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Commisioners:

Stephen L. Martin
Abner Martin James Wilson

James M Barker Exe
Charles A Barker Exe

I Guilliam Barker do make this my last will and Testament.

1st I want my funeral expenses and all my just debts paid.

2 I give to my wife Sallie all my property during her natural life.

3 I give to my son Coloniel my home tract of land supposed to be two hundred acres more ore less and if he dies without heirs I it to go tomy children and to their bodily heirs.

4th I give to my Grand Son Oliver J. Barker fifty acres of land adjoining the land of Alex Aikens S. B. Fitts, G. W. Bateman and others, commencing at J. M. Motleys line on the Southside of Irisburg road at Aiken Summitt then with Irisburg road west course to the Davie old Shop thin a Sounth Course to the Bateman land So as to get fifty acres and if he dies without heirs I want it to go to my children and bodily heirs.

5th I give to my daughter Annie the Brice davis homestead from the Shop place with the Irisburg road to Home Creek then down Said Creek as it meanders to the Tinsley land then East with her line and *ivey line to the corner of the Said Oliver J. Barker lot supposed to be Two hundred acres more or less and at her death to her children.

6th I give to my Grand daughter Martha Robinson a portion of the Davis land lying on the Southside of Wotton's Fork Creek joing the land of Nannie Tinsley and bounded by Home Creek from the mouth of Waltons Fork Creek to the Tinsley line supposed to be sixty acres more or less and if she dies without heirs I want it to go to Mary Higgs children.

7th I give to my grand Son Guilliams Isley the balance of Davis land on north Side of Irisburg road to home Creek and balance of land lying between Home Vreek and Walton's Fork Creek and if he dies without heirs to go to my children.

8th I give to my daughter Jethiny wife of Rank Isley the Pankey lands and her death to go to her children and Rank Isley her husband is not to have any control of Said lands in anyway

9th I give to my grand daughter Mary wife of John Higgs the Henderson Barker place and the Geor Barker place known as the old Joc Barker and at her death to her children

10th I want my Son Colonel Varker [sic] to administers of my estate and he need not give any security

11th At the death of my wife I want all my personal property Sold and divided equally between my three children and Mary Higgs and Martha Robinson my grand children who are to have one fourth part Said amount.

Witness my hand and Seal this the 20th day of June 1893

Witnesses
J. M. Barker Guill Barker (Seal)
J. M. Barker Jr.

Henry County Court April Term 1896

The last will and testament of Guill Barker deceased was this day produced in court and fully proven by the oaths of J. M. Barker Jr. and J. M. Barker Sr. the subscribing witnesses herto, to be last true will and testament of Guill Barker deceased. and ordered to be recorded And C. M. *. Barker the executor therein named is permittion to qualify as Executor of Guill Barker deceased whereupon he appeared in court and executed bond in the penalty of $8,ooo.oo without Security conditions according to law. said will providing that no security be required of him or he took the oath required by law
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Teste: J. H. Matthews Clerk

Item: My just debts being first paid and satisfied, I leave to my loving wife Anne the plantation whereon I now live to be layed off into lots of five hundred acres together with the following Negros namely Daniel, Lester, Justis, Janny, Caroline and Lydia together with her third part of my household goods and furniture and stocks and movables of all kinds to be for her support and maintance as long as she lives and after her death to be divided amongst my children as shall be hereafter.

Item: I give and bequeath to my son William eight hundred acres of land out of the track I now live on lying on both sides of Bye Creek where the last quarter is including a hundred acres purchases of William Powell and an entry to right of Joshua Ewell joining McHenry line and bounded as followed, be the same more or less, to wit beginning at a new corner joining Luke Williams line. Thence a new line a straight course the head of a small stream that runs into the said Creek (Bye Creek) below the little Barn on the South side of the said Creek below the mouth of a branch that empty into the said creek on the North side opposite to the said little barn thence astride course of Robert Halls line together with the following Negros and all the stock he now claims, Nero, Simon, Mack, Lucy, and David. To have and to hold the said land and Negros to my said son William and his heirs an d assigns forever.

Item: I give and bequeath to my son Clement my Bannister Plantation containing three hundred acres more or less together with the following Negros namely Old Dick, Betty, young Dick, Hector, and Bettys son Sam together with the stock he now claims to have and to hold the above said land and Negros to him and his heirs and assign forever.

Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter Chloe two hundred acres of land on Polecat Creek joining Nimrod Langushons land be the same more or less together with the following Negros namely Cuffie, Tobe, Robert,and M anuel to have and to hold the said land and Negros to her and her heirs forever.

Item: I give and bequeath to my son James Smith McDaniel Five hundred acres out of the tract I now live on bounded by the new line lately run for that purpose joining Obediah Echols line and the county line together with the following Negros namely Milly, Suckey, Nall and new Negro Dick t ogether with stock he now claims to have and to hold the above said lands and Negros to him and his heirs and assigns forever.

Item: I give and bequeath to my son Collan McDaniel five hundred acres out of the said tract I now live an(d) joining his brother William's line and Johnson line and Robert Hall's line including part of the upper quarter of Plantation on the Mill Place together with the following Negros namely Duncan and Dianah, his wife, young Duncan and Darkness Janneys child to have and to hold the above said lands and Negros to him and his Heirs and assigns forever.

Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter Nancy the following Negros namely Frank, Carroline, Rachael and Joe to have and to hold the above said Negros to her and her heirs forever.

Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter Polly the following Negros old Lucy, Daniel, Janney, and Cleo to have and to hold the above said Negros to her and her heirs forever.

Item: give and bequeath to my son Joel McDaniel the plantation whereon I now live containing Five hundred acres of land more or less joining his brothers William and Collan's line together with the following Negros namely Janney, Lysda, Julius and Lester to have and to hold the above said land and Negros to him and his heirs forever.

And as it has pleased God in his providence to call my oldest son John McDaniel out of the world before the date of these presents and he is now no more, his heirs is hereby excluded from having any part any part of my estate as I have given his children an equal part of my estate with the rest of my children to his two sons William and Johnson in the way of Deed of Gift and also my daughter Catherine is here by excluded from having any part of my estate as she had her full share when she was married away and as my sons William and Clement and my daughter Chloe have sufficient part of my stock named above and now which they claim and is to have as soon as they become of age and the rest of my stock of all kinds is to be divided amongst my five youngest children namely James Smith, Collan, Nancy, Polly and Joel at my wife Anne's death or sooner as she my said wife shall think fitt and I do hereby appoint her their guardian to manage their estate for them the said five youngest children and as I have two tracts of land in Pittslyvania Cou nty, one on Pigg River containing three hundred acres the other 482 acr es on Sandy Creek of Dan River joining Redmund Tallons Land.

I do hereby leave the tou(two) tracts of land to be sold for the payment of my just debts together with the crop of tobacco now on hand and what money is due to my from the country of NC and to pay my tou(two) youngest daughters Nancy and Polly(Mary) fifty pounds when they shall become of lawful age or eighteen years old apiece and do hereby appoint my said wife Anne Esquire and my friend Paul Covington and friend Paul Charles Womack and my sons William and Clement Esquires of this my last will and test ament, hereby revoking ,disannulling and making voide all former wills, gifts, and devices or bequests by me in any wills made, done or executed, rectifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and t estament. In witness hereof I have hereunto sett my hand, afixed my seal this 14 th day of February Anno Domine One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy Seven.~~~Sealed and Published by me the} William MDaniel Said Testator in the presents of} Nath. Hall Chloe M Daniel}

**William appears to have owned considerable property. 800 acres "out of the tract I now live on lying on both sides of Rye Creek" went to his son William. A 300-acre plantation along the Bannister River went to Clement. 200 acres on Polecat Creek went to Chloe. 500 acres "out of the tract I now live on" went to James Smith. 500 acres "out of the said tract I now live on" went to Collan. 500 acres comprising "the plantation whereon I now live" went to Joel. Finally, two additional tracts wh ich he owned in Pittsylvania County, 300 acres on Pigg River and 482 ac res on Sandy Creek of Dan River, were reserved for the payment of Willi am's debts. In all, William left 3,582 acres of land.

WILL OF JAMES MCDONALD. DATED OCTOBER 15, 1810. Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Recorded in Deed and Will Book 11, p. 151.

IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. I, James McDonald of Pittsylvania County and State of Virginia being weak in body but sound of mind & memory, thanks be to God for the same, & calling to mind the uncertainty of life do commit my soul to God my Redeemer and my body to be buried decently at the discretion of my executors hereafter mentioned and being desirous to dispose of my worldly estate as it hath pleased God to bless me with do hereby make this my lst will and testament in the manner and form following that is to say. I desire that all my just debts be first paid.

