"In the name of God Amen.  I, John Hacker of the County of Lewis
and the state of Virginia being of a great age and weak in body, but
of sound mind and disposing memory (for which I thank God) and calling
to mind the uncertainty of human life and being desirous to dispose of
all such worldly estate as it hath pleased God to bless me with, I
give and bequeath the same in manner following that is to say in the
first place I desire all the perishable part of my estate be
immediately sold after my death and that out of the monies arising
therefrom, all my Just debts and funeral expenses be paid.
    "Secondly after the payment of my debts and funeral expenses, I
give to my wife Margaret Hacker one third part of my estate both real
and personal, for and during her natural life, and after her decease,
I give the personal part thereof to whatever child of mine shall take
care of their mother during her life, and the real part thereof is to
be included in the bequeath that I herein after shall bequeath to two
of my sons viz Thomas S. Hacker and Absolom Hacker."
    "Thirdly, I give two thirds of the monies arising from the Sale of
the perishable part of my estate to be equally divided between my two
loving daughters Sarah Smith and Mary Ann Helmick and the heirs of my
two daughters that are now deceased to with the children of Margaret
Hardman and Elizabeth Hardman."
    "Fourthly I give to my son Absolom Hacker all that part of my
Landed property contained within the following bounds that is to say
beginning at a poplar near the great road corner to Land I formerly
conveyed to my son William Hacker thence with the course of the said
William's line to the middle of the road and with the road crossing
the run that runs through my farm to the upper end of the fence whence
with a dreen to the original line and with the lines of my survey
crossing said run again to the place of Beginning.  At the same time
it is to be understood that the said Absolom Hacker is to pay to my
son Alexander Hacker twenty dollars which twenty dollars together with
twenty dollars that my son Thomas S. Hacker is likewise to pay to my
said son Alexander Hacker is designed to make him an equal part with
them and my other sons that I formerly portioned off."
    "Fifthly I give to my son Thomas S. Hacker all that part of my
Landed property contained within the following bounds viz: Beginning
in the middle of the road where Absolom's part first come to the road
and running the road as Absolom's run crossing the aforesaid run to
the upper corner of the fence, thence up the aforesaid dreen to the
original line then with the said original lines crossing Hackers Creek
to Jonathan Hackers corner and with said Jonathan lines and William
Hackers lines to the place of Beginning."
    "Sixthly I give to my three sons towit, William, John and Jonathan
one dollar each to be paid out of my daughters legacy."
    "And lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my son William
Hacker and my son in law David Smith Executors of this my last will
and Testaments, hereby revoking all other former wills or Testaments
by me heretofore made."
    "In witness whereof I have herewith set my had and affixed my Seal
this eighteenth day of March in the Year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and twenty two."

 John Hacker (seal)
    "Signed, Sealed published and declared as and for the last will
and Testament of the above named John Hacker in the presence of us."