CLINE JOHNSON
FAMILY
Pro Aris Et Focis
Avon Lake, OH
Peter Cline Family
of the Tug River Region of
VA/WV/KY
UPDATE (09/10/2008): See DNA PROJECT (at right) for an update on the DNA test results that confirm that William Cline Johnson's father was a Cline from the Peter Cline family of the Tug River region of VA/WV/KY.
UPDATE (7/12/2008): A recent discovery from theLogan County personal property tax records provides a very strong link between William Cline Johnson andthePeter Cline family.See the "Personal Property Tax Records" button to the right for more info.
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Much of the information below was taken from the book, The Clines and Allied Families of the Tug River Region of Kentucky and West Virginia, 1998 Gateway Press by Cecil Cline and Harry Dale Cline. This information is reprintedbelow with Cecil Cline's permission. Additional changes were recently provided by the book's co-author, Harry Dale Cline. An electronic copy of the their book may be accessed by clicking on the link below:
http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/FH5&CISOPTR=81102&REC=2
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Descendants of Peter Cline
Generation No. 1
1. PETER1 CLINE was born Abt. 1756 in Palatinate Region of Germany, and died Abt. 1843 in Logan County, Virginia. He married ELIZABETH Abt. 1778 in Virginia.
Revolutionary War Service - 1776-1778 (see Peter Cline Revolutionary War Soldier Page for more information on Peter's service record).
Continental Soldier
Peter Cline left Berks County, Pennsylvania for Virginia between 1778 and 1786. He also marries Elizabeth ______ during this time and has at least two, if not three children by the time of his arrival in Virginia. Peter Cline eventually migrated to southwest Virginia and later, across the border into Kentucky, settling on a Creekknown today as Peter's Creek. Peter is reportedly buried around Delorme, Mingo County, West Virginia.
Children of PETER CLINE and ELIZABETH are:
2. i. MICHAEL2 CLINE, b. Abt. 1778, Virginia; d. 1860, McDowell County, Virginia.
3. ii. JOHN CLINE, b. Abt. 1780.
4. iii. SARAH CLINE, b. Abt. 1785; d. 1865, Bland County, Virginia.
5. iv. JACOB "RICH JAKE" CLINE, b. Abt. 1790, Montgomery County, Virginia; d. 1858, Logan County, Virginia.
6. v. WILLIAM "ALUM BILLY" CLINE, b. Abt. 1792, Montgomery County, Virginia; d. 1868, Logan County, Virginia.
7. vi. MARGARET "PEGGY" CLINE, b. Abt. 1793.
8. vii. DAUGHTER CLINE, b. Abt. 1797.
9. viii. PETER "HECK" CLINE, b. Abt. 1800, Montgomery County, Virginia; d. April 30, 1892, Gilbert Creek, Mingo County, West Virginia.
Generation No. 2
2. MICHAEL2 CLINE (PETER1) was born Abt. 1778 in Virginia, and died 1860 in McDowell County, Virginia. He "married" (1) MARGARET "PEGGY" _________ abt 1795. He "married" (2) NANCY ELSWICK CLEVINGER abt. 1812. He "married" (3) ELEANOR JOHNSON abt. 1820. (Note - no marriage record for any of these marriages survives. From the evidence, it appears that Michael established a common law marriage with Nancy Elswick Clevinger and possibly Margaret "Peggy" _____. Michael Cline and Eleanor Johnsonwere not married,as William Cline was born illegitimate). Michael died between 1860-70 and is reportedly buried at Zach's Branch, McDowell County, West Virginia.
Michael Cline, circa 1850
Note -In 1941, an early Cline researcher, Toney Cline, took statements from David Cline, a great grandson of Michael Cline, who providedthatMichael Clinehadseven wives and twenty-one children. Whilethe exact number of wives and children is probablynot accurate and most likely exaggerated, what is important for William Cline Johnson researchers is Michael'sposthumous reputation for having had many relationships that resulted in many children.
Children of MICHAEL CLINE and MARGARET "PEGGY" are:
10. i. HENRY TUCKER3 CLINE, b. Aug. 18, 1797, VA; d.1860, Pike County, KY.
