate thereof in due form- J.C. Steptoe CBC.

Charlotte Curlee Ramsey
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