I Valentine Goil of the County of
Augusta, Colony of Virginia having my perfect senses blessed by God, for the
enjoyment thereof but being by the will of providence under a lingering state of
health, after duly considering the frailty and mortality of all human flesh,
knowing it is appointed for all men once to die, and after that to
judgment. I hereby do present and
acknowledge this to be my last will and testament, and in confirmation of the
same. I do first of all recommend my
soul to God, who gave it and my body, to be decently interred, after a
Christian like manner, and most of all, I acknowledge and allow my just debts
to be duly paid, with the remainder of what worldly substances Gad has blessed
me with, after which with such part of my estate remains, I further do will.
And allow it to be disposed of in a manner as follows (to wit).
First of all I will and bequeath unto
my loving wife Margaret fifty pounds of
To my eldest son Gabriel, I will and
bequeath one black horse rising five years old me, now delivered into his
custody and possession over and above his equal part of the estate after dividing
the moveable part of all moveables.
To my son Jacob, I will one equal part
of the moveable parts of my estate.
To my son George, I will one equal
part of the movable parts of my estate.
To my son Martin, I will and bequeath
all the freehold land that I claim right of being in quantity of one hundred
thirty acres proviso that he shall pay his sisters, Barbaray and Elizabeth,
fifteen pounds each on his entering into possession of the same, with one black
horse and one set of plow irons; and to give his mother and sisters the
privilege of living peaceably on the said land, to wit his mother, as long as
she lives, with half the produce of the said land, for her maintenance while
she lives and with his sisters there, to reside till they are married, or otherwise
provided for; and if he proves disobedient or by turbulent means offers to
deprive them of peaceable enjoyment. He
is to lose all rights of possession and the land is to dissolve to his mother,
and after her demise to Barbaray and Elizabeth.
He otherwise is to have two milch cows.
To my daughter
To my daughter Elizabeth, two milch
cows and one mare colt.
This follows my daughters over and
above a child's part, and furthermore, I appoint George Hammer, of the County
and Colony aforesaid together with my son George, to be executor and empower
them after my decease to dispose of my estate, in manner as above mentioned,
and in confirmation that I acknowledged this to be my last will and testament.
I hereunto set my hand and seal this
eleventh day of October Anno Domini, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty-Five.
Original Will Signature
Attested: George
Teeter Paul Teeter George Wooldridge
This obligation is such that of the
above bond George Coil and George Hammer, executors of the last will and
testament of Felty Coil (deceased) do make or cause to be made a true and
perfect inventory of all goods, chattels and credits of said deceased which,
shall come to the possession of knowledge of the said George Coil and George
Hammer.
The last will and testament of Valentine Coile deed was proved by the oath of George and Paul Teeter, and ordered to be recorded, and making the oath of George Hammer and George Coile the executors therein named who made the oath according to law. Certificate is granted him obtaining probate thereof in due form.
Below is possibly Valentine Coil’s emigration signature 1749, for comparison.