Henry Miller's Will

I Henry Miller of Rockbridge County, and State of Virginia,
being in a declining state of health but of sound mind and memory
and also considering the mortal state of man in this life do think
it necessary to settle my temporal concerns in the manner followingviz:
First I desire that my body may be decently buried at the
discretion of my executors hereinafter named and further that all
just claims against my estate may be settled (sic) and paid out of
my estate and first of all I give and bequeath to my well beloved
wife Rebecca Miller and to my daughter Rebecca Miller jointly all
and singular my household furniture of whatever kind soever (sic)
without reserve to be theirs and at their disposal after my decease
and I do further give and bequeath to my said wife one bond for the
sum of twenty pounds due me from my son John Miller also fifteen
dollars due me by William Gilmore also my young black mare and her
saddle and bridle also two of her choice of my stock of cattle also
I do further order and direct that my said wife shall have and
continue to have full possession of my house and plantation after my
decease during her life, unmolested but reserving at the same time
to my son Samuel Miller the privilege (sic) of enjoying the
possession of the place where he now lives and of working all my
cleared land and clearing more as he may choose together with the
profits of the meadows and orchard to to (sic) witt (sic): the
two-thirds also the labour (sic) of my negro boy George when my said
wife can spare him and for said privileges (sic) granted to my son
Samuel he is to deliver to my said wife the one third of all the
crops he raises thereon to haul and put up conveniently (sic) and
securely for her the same and also the remaining third of the meadow
and orchards together with firewood hauled conveniently (sic) for
her also such piece of ground as she may choose for a garden and
provided the sd. Saml. is indolent so that the share reserved for my
said wife may not be sufficient for her support at his expense.
I also give and bequeath to my said daughter Rebecca my
young mare horse and her saddle and bridle with the next two of my
cattle that she may choose and I further order and that the
remainder of my movable property be sold at publick vendue excepting
so much of my cattle and hogs as will be winter meat for my family
and of grain untill (sic) the new crop comes and all of my share of
the crop that is in the ground I leave to support my family and the
crops to be put in this fall I leave for the use of my family and I
also devise and bequeath to my said son Samuel Miller the plantation
whereon I now live to him and his heirs forever provided he complies
with the requisitions herein before and hereafter mentioned and
first he is to pay to each of his four sisters the sum of fifty
pounds each in the manner following that is to say the sum of twelve
pounds and ten shillings annually the first payment thereof to be
made one year after my decease and to be paid annually till (sic)
each of them receives the aforesaid fifty pounds and also I leave my
said wife in addition to what is herein before mentioned in the
hands of my said son John, and William Gilmore as much of the money
arising from the sale of the movable property that I have desired to
be sold as will be sufficient to purchase her a good young negrowench.
I also give and bequeath to my son William Miller after my
wife's decease my negroe fellow George, also my brown coat and
waistcoat and one half of the neet proceeds arising from the sale of
my movable property desired to be sold as aforesaid if after
answering the purposes aforesd. any may remain and the other half to
my said son Samuel and I also leave and bequeath to my nephew
William McGlothlen my black coat waistcoat and breeches.
And lastly I do constitute and appoint my two sons Saml. and
William Miller my sole executors of this my last will and testament
for the purposes herein before mentioned and I do hereby revoke and
disannul all and every other testament and executors ratifying and
confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament. In
witness whereof I have here unto sett (sic) my hand and seal this
thirty first day of august (sic) one thousand seven hundred andninetyseven.
Signed sealed published pronounced and declared by Henry
Miller as his last will and testament in presence of us...
Signed......Henry MillerTeste:John GreenleeThomas Hardy

At a court held for Rockbridge County the third day of October 1797.
This writing purporting the last will and testament of Henry
Miller decd. was produced in court by Samuel Miller and William
Miller executors therein named and proved by oath of John Greenlee &
Thomas Hardy subscribing witness and ordered to be recorded and on
the motion of the said Executors who made oath according to law
certificate is granted them in obtaining probate thereof in due form
they having with Hugh Barclay Junr. & James Beggs their securities
entered into and acknowledged bond in the sum of ten thousanddollars conditioned according to law.Teste: A Reid Cl. He was buried in Miller-Irwin Cemetery Rockbridge Co. VA.(4) KSJ: Henry Miller died 1798 and is buried at Natural Bridge, Rockbridge Co., VA.