Peter Daniel’s Will February 6, 1799
Here is my transcription of the will of my GGGGG-Grandfather
Peter Daniel Sr.
In the name of God amen. The sixth day of February in the
year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety nine.
I Peter Daniel Sr, of Campbell County and State of Virginia,
being of sound mind and memory, thanks be to God, therefore calling into mind
the mortality of my body and knowing it is appointed for all men once to die do
make and ordain this to be my last will and testament; that is to say;
principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hand of
almighty God that gave it, and my body I recommend unto the earth to be buried
in a decent Christian manner, nothing doubting but I shall receive the same
again at the general resurrection by the mighty Power of God.
And as touching the worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased
God to bless me in this life, I give, demise, and dispose of the same in the
following manner and form, viz: And first my desire is that all my just debts
be justly paid and satisfied. I give and bequeath unto my son Richard Daniel
the plantation and tract of land whereon he now lives containing one hundred
acres more or less, to him and his heirs forever. Item: I give and bequeath
unto my daughter Lucy Trent one shilling sterling. I give to my son Peter one
shilling sterling. I give to my daughter Sarah Dansy one shilling sterling. I
give unto my sons William and John one shilling sterling each. Item: I lend
unto my daughter Jemima Hinton the plantation she now lives upon during her
natural life if she chooses to live upon the same (and to her husband William
Hinton) to live along with her if he chooses to do so. Item: I lend unto my
beloved wife Mary Daniel the plantation and tract of land whereon my son Peter
now lives containing fifty acres more of less with all my household furniture
and movable property during her natural life or widowhood, and after her
decease, if my son Peter Daniel uses his mother well as long as she lives, he
shall have ye fifty acres of land more or less whereon he now liveth, to him
and his heirs forever.
And I do hereby utterly disallow revoke and disavow all
former wills and testaments by me in anywise made or named, ratifying and
affirming this and no other to be my last will and testament. In witness
whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal the day and year first above
written.
