(Copied with spelling as is)
August 19, 1987 F030,695
Botetourt County, Virginia Wills - 1770-1824
9th January 1782
In the name of God Amen I Jonathan Tosh of Botetourt County and state of Virginia being very weak in Body but of sound mind and memory thereon calling to mind the mortality of my body knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do appoint this my last will and testament my body I recommend to the Earth and my spirit I recommend to the Almight God that give it, nothing doubting but I shall remain the same again by the mighty power of God and {constituting?] such worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life I dispose in the following manner. First of all I give my dearly beloved wife Dina Tosh the third part of all my moveable estate and her living on the place whilst she remains my widow and then the land to be sold and in case the child that my wife is with should be a girl then the money arising from said sail of the land to be equally divided between them both, but if the child should be a boy then he is to have the two parts and my daughter Nancy the third of the money to be put out at interest for the benefit of the two children, my brother James Tosh is to have the half of the old place where on I now live and I do appoint my brother James Tosh and my cousin Jonathan Tosh executors of this my last will and testament confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 9th day of January one thousand seven hundred and eighty two.
Test
Daniel McNiel
Johjn (his mark) Bensy [?]
John Norton
February Botetourt County 1782
This instrument of writing was presented in law and proved by the oaths of John Norton and John Bundy two of the witnesses and ordered to be recorded. The widow having first relinquished [?] all legacies to contain in the said will and allowed by court what the law allows in the case whereupon it is ordered that William Niell, William W. Henchain [?] John Craig and Tom Nully do layoff and attend to his that part of the husband's estate
which she is entitled by law.
D.MayDBC