This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jgilt62 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.westvirginia.counties.pendleton/1797.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Will Book 2 Pages 122 & 23 Bear in mind poor copy, poor handwriting and punctuation. In The Name of God the father Son & Holy Gost, do I Frederick Propts make my Last Will & Testament as followeth. In the first place I will and bequeath unto my beloved and Lawful wife Barbara Propts that she shall live on the Plantation as long as she is my widow and Shall have priveledge to cut Timber for her use where she will on said Land also She is to Have the Spinning wheel and Two Beds Saddle and one horse Beast and one Cow. Secondly which son stays on the place shall maintain his mother and after my death as Soon as possible there shall be a vendue made my son Jacob shall Stay on the place where I now live on & George shall live out on the run place and when William is of age all shall be appraised and Shared in Equal Shares. Michael to have one Steer and Daniel is to have Two Head of Cattle and William is to have one heifer which shall be their own and the Grain that now is in the Ground is not to be Sold also as much household Furniture as my Widow wants Shall b! e Hers. Thirdly I appoint my wife Barbara and my Son Jacob to be my Excors. This is my Last will and Testament So done in presence of The under Written Witnesses this 18th day of April 1801 Frederick Propts Witnesses Michael Propts Henry Swartly At a Court held for Pendleton County on Tuesday the 1st Day of December 1801 this Translation of the Last Will and Testament of Frederick Probst deceased made by Sebastian Baker was sworn to by the said Baker and Ordered to be Recorded Teste ? Dyer Note that Frederick only named five of his children in his will. I suppose that would mean that those were the ones still at home at the time, but am not sure. Deeds prove that he did have ten children, as it is stated in some that the courts had divided his land into ten equal parts. The best that I have found through various deeds - these are the children not named in his will. Daughters: 1. Mary - married to Henry Propst (Son of oldest Daniel and wife Sophia) 2. Catherine - married to Tunis Mcllwyn (spelling) Sons: 1. John - married to Margaret (lived in Randolph Co.) 2. Henry - died Rockingham Co. in 1813 - married to Elizabeth Kiger (Kizer) 3. Adam - married Rachel Eye Hope this is helpful Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.