Will of Archibald Hopkins - -- The Pioneer! - Genealogy - http://maxpages.com/mygenroots/Archibald

This nineteenth day of March 1799, I, Archebald Hopkins, Jr., of Rockingham County and State of Virginia, being weake in body but of Perfect mind and memory Do make this my Last will & testament. I bequeath to my wife, Jennet Hopkins her Dowry according to law & to have her choice of all the feather beds in my possession & to have one with such furniture as she shall choose for one bed; I bequeath to my Son Ephraim Hopkins the Plantation he now lives on lying on both Sides of mudy Creek Containing 310 acres by Survey to him and his heirs & forever, I bequeath to my grand Son Archibald Hopkins, Son of Ephraim Hopkins a tract of land lying on both sides of mudy creek and adjoining the Lands I now live on & Lands formerly belonging to Thomas Shanklin & likewise a Part of the Land I now live on and joining the fore track begining at a Pine on the West side of the Creek in a line of the land I now live on & running from thence a strait line to the wright hand of the lowernopt gap in the hill on the East side of the Creek, Continuing still a strait line from sd gap until it strikes the line of my land on the east side of the creek to him and his heirs &c for ever & Forever my Son Ephraim Hopkins to have the profits arising from the lands untill his son Archibald Hopkins is 21 years of age, Provided he lives till that period on the Land he now lives on, I bequeath to my grand Son Thomas Hopkins, Son of Ephraim Hopkins, a track of land lying on mudy Creek now occupied by James McHoney & likewise two other surveys joining said track land to him & his heirs &c forever & Forever that his father Ephraim Hopkins have the profits arising from the lands until his son Thomas Hopkins is 21 years of age Provided resides till that period on the land he now occupies & should sd Ephraim Hopkins remove to a distant part of the Country then my executors to have the care of my grand Sons lands after such removal & the profits arising from sd lands to be appropriated for the benefit of my grand Sons untill they are of the age afforesaid, I bequeath to my Son william hopkins the Plantation I now live on that is all the lands that is included in the inclusive survey, I made, except that Part that I have before mentioned as given by this will to my grand Son Archibald hopkins and my wifes dowery Dureing her life with all its improvements to him & his heirs &c forever & Forever that the Plantation I purchased of George & David Berry Sen to be sold & preserving the water courses and benefits of the waters of said plantation for the benefit of the Plantation I have given by this will to my Son William hopkins and all my other Lands that I possess in harrison County & the other Countys in that Part of said State if any to be likewise sold & the money arising from such sale to be eaquealy Devided amongst my three Daughters Children to those they now have and to those they shall hereafter have, & all my Personal estate except one of the waggons and all other Plantation utentials & two horse beasts which is to remain the property of my Son William & he is have his choice of the waggons & likewise of the horse beasts except my wifes horse beast I order that she shall have the first coice and Sadle & her weareing appearl preserved as her own property & all the Personal estate Remains that is not already mentioned to be sold & the money arising from said sale & all the debts to me Due or hereafter may become due (except that Debt Due to me from Benjamin Smiths estate for the warrent he got fromme the money of which I leave to my son William) to be eaquealy Devided between my wife and three Daughters & I appoint william Prolston & my son William hopkins executors of this my Last will & testament & the Reservation of the water courses to extend in breadth three poles with the meanders of the Creek from Mathew Harrison Line of the one fork & from about 60 poles of the other fork of the Creek.

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From the book "A Chapter in Hopkins Genealogy 1735-1905" written by Ella Warren Harrison 1851-1937, published by Chicago Lakeside Press, 1905
Library of Congress Call #: Microfilm 87/5850 (c)
Description: 396p (2) leaves of plates: ill, facsim, ports 25cm

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