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#2 ':1111 o f .John Benham >\:ar. 12, P7t:)6, Wamington Co. , Va..In Witness ":hereof I have hel"'eunto se t m;r hand and nealt ! : ls twelf th day oj' ;a! 'ch th e year of OUT' Lord one thousand sevenhundred a.nd ninE't: ' z1 x .Signed, sea led , p u b l i ~ h e d , pronounced and declured by the

said John Benha.."!1 &S h is l a s t wil l nnd tes ta .nent , in the presence o fus, who in h i S p::-e'sence and in t he ~ ~ l d in pre sence o f ea.ch other hElvehe rE' to f:ubs c r i be d our name s . h is.Tohn l'.enhru;.s ..ror.?: 1:ussel l . narkEen!l ::01 th is

.fnark h isChr i s topher x hobbst1ark; ' t a Court held fo r -;;a.snington County the 19th day ofAugust, 1800. The l a s t ; ; i l l and testa.Ment 0f Benhams dec. was prove:1in cour t by the 0& te s of ..ohn Hus se 11 e.nd '.\' ill ia.m Hobbs two thesubscr ib ing wi tnesses the re to End on the motion of r,1ary Benham theexecut r ix the re in named who took the oa.th prescr i bed by la.w andtoge ther with ,Toseph }'rost an:i Samuel ~ p r o l e s h is secur i t i es enteredi n to a.nd a.cknowledged t he i r bond in the sum of one thousand cb 11a1'scondl t ioned as tt.ie '. law d i r ec t s . k- Cer t i f i ca te fo r tLe probate o f the

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It , Tbl.: r:J.j::. , I ' GOl) ISElx. I , ,Tohfi ! ~ e n h a r , l of ';:llsli.ington County e.nd~ , t a t e o f Vir,c:inia., weak in bod:, but a s and of pel ' fect r:1.lnrt amrne!"lOr:.-, t t . n r . ~ ' 1 1 be r:ivcn unto :}:Jd cal l iLf . unto nind the mor ta l i tyo f i":;':)oc!:: &r:Cl l - : n o w i ~ - ; . C t ha t it it a;;ojzb.ted fo r a l l men once todie co I,hLe nn(i oJ'(Inin t h i s my l a s t '\"'ill and '1lentar:1Cnt; t : la t i s ,to sa:.' p ' i nc ipe l ly [J.!,d f i r s t o f a l l ' 1 gave and recoI:1r1end ny soulunto the l.nr:d o f Alr.lichty God tLa t gave it, and oy bod:" I recommend to the e a r t h , to be bur r i ed in decent christ1a. '1 bur ia l a t thediscre t ion of my executors ; n o t h i n ~ doubting bu t a t the cenera l resu: 'rectior: . I sha l l I 'ccei ve the sarile nr;ain by the l'lie::hty pO'.lCr o fGod, til":J r.s touching such Vlorldl J eo t a t e whe1'ewi th it has pleasedGod to b l e s s me in t h i s l i f e . I r i v e , elend s e , a n d dispone of th es a . r : ~ e in th e followi:-',r l'1:s.nner ur:c; fonn: l " i r s t , I give and bequeathto }/ary, m.y dearl:-- beloved Wife, whom I l i l ~ e i ' l i s e cons t i tu te , r : 1 8 . ~ e anj o!"daln O!'1e of i"'.y e x e c u t : 1 : ! " ~ of t h ~ s my l e s t ' , ' ! i l l and t e s t a e : : t ,a l l my household, ~ o o d debts , ar.d moveable e f f e c t s by her f ree lyto be pO'sessed and enjoyed, during h er vlidowhood and a t the t imeof her dea th or marr iage , to be equa l ly div ided amongst my threeyoungest caur-h ters , l.n.n, R a c h e l ' Eebekah or a t her d isc re t ionstand in need . f l ..: lL:evli se to LfLve Ler c1:oice of a home amor.r;st mylE-n.ds dur ing he I ' wi ~ o w h o o d . Al::o I [,1 ve to my wel l beloved son,Vincent nenham, whom I l ikewise cons t i tu te , . make and orda.:i.n as oneof Ir.y execu to rs of t h i s my l a s t ' / ; i l l and Testament par t of my t r ac tof lan[l l ~ i n f , in Powels Valey, Lee County and ~ ) t a t e aforesaid a l lthe Innd lyinr , on th e we8t 81 de of ,"fames Fur;ets sprinr; branch fo l lowing the var ious courses of the sane do'un to the s ink ing of the sar,lethence a s t ra !?h t with the branch to the l i ne .Also ;r ive to m ~ r \ 'Jell beloved son Wil l ian Uenham whonI l ikewise cons t i t u t e , m&lw, :"',!'10 orda in as one of my executors oft h i s l a s t w i l l end t e s t anen t , a l l the land on the Eouth side ofthe r i v e r belonr ing to th e t l 'act 1 !lOW l ive on. -