11. ii. PETER HARPER CLINE, b. Abt. 1801, Virginia; d. Aft. 1880, Logan County, WV.
12. iii. JOHN CLINE, b. Abt. 1805, Montgomery County, Virginia.
13. iv. JAMES A. "DICK" CLINE, b. Abt. 1806.
14.v. SARAH "SALLY" CLINE, b. Abt. 1807.
Children of MICHAEL CLINE and NANCY ELSWICK CLEVENGER are:
15.vi. MICHAEL3 CLINE, Jr., b. Abt. 1813.
Sheriff Michael Cline, Jr.
16.vii.NANCY CLINE, b. Abt. 1816.
17. viii.MOSES CHRISTIAN CLINE, b. Abt. 1818.
18. ix. MARTHA "PATSY" CLINE, b. Abt. 1820.
(Note: According to Clines & Allied Families, two of Nancy Clevenger's sons by her previous marriage are reported to have lived with Michael and Nancy and may alsohave used the Cline surname. However, one of these sons used the Clevenger name when he was married).
Children of MICHAEL CLINE AND ELEANOR JOHNSON are:
19. x. WILLIAM CLINE (alias William Johnson), b. Abt. 1820.
William Cline (Johnson), circa 1870
4. SARAH2 CLINE (PETER1) was born Abt. 1785, and died 1865 in Bland County, Virginia. She married ABRAHAM HONAKER Abt. 1803 in Montgomery County, Virginia.
Children of SARAH CLINE and ABRAHAM HONAKER are:
i. ELIZABETH3 HONAKER, b. Abt. 1804.
ii. JOHN HONAKER, b. Abt. 1805.
iii. SAMUEL HONAKER, b. August 20, 1806.
iv. MARGARET ANN HONAKER, b. April 29, 1808.
v. JACOB HONAKER, b. February 06, 1810.
vi. PETER HONAKER, b. October 10, 1812.
vii. MARY HONAKER, b. June 06, 1813.
viii. HENRY HONAKER, b. Abt. 1815.
ix. JAMES HONAKER, b. July 06, 1818.
x. SARAH HONAKER, b. February 06, 1820.
xi. EDITH HONAKER, b. July 18, 1822.
xii. ANDREW JACKSON HONAKER, b. February 01, 1824.
xiii. WILLIAM CROCKET HONAKER, b. September 22, 1825.
xiv. ABRAHAM HONAKER, b. April 16, 1827.
xv. ELIZAH JANE HONAKER, b. March 16, 1828.
5. JACOB "RICH JAKE"2 CLINE (PETER1) was born Abt. 1790 in Montgomery County, Virginia, and died 1858 in Logan County, Virginia. He married (1) UNKNOWN Abt. 1817. He married (2) NANCY FULLER January 30, 1826 in Pike County, Kentucky.
Children of JACOB CLINE and NANCY FULLER are:
i. WILLIAM TRIGG 3 CLINE, b. Abt. 1827.
ii. MARTHA "PATTY" CLINE, b. Abt. 1828.
iii. ELIZABETH "BETSY" CLINE, b. Abt. 1831.
iv. NANCY CLINE, b. Abt. 1833.
v. PETER CLINE, b. Abt. 1836.
vi. MARY CLINE, b. Abt. 1841.
vii. VIRGINIA JANE CLINE, b. November 15, 1843.
viii. PERRY A. CLINE, b. January 05, 1845.
ix. JACOB CLINE, b. Abt. 1846.
6. WILLIAM "ALUM BILLY"2 CLINE (PETER1) was born Abt. 1792 in Montgomery County, Virginia, and died 1868 in Logan County, Virginia. He married HANNAH CLEVENGER Abt. 1818 in Floyd County, Kentucky.
