Person:Johannes Axline (2)

he Exline and Axline Genealogy" WILL-Will Book U, Folio 299, Leesburg, Virginia

  IN the name of God Amen
  I, John Axline of the County of Loudoun and State of Virginia, being old and feeble but of sound mind and memory and considering uncertainity of death and the uncertainity of the time thereof, do make and ordain this my last will and testament in the manner and form following:
  That is to say; I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife, Christena Axline all the rights and privileges to and in the leases which I hold on my sons Henry and John Axline during her natural life together with all my household and kitchen furniture, two milk cows and four hogs such as she may choose.
  I give and bequeath unto my grandchildren(the children of my daughter Elizabeth May, deceased) viz; Joseph Smith, John May, David May, William May and Leander May, one hundred and fifty-five pounds Virginia currency to be equally divided between them to be due to them two years after my decease to reamin in the hands of my executors till they severally beocme of age if they are not of age within two years after my decease.
  I give and bequeath unto my grandchildren(the children of my daughter, Catharine everhart, De'cd) viz; Christina, Elizabeth, Israel, Solomon and Catharine Everhart thirteen pounds (Virginia currency) each to become due to them three years after my decease to remain in the hands of my executors till they severally come of age (if they should not be of age within three years after my decease).
  I give and bequeath to my son David Axline two hundred and forty-five pounds (Virginia currency) to be paid to him in four years and six months after my decease.  And after the decease of my beloved wife, Christena, it is my desire that my personal Estate shall be sold and the money arising from the sale to be equally divided between my children, David, Jacob, Henry and John Axline, Charlotte Everhart and my grandchildren (the children of my daughter Elizabeth May deceased) and the children of my daughter, Catharine Everhart, Deceased, so that the Children of each of my two deceased daughters shall receive as much as of one of my children, that is, the money is to be divided into seven equal parts and the children of Elizabeth May, dec'd to have one of the seven parts and the children of Catharine Everhart to have one of the seven parts and the remaining five parts to be equally divided between David, Jacob, Henry, John Axline and Charlotte Everhart.
  And lastly, I do hereby appoint my son David Axline and Philip Everhart sole executors of this my last will and testament to act jointly or separately as the case may require by reason of death or otherwise and do hereby revoke all former wills by me made acknowledging this to be my last will and testament.
  Given under my hand and seal this 15th day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty six.
  Signed sealed and acknowledge                      his
  by the said John Axline to be his             John  X  Axline(seal)
  last will and testament in presence                mark
  of us
   J. Grubb
   John Bumerats
   Jacob Arnold