Timely post, Dick. Thanks.
It sure would have been simpler for the rest of us if Jeremiah had gone
ahead and named at least -some- of his other children. :-) Virginia law by
1797 had abolished primogeniture, so Jeremiah was not obligated to "pass"
his estate to his eldest son. In this case he seems to have done so anyway.
MEM
----- Original Message -----
From: <RHeff1(a)aol.com>
To: <CHANNELL-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 10:31 AM
Subject: [CHANNELL] Last Will Jeremiah
This may not be new to most of you, but thought I'd repost
DECEMBER 1797
THE LAST WILL & TESTAMENT OF JERIMIAH CHANNEL
I Jerimiah Channell of Randolph County do hereby make my Last Will and
Testament in manner and form following that is to say, after Paying my
just
debts and funeral expenses, I give to my beloved wife Nancy Channel
the
one
third part of my estate both real and personal for and during her
natural
life and after her decease I give the same to my son Jerimiah Channel and
to
be enjoyed by him forever,--I give to my said son Jerimiah all the
rest of
my
estate both real and personal of what nature or kind soever it may
be. Not
herein before particularly disposed of, I desire it to my said son
Jerimiah
Channel. I give it to him, his heirs, executors, administrators or
afsigns
(?) forever,--and lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my wife
Nancy
Channel and Jerimiah Channel executors of this my Last Will and Testament
hereby,
Jerimiah Channel
Test
Jonathan (?) Smith
Wm. Seymour
1798 January Court, Proven and Ordered Recorded
Thanks,
Dick and Karen Heffler
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