Children of WILLIAM CLINE and HANNAH CLEVENGER are:
i. ELIZABETH3 CLINE, b. Abt. 1819.
ii. NANCY CLINE, b. Abt. 1821.
iii. SUSANNA "SOOKIE" CLINE, b. Abt. 1822.
iv. EDIE CLINE, b. Abt. 1823.
v. MARGARET CLINE, b. Abt. 1824.
vi. MARY "MOLLY" CLINE, b. Abt. 1828.
vii. MARTHA "PATTY" CLINE, b. February 19, 1831.
viii. JACOB "ALUM JAKE" CLINE, b. July 02, 1832.
ix. SARAH "SALLY" CLINE, b. July 20, 1836.
x. HANNAH CLINE, b. Abt. 1840.
7. MARGARET "PEGGY"2 CLINE (PETER1) was born Abt. 1793. She married DAVID MOUNTS April 05, 1809 in Montgomery County, Virginia.
Children of MARGARET CLINE and DAVID MOUNTS are:
i. ELIJAH3 MOUNTS, b. 1810.
ii. CHARLES MOUNTS, b. 1811.
iii. MICHAEL MOUNTS, b. 1814.
iv. NANCY MOUNTS, b. 1816.
v. WILLIAM MOUNTS, b. 1820.
vi. JACKSON MOUNTS, b. 1822.
vii. MARTHA MOUNTS, b. 1825.
viii. ALEXANDER MOUNTS, b. 1827.
ix. ELIZABETH MOUNTS, b. 1830.
x. SARAH MOUNTS, b. 1832.
9. PETER "HECK"2 CLINE (PETER1) was born Abt. 1800 in Montgomery County, Virginia, and died April 30, 1892 in Gilbert Creek, Mingo County, West Virginia. He married MARY "POLLY" SMITH February 13, 1820 in Floyd County, Kentucky.
Children of PETER CLINE and MARY SMITH are:
i. THOMAS3 CLINE, b. 1821.
ii. JACOB "JAKE HOG" CLINE, b. 1822.
iii. HUMPHREY CLINE, b. 1823.
iv. DAVID CLINE, b. 1825.
v. KATHERINE CLINE, b. 1826.
vi. ELIZABETH CLINE, b. 1828.
vii. MARTHA CLINE, b. 1832.
viii. DICY CLINE, b. 1833.
ix. JANE CLINE, b. 1834.
x. MARGARET "PEGGY" CLINE, b. 1836.
xi. MARY ANN CLINE, b. 1839.
xii. SARAH CLINE, b. 1839.
xiii. PETER CLINE, b. 1840.
xiv. CLARISSA "CLARA" CLINE, b. 1843.
xv. JOHN CLINE, b. 1844.
xvi. PAULINA CLINE, b. 1845.
xvii. LARKIN CLINE, b. 1847.
Generation No. 3
(Only the Children of Michael Cline and their familiesare listed below)
10. HENRY TUCKER3 CLINE (MICHAEL2, PETER1) was born August 18, 1797 in Montgomery County, Virginia, and died 1860 in Pike County, Kentucky. He married (1) NANCY JANE MURPHY July 13, 1821 in Floyd County, Kentucky. He married (2) MARGARET "PEGGY" ARMS October 28, 1856 in Wyoming County, Virginia.
Children of HENRY CLINE and NANCY MURPHY are:
i. MICHAEL4 CLINE, b. April 15, 1821.
ii. PETER CLINE, b. 1825.
iii. JOHN CLINE, b. March 27, 1828.
iv. HERNDON CLINE, b. 1829.
v. CLARISSA CLINE, b. 1834.
vi. MARY "POLLY" CLINE, b. 1834.
vii. MOSES CHRISTIAN CLINE, b. 1836.
viii. ELIZABETH "BETSY" CLINE, b. 1838.
ix. JAMES CLINE, b. 1842.
x. FLOYD SHANON CLINE, b. 1844.
11. PETER HARPER3 CLINE (MICHAEL2, PETER1) was born Abt. 1801 in Virginia, and died Aft. 1880 in Logan County, West Virginia. He married EDA "EDIE" TRENT June 20, 1820 in Floyd County, Kentucky.
