Hardy County Wills

In the Name of God Amen I Conrad Idleman of the County of Hardy and State of Virginia being
weak in body but of sound mind and disposing memory for which I think God, and calling to mind
the uncertainty of human life, and being desirous to dispose of all such worldly estate as has
pleased God to bless me with, I give and bequeath the same in a manner following

That is to say I give and commend my Soul into the hands of Almighty God who gave it in hopes
of a joyfull Resurrection at the Last day My body commend to the earth to be decently buried at
the discretion of my executors hereafter named and for such worldly estate which God of his
exceeding bounty has been pleased to bless me with my debts funeral charges and all expenses
being first paid and satisfied I order and dispose of the same as follows.

Viz   In primis I give and bequeath to my loving wife Elizabeth all my household furniture with
all my stock of every kind, farming utensils, and all my personal property, except the moneys due
me which is devised otherwise which this will hereafter allows -- And at the death of my wife, the
personal estate she may die seized of to be the property of my son Francis his heirs after

2d   I will and bequeath to my son Francis & his heirs forever the tract of land I now reside on
containing one hundred & eighty nine acres ---Thirty acres which my son Francis shall [...]
Consulting my son John lay off said thirty acres off of the above mentioned tract which I give and
bequeath to my son John his heirs [...] Forever.  And should my son John not be satisfied with the
thirty acres as laid off by Francis and himself then said Francis to keep all the lands and pay him
John Fifty dollars.  I also give and bequeath to my son Francis his heirs [...] Forever the tracts of
land adjoining the aforesaid tract I now live on cont[...] Three hundred and twenty three acres by
patent from James Monroe Esqr then Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia bearing date
the 2nd day of December 1801.

     And also two tracts on the Allegany Mountains the one contg two hundred acres -- the
other fortysix patented to Moses Hutton from Beverly Randolph esq. Governor of the State of
Virginia bearing date the 3d day of March 1789 for two hundred acres) the other fortysix acres
patent from [L------] Esqr. Lieutenant Governor of the State of Virginia dated 22 day of June
1815.

3d   I will and bequeath to my daughter Catherine Cosner my son Jacob my daughter Elizabeth
Rorabouch my son Lewis the money due me to be equally divided between those my four
children.

4th  I give and bequeath to my son John to be paid to him by my son Francis Thirty dollars he
having heretofore received his parts in Real Estate.
 
5th  I give and bequeath to my four children Catherin Cosner my son Jacob my daughter
Elizabeth Rorabouch my son Lewis fifty dollars in cash.  Each, to be paid to them or their lawful
representatives by my son Francis yearly and every year as they are named and to have five years
to pay the whole --

6th  I give and bequeath to my daughter Mary Powell and her heirs forever the tracts of land
granted to me by George (-----------?) Lieutenant Governor of the State of Virginia by patent
bearing date the 29th of June 1811 and adjoining James Seymour Esq.  The Mary Powell paying
to my four children Catherine Cosner my sons Jacob, my daughter Elizabeth Rorabouch and my
son Lewis each and every one forty dollars in manner following Two years after my death to pay
to Catherine Cosner Forty dollars and one year after to pay my son Jacob and so on as they be
named yearly until the sum of one hundred sixty dollars is paid.

     And lastly I do confirm this my last will and testament and do hereby constitute and apoint
my son Francis executor of this my last will and testament

     In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this sixth day of
March in the year of our Lord 1827

Signed sealed published            
and declared the last will 
and testament of the above              Conrad Idleman      (Fingerprint)
named Conrad Idleman
in presents of us

William Lallyard
Andrew Russell
William Lurey

At a Court held for hardy County the 13th day of July 1830

This last will and testament of Conrad Idleman dec'd was proved by the oath of Andrew Russell
one of the witnesses thereto and at a Court held for Hardy County the 10th day of August 1830
the same was further proved by the oath of William Leary(?) Another witness thereto & ordered
to be recorded and on the motion of Francis Idleman the executor therein named a certificate is
granted   him for obtaining a probate thereof in due form he having with security entered into &
acknowledged a bond in the penalty of $1000 and taken the oath of such execution.

                              Teste.
                              Ed.Williams CHC

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