Posted on: BROWNING Wills Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/b/r/BROWNING/wills/8 Surname: Browning ------------------------- Russell Co. Virginia Will Book 5 Page 330 I William Browning of County of Russell and State of Virginia do Make and publish this my last will and testament hereby revolking and making void all other wills heretofore made, by me either verbal or written and First, I direct that my debts and funeral expenses be paid as soon as possbile out of the first monies that shall come into the hands of my executor from the sale of my personal estate, I also direct that after a fair appiasment of my property that my beloved wife Mary shall have all my household and kitchen furniture together with one head of her choice of horse beast. Out of my flock of horses and two head of milk cows and six head of sheep and farming utinsils such as plows horse gearing_ to have during her natural life, and I further direct that the residue of my personal estate be sold by my executor and credit of twelve months the purchaser or purchases giving bond with approved security. and I further direct that after my decease that my property be not sold till the fall season of the year and the monies arising from the sale of said property after the payment of my debts as aforesaid be equally divided between my two children nancy and Wilson. I also direct that my wife Mary have all my lands during her widowhood and if she should marry again then her to only have one third and the rest divided between my two children so that my son Wilsons shares be worth one hundred dollars more than my daughter Nancy's share and at the death of my wife I will and desire that the lands and property falling to her by the direction of this my will be so equally divided between my two children. I also direct that if my two children chose taht they live on the plantation with their mother till they attain the age of twenty one years and do further direct that my children be well scholled under the direction of my wife and the school fees paid by my executor and I do hereby appoint my brother and friend James S. Browning my Executor of this my last will and Testament in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this nineteenth day of March in the year one thousand eight hundred and fourty two whereunto I have hand and affixed my seal in the presents of us March the 26th 1842 William Browning seal Vincent Browning Abraham Thomas Francis Browning Sr. Virgina At a court held for Russell County on the 5th day of July 1842. This instrument of writing was exhibited in court an and for the last Will and Testiment of William Browning deceased and proven by the oaths of Francis Browning Sr. and Abraham Thomas, two of the subscribing witness thereto and ordered to be recored. And on the motion of James S. Browning executor therein named who made oath and together with David Muncy and George Cowan his securities entered into and acknowledged a bond in the penalty of $400 conditional as the law directs certificate is granted him for obataining probate of the said will in due form Teste James P. Carrell CRO