Children of PETER CLINE and EDA TRENT are:
i. MATILDA4 CLINE, b. 1821.
ii. WILLIAM "BILLY" CLINE, b. 1823.
iii. CYNTHIA CLINE, b. 1824.
iv. JAMES "GAYEYE" CLINE, b. 1828.
v. EDWARD "NED" CLINE, b. 1830.
vi. MARY "POLLY" CLINE, b. 1832.
vii. SUSANNAH "SUKY" CLINE, b. 1833.
viii. JOHN H. CLINE, b. 1834.
ix. PETER CLINE, b. 1836.
x. EDA "EDIE" CLINE, b. 1838.
xi. JOSEPH CLINE, b. 1842.
xii. HENDERSON CLINE, b. 1845.
xiii. ANNA CLINE, b. 1847.
xiv. RHODA CLINE, b. 1839.
12. JOHN CLINE (MICHAEL, PETER) was born 1805 in Montgomery County, Virginia. He married (1) KEZIAH MEAD November 21, 1822 in Pike County, Kentucky. He married (2) MARY "POLLY" ______ October 20, 1835 in Tazewell County, Virginia. John was a Baptist preacher according to the McDowell County marriage records.
Children of JOHN CLINE and KEZIAH MEAD are:
i. NANCY CLINE, born 1830
ii. HENRY CLINE, born 1833 in VA
iii. JOHN A. CLINE, born 1835
Children of JOHN CLINE and Mary "Polly" ______ are:
i.JOHN HENRY CLINE, born 1838 in VA
ii. MARY CLINE, born 1840
iii. JAMES CLINE, born 1843. He married MARY STRICKLIN, May 31, 1869 in McDowell
County, WV
iv. WILLIAM HERNDON CLINE, born 1845. He married ELIZABETH STRICKLIN
November20, 1869 in McDowell County, WV
v. MARGARGET CLINE, born abt. 1849.
13. JAMES A. "DICK" CLINE (MICHAEL, PETER) was born about 1806 in Montgomery County, VA. He married ELIZABETH "BETSY" BAILEY abt 1833, daughter of ARCHIBALD BAILEY and NANCY GODFREY. He married (2) EDIE CLINE abt 1865, daughter of WILLIAM CLINE and HANNAH CLEVENGER.
Children of JAMES CLINE and ELIZABETH BAILEY are:
i. ADAM CLINE, born January 22, 1834 in Logan County, VA; died May 15, 1916.
ii. NANCY CLINE, born 1836, Logan County, VA
iii.EVAN CLINE, born 1839 Logan County, VA
iv.JOHN HARRISON CLINE, bon January 25, 1841, Logan County, VA
v. DICY CLINE, born 1843, Logan County, VA
vi. AMANDA CLINE, born 1845, Logan County, VA
vii. EDA "EDIE" CLINE, born 1846, Logan County, VA
viii. MATHURSA CLINE, born 1848, Logan County, VA
ix. ALDERSON CLINE, born September 15, 1853, Logan County, VA
x. JAMES JUDISON CLINE, born December, 1857
14. SARAH "SALLY" CLINE (MICHAEL, PETER), was born abt. 1807, Kanawaha Co. VA (Wyoming County, WV) and died January 15, 1857 (probably Pike County, KY). She married (1) DAVID CHARLES, December 8, 1823, in Pike County, KY, son of GEORGE CHARLES and CHRISTEAN MICHAEL. She married (2) JACOB "JOAB" JUSTUS, December 11, 1846 in Pike County, KY.
Children of SARAH CLINE DAVID CHARLESare:
i. MARY "MOLLIE" CHARLES, born August 1824, Pike County, Kentucky
ii. MARGARET "POLLY" CHARLES, born 1830, Pike County, Kentucky
iii.NANCY CHARLES, born 1828 in Kentucky
iv. JOHN CHARLES, born 1828 in Kentucky
v. ELIZABETH JANE CHARLES, born 1834 in Pike County, Kentucky
vi. DAVID CHARLES, JR. born 1835, Pike County, Kentucky
vii. FREDERICK CHARLES, born 1836, Tazewell (Buchanan) County, VA
viii. MOSES CHARLES, born 1840, Pike County, Kentucky
ix. GEORGE CHARLES, born abt. 1843
Children of SARAH CLINE and JOAB JUSTUS are:
i. JOHN WESLEY JUSTUS, born abt. 1848, Pike County, Kentucky
ii. JAMES RALEIGH JUSTUS, born abt. 1850, Pike County, Kentucky
iii. JOAB JUSTUS, born abt. 1852, Tazewell County (Buchanan Co), Virginia
iv. SARAH JUSTUS, born 1854, Tazewell County (Buchanan Co), Virginia
15. MICHAEL CLINE, JR (MICHAEL, PETER), was born 1813, Cabell County, VA (Mingo, WV) and died abt. 1878 in McDowell County, WV. He married (1) TAZEWELL "TAZZIE" BAILIEY 1838 in Tazewell County, Virginia, daughter of ARCHIBALD BAILEY AND NANCY GODFREY. He married (2) SARAH LOCKHART, March 24, 1871 in McDowell County, WV.
