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In the name of God, Amen I
Adam Clement of Campbell county
being weak in body but of sound mind for which I thank God calling to
mind the uncertainty of this mortal life and being desirous to despose
of such worldly estate as it hath pleased God to bless me with I despose
of the same in the following manner that is to say it is my will and desire
that all my just debts should be paid I give and bequeath to my beloved
wife Agness the Riding carriage and Harness and the carriage horses which
I give unto her and her heirs forever and I give duruing her life the
following negroes and property to wit, Big Peter, Milly (his wife), Jenny,
Mary, Nathan, little Peter, Isaac, and Lett. Together with 1/3 of all
my stock of horses, Cattle, hogs and sheep belonging to the plantation
whereon I live and all the household and kitchen furniture and plantation
utinsils on the said plantation and I also give her during her life the
tract of land whereon now I live with all the appurtenenances thereunto
belonging (with this Porviso) and my single daughter Agnes
Clement should be permitted to live with her mother in the house until
she marries and having heretofore made advancements to several of my....
to my son William Clement
the tract of land he now resides on containing 138 acres as will_____
by refering to the deed, One hundred pounds in cash and a negro man named
Jack. I also dive him a piece of land adjoining his and John Depriest's
land to be laid off by a straight line from his corner on the creek until
it comes to DePriests and my line then with our line until it comes to
William Clement's line....To my son Johnson
Clement three hundred pounds in cash in lieu of a tract of land containing
two hundred and ten acres and one hundred pounds in cash to by a negro
man. To my son Benjamin Clement
tract of land containing two hundred and ten acres as will____ by refering
to the deed, a negro man named frank and a negro girl named Rachel. to
my son Charles Clement four hundred
pounds in cash to pay in part for the tract of land purchased by him of
Josheph Stratton Jr, and a negro man named Fortune, To my son Adam
Clement A tract of land lying in the State of Tennessee containing
three hundred and twenty acres and a negro man named Bob. To sons George
Washington Clement and Alexander
Clement two tracts of land lying in the county of Pittsylvania containing
1005 acres...to George Washington Clement
a negro boy named Ned and to Alexander
Clement a negro boy named Claiborne to my daughter Juriah
Clement Lacy, a negro woman Aggey and I also give her a negro man
named Harry (son of said Aggeys) To my daughter Susannah
Clement Perkins one hundred pounds in cash to buy land with and a
negro girl named Pricilla, and to my daughter Sally
Clement Moore, two negro girls named Viony and Rose, and to my daughter
Agness Clement three negroes to
witt, Moll, Lucy, and David, I also give unto my dau Juriah Lacy the following
negroes; Lino, Hampton, Caroline, and Linda....................7 Oct 1811
Adam Clement
[This was probated in Nov
1813 Court in Campbell County, Virginia]
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