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(A Pioneer in Posey County, Indiana) and HIS DESCENDANTS A History and Genealogy By Rev. John E. Cox (Great-great-grandson of Thomas Price.) |
KALEM PRICE'S WILL
IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN. I Kalem Price of Culpeper Count in
Bromfield parrish being very sick and weak in Body but in perfect
memory thanks to Almighty God and considering the uncertain Estate
of this transitary life do make and ordain this my last Will and
Testament in manner and form following viz. First I give and bequeath
my soul to Almighty God that gave it to me and my Body to the
ground to be decently Buried in full hopes of a joyful Resurrection
to eternal life and my worldly Goods I leave and dispose of in
manner and form following.
IMPRIMISIS
Item Secondly I give and Bequeath to my loving wife Mary Price
my Plantation whereon, I now live during her Natural life and
all land belonging to the James from my lower cornor line tree
on the River up to the mouth of a branch above the Plantation
and up the branch to the head and that Course to the back line,
and as my Wife is now with Child if she should be delivered of
a son and it should live my Will and desire is that after my Wife's
death that this son shall have the aforesaid Land and Plantation
but if my Wife should be delivered of a Daughter my desire is
that my son James Price shall have the said land and Plantation
after his mothers Death.
Item Thirdly I give and Bequeath to my son Humphrey Price all
of my Land lieing between a Branch above my Plantation that runs
into the River and another Branch that runs into the River below
the Plantation, whereon John Barnhyfle now lives and from the
head of the said branches the same course to the back line.
Item Fourthly I give and bequeath to my son Thomas Price, the
remainder of my track of Land I now live on from the branch below
the Plantation whereon John Barnhyfle now lives up to my upper
corner on the River with the said Plantation whereon Barnhyfle
now lives.
Item Fifthly I leave three hundred and twelve acres of land lying
on the waters of Bessabell run to be divided equally afolloweth
if my wife should be delivered of a daughter that tract of land
to be equally divided among my other two daughters and the one
born but if it hapon my wife should have a son so that my son
James Price should not inherit the Plantation whereon I live my
desire is that my son James should have an equal part of the aforesaid
Land with his two sisters Ann Price and Mary Price to be divided
among them three and he to have first choice in the Lands.
Item Sixthly I leave my Negro man to be sold and the money for
which he shall sell to be equally divided among my Sons.
Item Seventhly I leave my Stocks of Horses, Cattle and Hogs and
Sheep for support of my Wife and Children and to be equally divided
among my children as they come of Age.
Eighthly I leave my Gun to my son Humphrey - - my household furniture
and goods I leave for the support of my wife and children and
to be divided among my children after their mother's death.
Lastly I constitute and Appoint Samuel Short and Richard Thomas
Executors of this my last Will and Testament to Act and do for
my Wife and Children in the best way they can and to receive all
debts due me and divide all equally Among my children according
to this my last Will. I likewise leave a Quantity of tar to be
sold for money and the money divided among my children. In witness
whereof I have hereto set my hand & seal this twenty-first
of April 1758...
his
KALEM x PRICE
Signed sealed in the mark
presents of us
James Graves
John Wright
Sarah Graves.
At a Court held for the County at Culpeper on Thursday 16th of
November 1758.
This last Will and Testament of Kalem Price deceased. was exhibited
to the Court by James Graves and was proved by the oaths of James
& John Wright two of the witnesses thereto and Ordered to
be recorded. Richard Thomas one of the Executors therein named
refused to take the Burthen of the Execution thereof. At the same
time Mary Price, Widow of the said decedent came into Court and
renounced all Benefit of the said Will choosing to accept of the
provision made by Law. And at a Court held for the county on Thursday
the 19th of October 1761 On the motion of Alexander Burk who has
lately intermarried with said Mary Price, Widow and Relicit, of
the said Decedent Certificate for Obtaining Letters of Administration
with the Will annexed is granted him, he having taken the Oath
and entered into Bond with Security according to Law.
Teste
Roger Dixon, Clk.
State of Virginia,
County of Culpeper, towit:
I, C. T. Guinn, Clerk of the Circuit Court for the County aforesaid,
in the State of Virginia, do hereby certify that the foregoing
is a true copy of the last Will and Testament of Kalem Price,
which is of record in this office in Will Book A, at page 246.
Given under my hand, and seal this the 6th day Aug. 1923.
(Seal.) (Signed)
Teste
C. T. Guinn, Clerk.