WILL OF VANN SWERINGEN

From: "Barbara Long Emery" <HyBy@willard-oh.com>

Sweringen, Vann, Ohio Co., Va. (now W. Va.), "Short Creek"  (page 220)

Dated:  5 Nov. 1793	Probated:  18 March 1794

Exec.:  "Old Friends" - Isaac Leet and Andrew Sweringen; John Dodds

Wit.:  James Griffith, Charles Prather, Valentine Mendel, John Scott and
Joseph Sweringen.

Bene.:  Wife:  Elenor (formerly Elenor Virgin) re'd land in Washington
Co.; 
Sons:  Elzey, Thomas*, Vann, Jr.*, Zachariah (rec'd land in Ohio Co., Va.
lying on Forks of Short Creek adj. lands of Joseph Vanmeter, Morgan Huet
and Daniel Morgan - the saw mill of John Connel and a negro boy, Jesse);
Dau's.: Drucilla Brady and Lucy*; Grandchi.: John and Vann Brady; Other: 
Reserved lot of ground for "old servant - William Hanks"; Slaves - Isaac,
Toby, Phebe and ester; Win, Samuel and Bill (s/o Win); Sarah Brown, dau.
of Nancy Brown (rec'd land in Ohio Co., adjoining Jacob Nessly (relationship
not stated).

* Three children of present wife.

Mentions:  Mill sites; smith shop; still house; land wheron testator
lives called "Friend Cox's" tract adj. Charles Preather on banks of river. 
Land purchased of John Carpenter in Ohio Co., Va., adj. lands of Anne Cook,
George Cox and Valentine Mundal.

Codicil:  Dated 17 Nov. 1793 - Probated 3 Feb. 1794 in Va. Wit:  William
Thorp, Geo. Cox; Bazalel Wells; Security:  Benj. Briggs and Moses Chaplin
(Clerk of Ohio Co.)

Acct #:  None file in Washington Co.

Source: "Abstracts of Washington County, Pennsylvania Willbooks 1-5
(1776-1841)", recompiled by Bob and Mary Closson
by permission of The Citizens Library, Washington Co., Pa.
Published by Closson Press, 1935 Sampson Drive, Apollo, Pa. 15613-9209.