Children of MICHAEL CLINE, Jr. and TAZEWELL BAILEY are:
i. MARTHA "PATSY" CLINE, born 1839 in Tazewell County, VA (McDowell Co WV).
ii. NANCY CLINE, born 1841
iii. GORDON CLINE, born abt. 1843
iv.JOHN HARVEY "JACK" CLINE, born abt. 1845; died March 10, 1865 in Richmond, VA
asa POW. "Jack" served in the 45th Batt. VA Inf. CSA.
v. ISABELLE "IBBY" CLINE, born April 12, 1847, Logan County, Virginia
vi. LUCY CLINE, born January 1, 1849, Logan County, Virginia
vii. ARAMINTA "MENDY" CLINE, born 1851, Tazewell County, Virginia
viii. DICEY CLINE, born 1851, Tazewell County, Virginia
ix. AMANDA CLINE, born November 1852 Wyoming County, Virginia
Child of MICHAEL CLINE, Jr. and SARAH LOCKHART is:
i. BARBARA CLINE, born April 29, 1860, McDowell County, WV
16. NANCY CLINE (MICHAEL, PETER) was born abt. 1816, Floyd County (Pike Co.), KY. She married HARVEY BAILEY abt. 1837 in Logan County, Virginia, son of ARCHIBALD BAILEY and NANCY GODFREY.
Children of NANCY CLINE and HARVEY BAILEY are:
i.FLOYD BAILEY, born 1838, Logan County, VA
ii. LEWIS BAILEY, born December 1841, Logan County, VA
iii. SARAH "SALLY" BAILEY, born 1842. She married THOMAS C. BLANKENSHIP
iv. RENEY BAILEY, born 1844
v. ELIZABETH BAILEY, born 1846
vi. JAMES BAILEY, born 1848
vii. CLAUDE BAILEY, born abt. 1850. He married MARGARET BLANKENSHIP.
viii. REBECCA BAILEY, born abt. 1851
ix. CROCKETT BAILEY, born 1853. He married GENETTA BAILEY
x. CLEMMIA BAILEY, born 1855
xi.ALEMONIA BAILEY, born 1857
xii. HARVEY BAILEY, born May 1860, Logan County, VA
xiii. WITCHER BAILEY, born abt. 1862. He married Ganetta "Nettie" Cline, 2/23/1888
xiv. FELANDER BAILEY, born 1865
17. MOSE CHRISTIAN CLINE (MICHAEL, PETER), was born 1818 probably in Kentucky near the Tug River, and died 1889. He married LOUVICIE LESTER in 1840.
Children of MOSE CLINE and LOUVICIE LESTER are:
i.DAVID "PREACHER" CLINE, born 1840, Logan County, VA
ii.THOMAS B. CLINE, born December 1840, Logan County, Virginia
iii. WILLIAM CLINE, born April, 1844, Logan County, Virginia
iv. CLEMMON CLINE, born abt. 1846
v. MICHAEL CLINE, born 1848
vi.VICIE CLINE, born abt. 185. She married LLOYD LESTER February 15, 1869 in
TazewellCounty, Virginia
vii. CLARISSA CLINE, born 1852
viii. JACOB CLINE, born 1856
ix. MISSOURI CLINE, born October 10, 1858
x. NANCY CLINE, born 1861 in Logan County, VA
18.MARTHA "PATSY" CLINE (MICHAEL, PETER), born abt. 1820. She married ADDISON ROBINETT, June 30, 1856 in Wyoming County, VA (WV). Importantly, Patsy marries as "Patsy Clevenger" and not "Patsy Cline," just like her half-brother William, who marries as "William C. Johnson." (Martha "Patsy" Cline and Addison Robinetthad no children).