Item: I lend to my beloved wife Mary McDonald the following property, to wit, all my land whereon I now live lying on the south side of Sand Creek and one negro woman named Rose & her increase except that part of increase, if any, as may be hereafter otherwise disposed of and also all my stock of horses, cattle, sheep, household and kitchen furniture & plantation utensils with the increase thereof during her natural life.

Item: I give unto my daughter Nancey Denton wife of James Denton on dollar cash, together with all I have heretofore given her.

Item: I give unto my son Randolph McDonald one dollar cash together with all together with all I have heretofore given him.

Item: I give unto my daughter Sarah McDonald the upper end of my tract of land on the north side of Sandy Creek and bounded as followeth, beginning on a branch called the Ditch branch on Col. Jno. Wilson line, thence up said branch to Prices line thence his line to Atkinsons line thence with his line the first station containing thirty acres more or less to her and her heirs forever.

Item: I give unto my daughter Peggey Whetworth wife of Abraham Whetworth one dollar cash together with all I have heretofore given her.

Item: I give unto my son Absalom McDonald one dollar together with all I have heretofore given him.

Item: I give unto my son Absel McDonald one Dollar together with all I have heretofore given him forever.

Item: I give unto my son Daniel McDonald one dollar together with all heretofore given him.

Item: I give unto my daughter Zeriah McDonald on negro girl Lucy, together with her increase & also after the death of my said wife one half of the land whereon I now live, beginning at a Spanish oak on the widow Colemans line thence running near a north course to a red oak thence to a large poplar thence down the branch to the creek, thence up the creek to Col John Wilsons lines thence with his line to the widow Cloe Colemans line thence with her line to the first station and also one half of all my stock, horses, hogs, cattle and sheep, household and kitchen furniture. Also the negro woman Rose given to my said wife her an her increase should there be any to be equally divided between my tow daughters Zeriah an Zepora McDonald to them and their heirs forever.

Item: I give to my daughter Zerisha Burton wife of Thomas Burton one dollar cash together with all I have heretofore given to her and her heirs forever.

Item: I give to my daughter Zepora McDonald one negro named Darcus with her increase & also after the death of my said wife one half of the land whereon I now live as before mentioned agreeable to the lines mentioned according to quantity and quality and one half of all my stock of horses, hoggs, cattle and sheep, household and kitchen furniture also one negro woman Rose given to my said wife, her and her increase should there be any to be equally divided as before mentioned between the said Zepora and Zeriah McDonald to them and their heirs forever.

Item: I give my daughter Zella Taylor, wife of John Taylor, one dollar cash together with all I have heretofore given her forever.

Item: I give to my son Clement McDonald after the death of my wife the balance of the tract of land whereon I now live, it being the lower end of said land up to the dividing line and also the tract of land I purchased of Randolph McDonald, and a negro girl named Mary to him and his heirs forever.

Item: It is my desire that if either of the negroes given to my two daughters Zeriah and Zepora McDonald should die before the death of my said wife in that case the loss to be made good out of the negroes my said wife possessed & then the balance to be equally divided between my two daughters as above mentioned to wit Zeriah and Zepora McDonald & lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my two sons Randolph and Absalom McDonald Executors to this last will and testament, I hereby revoking and annulling all other wills & this to be my last will and testament to witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty eight day of April 1808.

George Adams, John Matney, John Adams, Redmano Fallen and Mark Wilson.

James McDonald (Seal)

At a court held for Pittsylvania County the 15 day of October 1810 the last will and testament of James McDonald deceased with the endorsement thereon was proved by the oaths of John Matney and Redmano Fallon two subscribing witnesses and by the court ordered to be recorded and on the motion of Randolph McDonald and one of the Executors in said will named who made oath according to law and together with Redmon Fallen, Benjamin Watkins and George Sutherlin his securities entered into and acknowledged their bonds in the penalty of ten thousand dollars conditioned as the law directs certificate is granted him for obtaining a probate of the last will in due form and leave is reserved for the other executor to join in the probate when he shall think fit.

Teste Will Tunstall

Pittsylvania County Will Book 30, page 224:

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Zepory X McDonalld
Witness: mark
Nathl Wilson