Person:George Hoffman (32)

Will of George Hoffman

In the Name of God Amen!

I George Hoffman of Augusta County, State of Virginia, being at this time in perfect bodily Health as well as a sound & of a deposing mind, memory & understanding, thanks be to almighty God! But at the same time, considering the certainty of death & the uncertainty of the time and hour, thereof, and particularly on account of old age and therefore desiring to settle my worldly (sic) affairs & thereby being the better prepared to leave this world, when it shall please God to call me hence, do therefore make & publish this my last Will & Testament, in manner & form following, that is to say;

First & principally, I commit my Soul into the hands of almighty God, and my body to the earth, to be decently buried at the discretion of my Executors herein, after named. And after my debts & funeral charges are paid, I devise and bequeath in manner as follows:

And first, as my son John Hoffman & my son Jacob Hoffman each of them have already received their full share, so the(y) are not entitled to draw any more, neither of the real or moveable state of my property.

As to my Son George, he has likewise nearly received to what he is entitled to, except that my Son Abraham shall pay out to the said, my son George, One Hundred and Fifty Dollar, one year after my departure.

And further, I devise and bequeath to my Son Abraham, the place or tract of land where I now live on, and likewise my Son said Abraham lives on containing about 400 acre, except that my Daughter Salley, wife of Nimrod Showalter shall have one hundred acre of said tract of 400 Acre, the remaining 300 hundred Acre I bequeath to my Son Abraham and for his heirs for ever with the condition that he has to support me out of the same in every respect, during my lifetime besides paying out to his brother George One hundred & fifty Dollar one year after the date of my death. And further be it well understood that I bequeath to my Daughter Salley, wife of N. Showalter, the above mentioned, one hundred acre with the condition, that she shall not dispose of the same, or sell it during her lifetime, but, if the Lord should please to take her from the present state of earthy life before her Husband, said N. Showalter, then he shall be the sole Heir to the said one hundred acre of Land. And further said Nimrod Showalter, and his wife Salley my Daughter, shall have all the moveables of my Estate, of which I will make public Sale, sometime the next coming Spring, and paying the money of said Sale, out to them myself, if I live otherwise, it shall be paid out to them by my Executors -

And further, as to my Daughters, namely Polly, wife of John Ruebush; Catharina, wife of Jacob Showalter; Magdalena, wife of Silas Skelton; & Elisabeth, wife of Nimrod Blackwell, and the children of my Daughter Susanna, namely Catharina Ruebush, John Ruebush, George Ruebush & Salley Ruebush, I bequeath to them the money due to me in notes or Bonds from the Sale of my place, which amounts to this date to Sixteen hundred Dollars with the following condition, that each of them named, shall be equally in shares, and the Bonds which I hold and have against them the calculation of Interests on them shall be counted until this date, being the 1sr day of March 1842 - besides the Book Accounts, which I have against them, shall be counted likewise, so that there shares, as each of them are equal. The said five, above named, shall be made equal, to each of them Five hundred Dollars, comes due, from the oldest to the youngest.

And it is further my will that them four children of my deceased Daughter Susanna, each of them three oldest, namely Catharina, John and George shall have one hundred Dollars and Salley the youngest shall have two hundred Dollars, and said Salley besides, shall have and I herewith bequeath to her out of my Estate, one Cow, one Bed & Bedstead, a spinning Wheel & a Bureau. The surplus of the said Sixteen hundred Dollars, shall be equally divided among the said five of my above named children.

And lastly it is my Will that my two Sons George and Abraham Hoffman shall be, and I do herewith constitute them to be the executors of this my last Will and Testament, wherefore I have unto signed my name and fixed my Seal, the first day of March in the year of our Lord 1842.

(signed) Georg Hoffman

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 International Genealogical Index. ( The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint, 1999-2008).