19.WILLIAM CLINE (alias William Johnson) (MICHAEL, PETER), was born abt. 1820. He married SOPHIA ROBINETT, August 24, 1849 in Tazewell County, Virginia. William marries using his mother's surname, Johnson ("William C. Johnson") as did his half-sister, Patsy, who married under her mother's name of "Clevenger."
Children of WILLIAM CLINE and SOPHIA ROBINETT are:
i. CHARLES CLINE, born 1852 in Tazewell County, Virginia. He died before 1920 in
Tazewell County, Virginia. CHARLES CLINE married MARTAH PROFFIT abt. 1872 in
Tazewell County, Virginia.
ii. SARAH ANN CLINE, born 1856, Tazewell County, Virginia. She died before 1940 in
Russell County, Virginia. She married JOSEPH SHELTON June 30, 1880 in Tazewell
County, Virginia.
iii. BOSTON CLINE, born 1859, Tazewell County, Virginia. He died abt 1914, Red Root
Ridge, Raven, Tazewell County, Virginia. He married MARY JANE CARTER, June 30,
1880, in Tazewell County, Virginia.
iv.WILLIAM TRIGG CLINE, born February 3, 1863 in Tazewell County, Virginia. He died
February 19, 1934 in Russell County, Virginia. He married Lettitia Shelton in 1884 in
Tazewell County, Virginia.
v. JAMES R. CLINE, b. 1865, Tazewell County, Virginia. He died bef. 1940, Russell
County, Virginia. He married MARTHA SHELTON in 1883 in Tazewell County, Virginia.
vi.JOHN HENRY CLINE, b. 1867 Tazewell County, Virginia. He died in 1934 in Tazewell
County, Virginia. He married SARAH SHELTON in 1890 in Tazewell County, Virginia.
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Last Will and Testament of Jacob Cline, as transcribed by Cindy Nichols on rootsweb at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/CLINE/1999-04/0922983361
As per Cindy Nichols:
"The words in parenthesis are the way I read it, but it doesn't make too much
sense, so it's probably not the word. This will was several pages long and
looks like a couple of the pages sustained some rippage at one point and was
taped thereby reducing the ink under the tape to an illegible pile of
schmush...that would be the (???) notations."
Last Will and Testament of Jacob Cline
Pike County, Kentucky
I Jacob Cline of the county of Logan and state of Virginia do hereby make my
last will and testament in (manner) and (fair) to wit that is to (cage)
1st, I will and bequeath to my daughter Mary Hunt a tract of land lying and
being in the county of Pike and State of Kentucky and on Peter Creek and
bounded as follows to wit: beginning at a conditional line made by myself at
the upper end of William T. Clines land on a branch of (Summs) in a bend of
Peter Creek on the upper side thence at the upper end of an island near the
upper end of the Long Bottom also (four) borders a maple and (Sommwood) side
of Peter Creek at the mouth of a small hollow first hollow above the end of
the long bottom thence running up said creek including all the land I hold,
on said creek to each back line up to a certain conditional line made by Wm
T Cline which is an oak standing at the mouth of the Church Branch thence
with the (???) branch to the back lines of my land on said creek to her
during her natural life and then to her heirs forever
2nd I give to my daughter Jane Cline a tract of land on Peters Creek
bordered as (???). To wit beginning (???) conditional line made at the upper
(???) above mentioned track (??) running up said creek including all the
land I hold on said creek up to a conditional line made by Wm T Cline which
is (posted) on (?? Spruce) or beech near a cliff thence) (???) on both sides
to the back lines of my lands to her during her natural life and then to her
heirs forever.