Llso I 7ive to my wel l beloved Hon Jotrn B e n ~ a u whom Il ikew: se conal tu te :;n::e and o:tiain as one 01' 111Y executors of 1;':118 myl a s t Vlill and. testa;.:;ent a l l the land on the f;orth sicie of the r i v e rbelcmging the t r a c t I noV! l i ve on down trw r i ve r to the f i sh tl 'aph i l l V1;.1.e re t he rocks bend down on the r i ver and thence up the saneh i l l line. clovm alo:15 t saEe on t he top uf the ridr,e to the l i ne , and1 ilt\: ew i se a s116.11 t r a c t of I f . ~ i d l y i n ~ in the roor val ley con tain!.ng50 aC.: ' t :S . hlso I ve to MV wel l beloved son Joel Benham a p a r t of:my t l ' ac t of land i r . : owel s Y ~ l c = . - .1o:'nir.g son Vincents l i ne to tLewest ar.d :)rev.r:' 1:-'1= t chers conci: t i o ~ l a l l ine on which h is fence novistands to the Eas t .i. lso :; . : lve to my wel l beloved son Jar.Es ~ ) C ( : h H n the re rr.ai::1der of the t r a c t of land' :r now l ive on ly : rip': on the North. sideof ' t ~ e 1'1 ver acd 1 e \ " : ~ se a Sr.1Hll t r a c t of land joinlnf, the saYr.e onbot!: s:ic:es O !' the 1' i vcr contain inr ; bO acres ar.d as fo r my three e ld e s t daufhte rs v ~ z :

~ a r a r . , '-,uth, and :,;ary, I have f . 'peportioned of as ::. t h o u ~ ~ h t s u f f i c i e n t arreeable to my e s t a t e .hnd I do hereby utte!"ly disa l low, revoke enj dtsannu l a l land eve!"'; othe r former Testanents , 7il11s, Lerac les , Bequests and i:;xecutors b ~ r me in a r ~ r w j before nanled, v:i l led and bequeathed: Hat i f iedand confi rming t h i s and no other to be n:! 1s.3t "::ill f.m Te;:tar:ent

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' th is lndtmt',l.re I'inde, t h i s th e ::":lst day of June 1[JU2,betwec:.1 ka1'Y benham, ' ' / inccnt BCllr.i.a.m, Vii 1 liru.l i>cnham unci John Bcnha:: , 01 :,1:(' one pa:-!t of thE:: county of Lee and Drury l ' lctcher o ft::.e C O W l ty of Lee a1'ore sa id , of the o t h e r p a r t vii t n e ~ se th , t h a ttr:e s a ~ . i Lary Ljenhm:;, Vincent denhr..n , ' fa i l ium 5enham a.nd John HenQlaID fo r (.r,d in cons i d e r a t i o n of the ~ u m of 20 pounds, cur ren t moneydoth barF" in ar,d 8 t; 11 tm to the sL:d D r u l ~ Y !-'le te l ler , one hundred a.ndt w e n t ~ ac re s be the Sl:.i.me r.lOre or l e s : , t ~ r a n t e d to the na id },:aryBenham, Vincent Benha,-" ' , ' l i l l ian Jenhrul1 and John Benha.r.l b:r the last'w i l l Lnn tcstar ; ,cnt of John Benha.m -.ieceased, bear ing clute the1785, ly l nr 8.y'd be :".f. i n the c oun ty of :"ce, be lo w the waezgon fo rdof Fowel ls F ~ i v e r or. both s i d es o f the road, lmovm as G a t l i f f s p l ace ,B..!1d bOlrr:dt:::::' as folloVlet:-:. tow:' t : ! 3 e f , i r , r , i n l ~ f. t tiD ashes c: l ~ r n n 34 0E ! 4 a _ p ? ~ e s to a. ~ ~ i t e oak and beech a ~ d with the o ld o r i ~ ~ n a l l ineS r 6 " '-.l..0 ro les '.:0 two \ 'k,ite o a l ~ s , corn:)l ' o f a c(mditlo!'la.;.. l iSebetween LRry :':'enham, and sa : j Fle t che r and wi th sai d l i ne N 12 'N15g pole s , to two p o ~ t oaks on the open l i n e , and wi th sa id l ine N67 170 to th e r lRce of the ber, inning, tOGether ~ i t h a l l i t sa : , p u r t e ~ n , n c e s , to the said D::-'ury :: ' le t chc r c: h i s he i r s fo reve r tothe so le u!"c ar.c". behoof of h in , trle sa3. d ;)purr Ple tche r t; hi she i l 'Sfo reve r and t ~ l e said : :ary 3en!la!'1, ~ ! i n c e n t :JenhlLm, ' , 'a l l iam Benha];1 l:.Jot'.n .Jer,h&: fo r tr:.er:selves anc t Lc i r h e i r s ; doth covenant Vii th thes a ~ ( ' J : r u r ' f l e tc l , e r 8.1"'.2 h is h e ~ r s t h a t the sa id l&.ncl "{lith 0.11 i t sa r : p u r t e n a ~ . c e s i l l , to t ;1(, sa id ....il'ury l ' le tc l ler !;: h i s he i r s a p dn s t a l lp e r s o L ~ '.It::.&tsoever, wi 11 warraLt a r ~ d defend .In ";ltne.ss ' i ihereof the ::s.id I.iary Benham, Vincent Benhf'.rn,-::111iar. ;::;e:tt'lam [,; .::-o:m :;5r:nhru:l, rw.th e , : ' c u r . t o subscr ibed t h e i r nar,lesand a f f ix d t h e i r sca l s the day and year above w r i t t en .

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____ J ~ E A L ) Virginia . , Lee County, t o -w i t :I , l . r thur 1'. Durene t t e , L;lerk of and fo r the Ci r eu i tCourt of Lee County, do hereby c e r t i f y t h a t th e foreGoing i s a t ruecopy th e deed af> aTTear:: af record in t h i s o f f i c e , in deed Boo}:l, pare ;::, c Given ll!"'."ie:;> ny ~ ~ H n d n::"id' the ~ e a l of t1ds o f f i c e , t h i s13th da7 of ~ e c e M b e r 1958. T es t e : ~ r t h u r T . L u r c ~ e t t e , Clerk:Jy ?vanetta la y Crid l in( ~ E A L ) : . e p u t y Clerk

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