Ohio County, WV Wills

Mathias Ault
WILL of Mathias Ault
Vol. l, page 18, Ohio Co.,Va. now W.Va

In the Name of God, Amen I, Mathas Ault of the County of Ohio being very weak in body but of Perfect memory
Blessed be god and Coling to mind the mortality of my Body & approaching Dissolution do this Twenty Second Day of February in the years of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred & Ninety 1790 make & publish this my last will and testament in manner following to wit
(after all my lawful & Just Debts and funiral Charges are Discharged I do give and will that my beloved wife Elizabeth Ault be & Remain in full Possession of my whole Estate in during her Natural life & after Decease I will that all my Movable Estate then found shall be equally Divided between my two Step Sons & Step daughter) to wit (Philip Hup & Lazares Rhyne & Elizabeth Smith with this exception that the said Elizabeth Smith Shall have a Certain Iron pott & a frying pan Over & above hir third part which pott & frying pan I alow hir the said Elizabeth to give to hir daughter Elizabeth Fisher when She Shall demand it & further for divers reasons & Good Causes me hereunto moving I do will give & Bequeath unto my Stepson Lazres Rhyne all my Pattened Lands at the decease of my wife as aforesaid) & for the due performance & Execution of this my last will & Testament I do ordain & appoint my Trusty friend Henry Smith my Executor for the Entent & Purpose of the same in Witness whereof I the sd Mathias Ault have hereunto set my hand & Seal the day & years above written.
Acknowledge by me
Mathias Ault
We whose names are underwritten do witness as Saw Mathias Ault Sign and scknowledge the within will.
Hizariah Dun
Robert Edgar.
A copy from the original will which was provin in Court by the above subscribing witnesses at February Term 1791 and ordered to be recorded,
Test Moses Chaplin, clk.

Further info:
Lazarus Rine & wife Elizabeth sold the patent they received from Mathias Ault to John Davidson in Ohio County on Oct 3, 1796.
Lazarus Jr and wife Mary Ramsey Rine are buried in Fredonia Cemetery
Philip Hupp left Marshall County, went to Ohio and died in Monroe County, OH Nov. 9, 1831. He and his wife are buried in Hesson Cemetery, Middleburg, Monroe County, Ohio.

[Info extracted from "The Echoer", vol 1, no 1, August 1, 1967 - transcribed here by K. Torp]