Patrick County VA, Wills and Deeds

The Last Will and Testament of Benjamin Belcher of Rock Castle Patrick

County Virginia

 I Benjamin Belcher considering the uncertainty of this mortal

life and being of sound  mind and memory do make and publish this my last

Will and testament in manner and form following that is to say. Firstly

I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Sarah Belcher all  of my Household

and kitchen furniture and joints of my land her live time and at her death to

be equally divided between my heirs John Blelcher, Mary Cruise, Harden

Belcher's heirs, Martha Akers, Elizabeth Wood, and Reed Belcher and my

stock consisting of cattle, hogs, etc

shall also be equally divided between the above named heirs and at my

and my wife's deaths my

 will is that my tract of land known as the Akers place lying on

Brammers Spur road shall be

equally divided between John Belcher, Mary Cruise, and Harden Belcher's

heirs. And my home

tracts of land where I now live on the head waters of Rock Castle shall

be equally divided

between Martha Akers, Elizabeth Wood and Reed Belcher.

My will is that my son Noah shall have one dollar only of my

entire estate.

 My will is that the above named property willed to the above

named heirs shall be

divided amongst themselves without an administrator.

This the 28th day of August 1878

                                                 his

                                        Benjamin  x  Belcher

                                                 mark

The within will of Benjamin Belcher was now subscribed by the

said Benjamin Belcher the testation in the presence of each of us and was at the same time

declared by him to be his last Will and Testament and we at his request signed our names

hereunto as attesting witnesses

This the 28th day of August 1878

William E. Shelor

Caleb Boyd

In Patrick County Court February Term 1884. The Last Will and Testament

of Benjamin Belcher was presented in Court proven by the subscribing Witnesses

thereto admitted to probate and ordered to be recorded

Teste

L. G. Rucker, Clerk

1860 Census of Patrick County:

CENSUS YR:  1860  TERRITORY:  VA  COUNTY:  Patrick  DIVISION: 

North  PAGE  NO:  890

REFERENCE:  Tuggles Gap,  July 2nd, 1860

SCH.  R/W  DDB

 13  129  132 Belcher        Benjamon       71   M                        1,400     500

 14  129  132 Belcher        Sarah          60   F

 15  129  132 Belcher        Benjamon       19   M

 16  129  132 Belcher        Reed           15   M

 17  129  132 Belcher        Martin         13   M

 18  130  133 Belcher        Noah           23   M                                  30

 19  130  133 Belcher        Catherine      24   F

 20  130  133 Belcher        Stewart        1    M

14  247  253 Belcher        John           36   M                        700       200

 15  247  253 Belcher        Nancy          34   F

 16  247  253 Belcher        Mahala         15   F

 17  247  253 Belcher        Lucy           13   F

 18  247  253 Belcher        Harden         10   M

 19  247  253 Belcher        John           9    M

 20  247  253 Belcher        Sarah          6    F

 21  247  253 Belcher        German*        4    M

 22  247  253 Belcher        Benjamin       2    M

22  5    5   Belcher        Harden         30   M                        300       150

 23  5    5   Belcher        Elisabeth      34   F

 24  5    5   Belcher        Edward         7    M

 25  5    5   Belcher        Sarah          5    F

 26  5    5   Belcher        Moses W.       2    M