WILL of Isaac LaRue, Sr.

Following is a copy of the will of Isaac LaRue, which is of record in the office of the auditor, City of Winchester, Virginia, and which was admitted to probate September 3, 1795, in the Superior Court held at Winchester for the District composed of the Counties of Berkeley, Frederick, Hampshire, Hardy and Shenandoah, upon proof by the oaths of Ephraim Garrison, John Gold and James Feely that the instrument of writing offered was wholly in the handwriting of the testator:

"In the name of God, Amen, The first day of August one thousand seven hundred and ninety-four (1974). I, Isaac Larue, of Frederick County in the State of Virginia, being in perfect mind and memory, thanks be given to God therefore, calling unto mind the mortality of my Body and knowing that it appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last will and testament, that is to say, principally and first of all I give the recommend my soul in the hands of Almighty God that gave it, and my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in a Christian manner at the discretion fo my Executors, nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same again by the might power of God, and as touching such worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life I give, demise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form.

  • "Imprimus. I give and bequeath to Phebe, my beloved wife, one full third part of my movable state and the third part of my home plantation during her life time and two Negroes, Lucy and Makiah during her life time, also and three Negro men, Ned, Elick and Lot, also during life time of said Phebe Larue.
  • Item. I give unto my beloved sons James and Jabez I give my home plantation, to be divided three parts of five to James and two parts to Jabex, and their mother's third to be in proportion, three parts of it of five on that of James and two on that of Jabez, or as they shall agree to settle it. And to my beloved daughter Elizabeth's a son Abraham I give my tract of land below the fork of Coperapon, and my tract of land between High Top and Little Mountain to her sons Isaac, Jacob and Lomberd to have equal shares, and her four sons likewise I give -on the Ohio at middle Island all my right to be equally shared or disposed equally to each of the four, and all my right to land on the little Konaway (Kanawha) I give unto her daughters all my right to it, equally to be divided to all her daughters. And to my beloved son Jabez I give that tract of land deeded to William Ganoe, in Frederick County, and to my beloved son James I give all my right to land in Berkeley County.

"Isaac LaRue"

James and Jabez LaRue were granted letters of administrtion, with the will annexed, and executed bond in the sum of five thousand pounds, with Jacob LaRue (I.) and Isaac Littler as securities.

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