William Morris

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Acontecimientos

nace:: ♂ John Morris [Morris]

nace:: ♂ Levi Morris [Morris]

nace:: ♂ Benjamin Morris [Morris]

nace:: ♀ Frances Morris [Morris]

nace:: ♂ Joshua Morris [Morris]

nace:: ♂ Leonard Morris [Morris]

nace:: ♀ Elizabeth Morris [Morris]

nace:: ♂ William Morris [Morris]

nace:: ♂ Henry Morris [Morris]

matrimonio: ♀ Elizabeth Stepp [Stepp]

14 julio testamento: Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, y 1794

Notas

Book A, Page 30 at the courthouse in Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia:

“Ordered John Jones and John Campbell come into Court and prove upon oath the last Will & Testament of William Morris, Sr., Deceased …

In the name of God, Amen. I William Morris, Senior, of the County of Kenhawa and Commonwealth of Virginia, Being Weak in Body, but of perfect mind and memory, and calling tomind the mortality of body an know that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my Last will and testament –

Firstly I will and bequeath my soul unto the hands of Almighty God the giver And my body to the dust of the earth. To be buried in a Christian like and descent manner at the discretion of my Executors hereafter named; not doubting but at the General resurrection they will again unite by the Almighty Power of God ----

---And as touching such worldly estate wherewith it has pleasured God to bless me in this life do will and devise to my two sons, to wit, Levi and Benjamine, one hundred acres each of the tract of land where on they now live, to include there personssettlements which lands I do hereby will and direct that my said Executors do in like manner convey in principle to my son William Morris and his heirs for ever, the residue of the said tract of land above mentioned. Which is his own property; altho included in a grant or patent issued from the register of Virginia in my name, I further will and direct that the whole residue of my estate both real and personal by equally divided amoungst my ten children, to wit, William, Henry, Leonard, Joshua, John Carlus, Levi, Benjamin, Elizabeth and Frankey,to be them and their several lawful heirs freely and fully possessed and enjoyed provided nertheless that my loving and lawful wife Elizabeth Morris have allmy movable estate in her possession during her natural life at the terminationof which said whole estate with the interest thereof shall be divided as aforesaid, but if she my said wife Elizabeth should again ingage herself in the bonds of wedlock with any person then and on that condition it is William M Morris Mark

Signed, Sealed and Delivered Published and pronounced and declared in presence of Jacob Skiles John Cammel William Morris John Jones Franky Jones

Recorded July 14 of 1794 J.Reynolds Clk

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