WILL OF MAXIMILIAN BERRYMAN

Fauquier County, VA - Will Book 5, p 267.

In the Name of God Amen the 22 day of May 1812.

I Maximilian Berryman of Fauquier County being in health and memory 
thanks be to God for the same yet calling to mind the uncertainty of
this life and the certainty of death  I do make and appoint this my 
last will and Testament in form following therefore Commit my Soul 
to Almighty God which gave it and my body to this earth to be buried 
after a decent and Christian like manner according to the discretion 
of my Executor hereafter named and as touching my worldly estate 
which it hath pleased Almighty God to bless me with in this life I 
give devise and dispose of them in manner and form following (Viz)
 
I therefore order that all my just debts and burial charges be fully 
paid and satisfied before and possession before any part thereof is
taken out of the hand and possession of my Executor hereafter named
and whereas nine of my children has had and received their full part
and proportion of my estate both real and personally therefor my will
and desire is that they reamain contented and fully satisfied with 
the same   The nine children before spoken of is (Viz) Robert, John, 
Charles, William, Elizabeth, Mary, Sarah, Benjamin, and James Berryman.

Imprimis.  I give to my beloved wife Hannah one negro Jim and the one
third part of my real and personally estate during her natural life 
then to be equally divided between five of my children hereafter named.
except for the tract of land known by the name of Beaches that I give
to my son George Berryman him and his heirs for ever.  [This sentence 
has been marked through: "if George should died before he comes to 
the age of twenty-one years the track of land I give to them to be 
equally divided between"]  I give to my four children Daniel Zachariah 
Catherine and Agga Berryman the remaining two thirds of the track of 
land whereon I now live to be equally divided between them.  I give 
the remaining two thirds of all my moveable property to be equally 
divided between my five last named children.  

Lastly and solely I appoint my truly and much beloved Grand Son William 
Berryman my sole executor of this my last will and Testament.
Given from under my hand and seal the day and year above written.

Maximilian X Berryman (Seal)

Test
Joseph Morgan
Arnold X Edwards
William Berryman

At a Court held for Fauquier County the 22nd day of June 1812  
This Last will and testament of Maximilian Berryman was proved by the
Oaths of Joseph Morgan & Arnold Edwards, witnesses thereto & ordered 
to be recorded & on the motion of William Berryman the Executor 
therein named who made oath & entered into & acknowledged bond 
agreeable to Law  Certificate is granted him for obtaining a probate 
thereof in due form.

Teste H R Campbell CC