Person:Benjamin Beeler (7)

Will Transcript

Benjamin Beeler's Will

In the uncertainty of life & a Certainty of Death always as it were present & I at this time labouring under Disease that may eventualy terminate in Death, & I having a wish that my affairs should be transacted in a manner to the best advantage have determined me to make my last will & testament; particularly as I am now of Sane mind & as I think perfectly capable of so doing. I in the first place Bequeath my soul to Go who gave it & my Body to its mother earth from whence it came!

I wish that the property I hold in Alexandria be sold to the best advantage for the purpose of raising money to pay my Just Debts & after ascertaining the Amount of Debts against me & money due me, aided by the Amount of money that my loose property will bring at home, on a Credit of twelve months then, if my grain, loose property & will not cover my Just Debts, then I wish as many of my slaves sold on a Credit of twelve months as will raise money enough to effect that purpose, however at all events I wish my black man Dennis to be disposed of on the terms above specified & old Milly likewise ~

In the Second place I give & bequeath to my Dear wife Sarah the following servants & property , J.E. the black boy Lewis that her father gave her & the black woman calld. little Milly & her child Richard & her increase & little Moriah & the Amount of money that I got by her from her fathers Estate for herself & her children independent of their equal part in the ballance of the Estate & as for this part my object is to secure to her what she & inherited from her fathers Estate.

In the third place as to My Daughter Sarah Caroline Carter I give & bequeath to her & her children The property that I hold in Winchester which property belongd. formerly to her mother & c. the Black woman which she now in her possession calld. Becky & her children Charlotte & Martha & her increase &c. &c. for her part.

In the fourth place I give & bequeath to my 2nd Daughter Adaline my Mulatto girl Emily for her part & for her to take charge of her on my Decease ~& a Mahogany bureau & two Dining tables, formerly the property of her mother.

In the fifth place My riding Horse Marquis, Saddle do. I have agreed to let J.R. Hayden have for one Hundred Dollars towards the payment of his Bill for Medical Services

In the Sixth place ~ In the Event of my negroes (that are not mentioned particularly here tofore) being saved, that is my Debts &c. all being paid without selling any more of them than what are specified I wish them to be praised and kept to work on the place: for the purpose of raising my children & supporting my family & as my children comes of Age videlicit?, Adaline, Benjamin Franklin, William Wallace, Mary Warden & Sarah Warden & my posthumous child are to have their parts as they come of age of those negroes that may be kept to the Estate. for the benefit of my children that are hereby named all of them to become Equal Heirs except my Daughter Sarah Caroline Carter who has been heretofore provided for my giving her my Winchester property & c. heretofore particularly specified ~

In the seventh place I wish my carding Machine Mills &c. &c. to be put in order for the benefit _ my children, that is to raise cloath &c. all of them that are at home, to enable my wife to support herself & children that are now at home minors.

In the eighth place, my real Estate, I wish for my children that is Adaline, Benjamin Franklin, William Wallace, Mary Warden, Sarah Warden & my posthumous child, are to be Joint Heirs in my real Estate as well personal.

In the ninth place I give & bequeath all my house hold Kitchen furniture, J.E Beds & bedding & Bedsteads &c &c. to my wife for the use of my family & children that are all minors, only & the under Wood & Dead timber &c. is to e cut & disposed of in the best way for the benefit of my family.

In the tenth place I give to my Dear wife likewise 1 dozen Silver table spoons & 1 dozen & a half of tea spoons, likewise Silver and Sugar tongs & 1 large Silver Soup ladle~

In the Eleventh place I give to my Daughter Adaline 1 set of Silver Tea spoons that I got for her!

I also give to my son William Wallace 4 Silver table spoons & 1 half dozen tea spoons (Silver) & 2 brass candlesticks left to him by his grandmother & my pistols. I also give to hm & Bay mare!

I also give to my son Benjamin Franklin my shot gun and sorel mare.

In the twelfth place I give & bequeath to my Dear wife my french house for her own use, half a dozen good milch cows, my hogs & sheep for the use of my family.

I also wish the Fox mare, the Dun mare, the bay mare, the large roman hosed bay mare, the Hardy bay mare & two yoke of my best oxen for to work my farm for the use of my family ~ this is my last will & testament given under my hand & seal this day & year first above written.

[Signed] B. Beeler [Seal]

Teste:

G.A. Hayden

Mariam [her X Mark] Whetstone

John R. Hayden

Jefferson County Sct.

At a Court held for Jefferson County the 19th day of March in the year 1827. This Last Will and Testament of Benjamin Beeler, Deceased, was proved by the oaths of George A. Hayden, Mariann Whetstone and John R. Hayden, three witnesses thereto, and ordered to be recorded. And it appearing to the Court that Sally Beeler widow and relict of the said Benjamin Beeler, hath relinquished her right to administer upon the estate of her deceased husband, administratino with the will annexed of the said Benjamin Beeler, was in due form of Law granted unto John R. Hayden, upon his complying with the Law. Whereupon he together with George Hagley, Michael Kidwiler, Henry Buckles and Valentine Dust, his securities, entered into and acknowledged a bond in the penalty of Twenty Thousand Dollars, conditioned for his due and faithful administration of the said Decendants Estate.

By the Court

Teste

T.J. Cramer &c.

1.   Find A Grave.

   CPT Benjamin Beeler
   Birth 1771
   Death Mar 1827 (aged 55–56)
   Burial Edge Hill Cemetery
   Charles Town, Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA
   
   https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/243140653/benjamin-beeler

2.   West Virginia. Wills and Probate Records, 1724-1985.

   Name: Benjamin Beeler
   Gender Male
   Probate Date 19 Mar 1827
   Probate Place Jefferson, West Virginia, USA
   Inferred Death Year 1827
   Inferred Death Place West Virginia, USA
   Item Description Wills, Vol 4-5, 1823-1828
   Others Listed (Name) Relationship
   Benjamin Beeler Testator
   Esther Lemon Wife
   James Son
   Thomas Son
   Robert Son
   John Son
   Sarah Burnes Daughter
   Elizabeth Roberts Daughter
   Kitty Roberts Daughter
   Mary Roberts Daughter
   Nancy M Lemon Daughter
   Esther Lemon Daughter
   William Lemon Son
   Sarah Caroline Carter Daughter
   Charlotte Child
   Martha Child
   Adaline Daughter
   Emily Girl
   Adaline Child
   Benjamin Child
   Franklin Child
   William Child
   Wallace Child
   Mary Warden Child
   Sarah Warden Child
   Sarah Caroline Carter Daughter

3.   West Virginia. Wills and Probate Records, 1724-1985.

   Name Benjamin Beeler
   Probate Date 19 Mar 1827
   Probate Place Jefferson, West Virginia, USA
   Inferred Death Year 1827
   Inferred Death Place West Virginia, USA
   Item Description Probate Records, Guardian Bonds 1865-1872, 1876-1894; Probate Bonds 1820-1827