The Botetourt County, Virginia will of Jeremiah Pate was transcribed by Linda Sparks Starr Oct 2005 from a copy of the original located in the PATE folder at the Breckinridge County, Kentucky Archives.  Highlighting of names and paragraphing were added.

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In the name of God amen I Jeremiah Pate of Botetourt County and State of  Virginia being sick and weak of Body but of Perfect mind and memory remembering that it is appointed for all men once to die I recommend my Soul to god who gave it & my body to be buried in a decent manner without Pomp or Vanity as for my worldly Estate with which it hathe pleased god to bless me I give and bequeth in the ["following" crossed out] Manners following my will and desire is that all my Just debts and funeral expenses be paid out of my Estabe by my Executors hereafter ["mentioned" crossed out] named

Item I give and bequeth to my daughter Rhoda Pate one horse vallued at fifteen pounds Current money and a new Saddle and Bridle and a good feather Bed and Furniture  one Cow and calf

Item I give and bequeth to my daughter Amelia Pate one fifteen Pound Horse with a Saddle & Bridle as [insert above line "the"] all others also one feather Bed & one Cow and Calf

Item I give and bequeth to my Son Miner Pate one horse Saddle and Bridle the horse equal in value with the other two, that is to say, at fifteen Pounds also one featherbed & a Cow and Calf

Item I give and bequeth to my daughter Polly Cumpton one horse valued at fifteen pounds with a Saddle and Bridle also one feather Bed and one Cow and Calf

Item I give and bequeth unto my son Mathew Pate one horse valued at fifteen Pounds with a Saddle and bridle also one feather Bed & one Cow and Calf

Item I give ["& bequeth" inserted above] to my son William Pate the Colt the Old 

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Gray Mare is now with & ____ if it Lives two Months if it dies before it is two Months old to have a horse at fifteen Pounds value also a feather bed and one Cow and calf

Item I give and bequeth to my son Jeremiah Pate one feather bed and one cow and calf

Item I give and bequeth to my Daughter Judith Pate one Grey Horse Saddle & Bridle one Cow and one feather bed which She has already received

Item I give and bequeth to my son John Pate one Horse Saddle and bridle one feather bed and one Cow and Calf which he has already received

Item I give and bequeth to my son Edward Pate one horse Saddle and bridle one feather bed and one Cow and Calf which he has already Received

Item my will and desire is that the Land whereon I now Live be Equally divided Between my four Sons Viz Jeremiah William Matthew and Miner.  Likewise my will and desire is that all ["my" crossed out] the rest of my estate consisting of Household Furniture Stock of every kind and Negroes be equally divided between My ten children Viz Edward John, Judith, Jeremiah, William, Mathew, Polly, Minor, Amelia and Rhoda  when my daughter Rhoda Shall arrive to the age of fourteen Year. Likewise my will and desire is ["that" crossed out] that my four Sons Jeremiah William Mathew and Minur Shall have the Care and Management of all my estate of Lands Negroes and Stock and to have the benefits and advantages arising therefrom amongst them Provided they Furnish Miner Amelia 

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and Rhoda with a reasonable maintenance and Schooling clear of expenses untill Rhoda arrives to the age of fourteen Years and I do hereby nominate and appoint my well beloved Brother Matthew Pate and his son John Pate Executors of this my last will and Testament and I do hereby disanull and make void all wills and Testaments ["by" crossed out] heretofore by me made and do ratify and confirm this to be my last will and Testament In witness whereof I do hereunto Set my hand and Seal This Fourth day of april A. D. one Thousand Seven hundred and Ninety Seven.
						Jeremiah Pate		seal
     teste
 Julius Parish
Dabney Shrewsbury
John Wood

	At July Botetourt Court 1797
		This last will and Testament of Jereimah Pate Dec'd was exhibited in Court and Proved by the oaths of  Dabney Shrewsbury and John Wood two of the witnesses thereto  Subscribed and thereupon Ordered to be  Recorded and On motion of Matthew Pate and John Pate Executors of therein named Certificate is granted them for obtaining a Probate thereof in due form they having first made oath entered into and acknowledge Bond according to Law and it is and ordered that James Peary Absolum Smith, David Wade & Dabney  Shrewsbury or any three of them being first duly Sworn do appraise the Personal Estate and Slaves of said decedent and make return thereof to Court.
		A Copy teste				H G Bowyer  CBC

Except for highlighting, the transcription of these two records are true to the original found in the PATE family folder at the Breckinridge County Archives, Hardinsburg, Kentucky, by Linda Sparks Starr October 2005.  Book and page numbers aren't identified. 

