James PERKINS Sr.

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Greenbrier Co. WB 1 Page 684, Mar 20 1825

[Commas were added after children's names for clarity purposes which are not found on original copy of will]

In the name of God Amen I James Parkins of the County of Greenbrier and State of Virginia Weak in body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be to God for his mercy. Cawling (sic) to mind the mortality of my body and knowing it is appointer for all all (sic) men once to die I do make and ordain this my last will and Testament First I resign my soul to God who gave it and my body to be buried in a christian manner. At the discretion of my Executors and as to what worldly estate it has pleased God to bless me with I will and bequeath in the manner following that is to say First that all my just debts and Funeral expenses be paid and that all my estate real and personal be sold except my slaves, And to my beloved Wife Elizabeth I will one third part of the proceeds of said sale together with a negro man named Jack to her for ever. I also will that my two slaves Mary and Joe shall choose whom of my Lawful heirs they will live with and the person or persons whom the said slaves shall choose shall have the said slaves to them and their heirs for ever and no more of any estate and the balance of my estate I will to be equally divided among my following Children To wit James Parkins, Elizabeth Spencer, Thomas Parkins, Samuel Parkins, Sara Atha, Mariah Morrison, Levin Parkins and Masten Parkins and as for my son Will Parkins he has recd of me what I believe to be his full part yet I will him one Dollar
as for my son Andw Parkins he has to the best of my knowledge received sixty dollars worth of land known by the name of salt peter Cove [cave?] at or about the mount of muddy creek if the Sixty Dollars does not make him equal with the rest of the heirs I wish him made equal with such of them as do not get the slaves I hereby appoint my son Samuel Executor of my estate to execute this my last will and testament in Witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal this 20th day of March 1825
Signed sealed and acknowledged In the presence of us
his
Andrew Morrison James X Parkins (seal)
Richard Morris Mark

Greenbrier County Court May Term 1825

This paper purporting to be the last will and Testament of James Parkins decd was presented in Court & proven by the oaths of Andrew Morrison & Richard Morris the witnesses state to have been executed and the same is to be recorded And Samuel Parkins the Executor therein named took the Oath prescribed by Law and entered into bond in the Sum of $1000, with David Tuckwiller his security conditioned as the law decrees therefore Letter Testamentary is Granted him in due form of Law
Teste Lewis Stuart CGC

James married Elizabeth ?. (Elizabeth ? was born on 3 Apr 1748 ⁸⁰⁹¹ and died on 17 Sep 1831 ⁸⁰⁹¹.)