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Jacob Cleek was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia
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Will Transcript
Will of Jacob Cleek, recorded in Bath County, Virginia, Will Book 2, Page 9, July Court 1813:
- In the name of God Amen I Jacob Cleek of the County of Bath and State of Virginia Being Sick and weak in body but sound in mind considering the certainty Death and the uncertainty of the time thereof and being Desirous to settle my workdly affairs and thereby be better prepared to leave this world when it shall please God to call me hence do therefore make this my last will and testament in the manner and form following that is to say First and priseble [?] I commit my Soul to God that gave it and my Body to the Earth to be decently Buried at the Discretion of my Executors hereafter mentioned and after my Debts funeral charges are paid I devise and bequeath as followeth:
- First I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Cristenah all my moveables as Bonds and cash after the payment of Debts and legacies hereafter mentioned.
- I also bequeath to my wife my part of the salt peter cave.
- I also give and bequeath to my sons Micah, John, Matthias, two Dollars Each and I give and bequeath to my Daughters Rebecca McGlaughlin, Peggy Pots and Eve Fuller two Dollars each.
- I also give and bequeath to my five grandsons that is to say John, Jacob, William, Henry, Isaac Hartman and William Hartman my son in law one Dollar each.
- I also give and bequeath to my sons Petter and George four Hundred acres of Land lying in the County of Kanaway [sic, s/b "Kanawha"] to be equally divided between them.
- My son George to pay twenty three Dollars and Half of the Costs of recovering said land and lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my son Petter Cleek to be my sole Executor of this my last will and testament revolking and annulling all former wills by me heretofore made.
- Ratefying and confirming this and none other to be my Last Will and Testament.
- In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand affixed my seal this 13th day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twelve.
- (Signed) Jacob (JC) Cleek (Seal) [His Mark]
- Signed sealed and published in the presence of us:
- Robert Given
- Samuel Given
- John Berry
- John McGlaughlin
- Samuel Given Jr.
- [Citation: Early Western Augusta Pioneers, by George Washington Cleek, pg. 23]
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