3rd I give my daughter Martha F McCoy a tract of land on Peters Creek
beginning at a conditional line made by Wm T Cline for a line of division
between Jane Cline and said Martha F McCoy hence running up the said creek
to two beeches standing on the bank of the creek thence down the creek to a
large spruce pine and beech standing at the upper end of a cliff then
straight up the hill to the back lines of my lands on Peters Creek to her
during her natural life then to her heirs forever.
4th I give to my son Peter Cline at tract of land on Peter Creek bounded as
follows to wit: beginning on the next above mentioned line division between
Martha F McCoys tract and Peter Clines tract thence running up said tract
including all the land I hold on said creek to the mouth of the Rockhouse
Branch thence running with the head of said branch to the back line and
running across the creek and up (???) to back lines of my lands to him and
his heirs forever.
5th I give to my daughter Elizabeth Hatfield a tract of land (??) on Peter
Creek and (???) follow to wit, Beginning at the (???) at the upper end of
Peter Clines (???) running up the creek including all the land I hold on
said creek above (???) lines to her during her natural life and then to her
heirs forever.
6th I give to my son Jacob Cline all the land I hold, on Tug River in Pike
County, Ky above the mouth of Peter Creek to him and his heirs forever.
7th. I give to my sons Pearey and Jacob Cline a tract of land in Logan
County on Tug River bounded as follows to wit Beginning at two maples about
one quarter of a mile above the mouth of Grapevine Creek thence out to the
top of the Ridge thence wit the top of the ridge to the river at the lower
end of my land on said Tug River including all the land I hold on the river
with said lines up Grapevine all I hold on said creek including below said
lines to Peery and Jacob Cline in (Copascinary) to them and their heirs
forever.
9th (this is clearly 8th but miswritten by the clerk) I give to my son Wm T
Cline a tract of land on Peter Creek by deed of gift which deed will show
the boundaries to him and his heirs forever.
9th I give to my son Peary H. Cline a tract of land on Tug River in Logan
County and state of Virginia bounded as follows to wit Beginning at two
maples standing about 1 quarter of a mile above the south of Grapevine Creek
thence running up the river including all the land I hold on the river up to
Jackson Mounts line to him and his heirs forever.
10th I give to my daughter Nancy Davis two hundred and fifty dollars to be
paid by Perry and Jacob Cline for her dower in my lands given to my two sons
Jacob and Perry to be paid 2 years after they are twenty one years old to
her and her heirs forever.
11th I give to my two sons Perry and Jacob Cline my three negro slaves
Moses, Harry and Charlotte and I also appoint W.T. Cline as agent to manage
and oversee the above named slaves and I desin (sic) him to cover thence to
stay at my home farm and for him to labour for the support and take care of
my three children until they become of age and further I empower the said
William T Cline to sell the said slaves if they refuse to labour and become
wasteful or and likely to destroy the effects of my personal estate and if
the said slaves shall be sold, I desire the money arising from said sales to
be divided equally between my two sons Peary Cline and Jacob Cline.
12th I give to my four sons equal shares of all the moneys and cash I have
on hand at my decease and all debts and bonds I hold against individuals of
whatsoever kind I give to my two sons Peary Cline and Jacob Cline to be
divided equally between them at my decease.
13th I give to my two sons Peary Cline and Jacob Cline after my death all my
personal property of whatsoever kind it may be after paying all my just
debts and defraying my funeral expenses. I desire that said personal part of
my estate be divided equally between my two above named sons Jacob and Peary
to them and their heirs forever.
Lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint E. F. Tiller my lawful executor of
this my last will and testament as further I appoint said E F Tiller
guardian for to take care and charge of my children who are under age said
appointment to take effect at my decease. I hereby revoke all former wills
and testaments by me heretofore made. In witness (whence) I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed my seal this thirtieth day of March A.C. Eighteen
Hundred and Fifty Eight.
Signed Sealed Published and delivered (???) by
Jacob Cline as and for his last will and testament
In the presents (sic) and hearing of us who
have subscribed Our names as witness Jacob Cline (SEAL)
Charles Mounts
Robert E Howard
Michael Mounts
At Logan County Court April (2nd) 1858 the last will and testament of Jacob
Cline deceased was produced and admitted to record.
Copy teste
Wm Stratton
Avon Lake, OH