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Garret Vanmeter Will
1788 Will
Item - I give unto my Son Jacob Vanmeter my Slaves Will, Jack, Nice and Leah
to him & his heirs forever. I also leave unto my Son Jacob Vanmeter such a
part of my stock as will be equal to what I gave my Son Isaac.
Item - I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Ann Seymour My Slaves Bose and Gride
Daughter of old Gride to her and her heirs forever. Also stock or a young Negro
to the Amount of one Hundred Pounds when added to the value of what stock she
has had already. Item I do hereby Order and direct my two sons Isaac Vanmeter
and Jacob Vanmeter to pay unto my Daughter Ann Seymour such a Sum of money as
will amount to six hundred Pounds, when added to what I have paid towards Abel
Seymors Land which will appear by my Book.
Item - I leave my Stills and Still House to stand where they now do and the
Profits to be equally Divided between my two sons
My Will and Desire is that if any of my Children Should die without Lawful issue
in that case their part of my Estate shall be equally divided between the
Survivors — And my will and Desire is also that the Land given my wife Ann
shall be taken from the tract whereon I now live and given to my two sons that
is to say they shall each furnish an equal part — And I do hereby Direct and
order that all the Rest of my Real or Personal Estate of Whatsoever kind may be
sold. Except as much Household furniture as I gave my Son Isaac, which my Son
Jacob is to have and after the payments of my Debts and Legacies. I desire that
my _____ may Pay unto my Wife Ann the Sum of One Hundred Pound and the remainder
to be equally divided between my two Sons Isaac Vanmeter and Jacob Vanmeter And
I do hereby Nominate Constitute and Appoint my said two sons Isaac Van Meter and
Jacob Vanmeter Executors to this my Last Will and Testament revoking all former
Wills or bequests by me made ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my
Last will and Testament In witness whereof I have hereunto let my hand and seal
the first Day of April in the Year of our Lord One thousand Seven Hundred and
Eighty Eight Garrett Vanmeter
SEALSigned and selaed publsihed and pronounced by the
Said Testaor as his last willand TEstament
in the presence of us
Daniel M. Neal Tabith Inskeep
Henry Hawk
John Sibley
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