WHEREAS Jeremiah Pate  deceased in his life time passed his bond to a certain Samuel Crawford for the Conveyance of two Certain tracts of land lying Adjoining and Containing when included in one Survey by estimation about one hundred and Sixty Acres which said land lies in the County of Bedford and State of Virginia and the said Jeremiah Pate deceased died without Conveying the said land agreeable to said Bond and whereas Edward Pate, John Pate, Benjamin Allen Pate and Judith Pate his wife who are heirs and devisees of the Said Jeremiah Pate deceased wish that a  Conveyance Should be made to the Said Samuel Crawford or Assigns Agreeable to the bond aforesaid. NOW be it known to all to whom it may Concern that we Edward Pate, John Pate, Benjamin Allen Pate and Judith Pate his wife do hereby nominate Constitute and appoint Matthew Pate of Bedford County and State of Virginia and John Pate of Botetourt County and State aforesaid (Who were Executors of the last Will & Testament of the Said Jeremiah Pate deceased) Our true and lawful Attornies for us and in Our Names to Convey by a Good Sufficient deed or deeds in fee Simple the land aforesaid with the  Appurtenances to the sd Samuel Crawford or Assigns Agreeable to the bond Aforesaid and we do hereby Ratify and Confirm whatsoever our Said Attornies may lawfully Do or Cause to be done in the premises. In Testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and Seals this thirty first day of March One Thousand Eight hundred and One.
							Edward Pate 		Seal
							John Pate		Seal
							Benjamin Allen Pate	Seal
							Judith Pate 		Seal 

Breckinridge County State of Kentucky to wit
	I, Joseph Allen Clerk of the Court of Quarter Sessions of Said County do hereby Certify that the within Named Edward Pate John Pate, Benjamin Allen Pate and Judith Pate his wife Appeared in my Office and Severally Acknowledged the within Power of Attorney to be their Act & deed for the purposes within mentioned and therefore it is admitted to Record. In testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand & Seal (there being as yet no Seal to my Said Office) this 31st  March 1801.
							Jo. Allen	Seal

KNOW all men by these presents that we Edward Pate and John Pate [insert above line: of Breckinridge County & State of] Kentucky (who are heirs and devisees of Jeremiah Pate deceased) do make nominate Constitute and appoint Joseph Huston our true and lawful  Attorney for us & in our names to ask demand and receive of Matthew Pate and John Pate of the State of Virginia (who are Executors of the last will & Testament of the said Jeremiah Pate deceased) any money which may be due us or either of us from the estate of the said Jeremiah Pate dec'd. And should the said Executors refuse payment we do hereby Vest our Said Attorney with full power to institute a Suit or Suits against them or either of them in order to compell them to pay the Same. And in all things to act as fully as we or either of us might or could do were we personally present. And we do hereby ratify and confirm whatsoever our said attorney may lawfully do or cause to be done in the processes. In Testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands & Seals this 26th day of March 1802.	
							Edward Pate	Seal
							John Pate 	Seal

		Kentucky Breckenridge County towit --
			Quarter Session Court Clerks Office March the twenty sixth One thousand Eight hundred and two. The within power of attorney from Edward Pate and John Pate to Joseph Huston was acknowledged by the within named said Edward Pate & John Pate severally to be their acts & deeds for the purpose therein mentioned and at their request the same is admitted to record in my office. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand & Seal (there being no seal as yet to my said Office).  Jo. Allen	Seal

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