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Teste., Anson Young, John Howes, Daniel Howes. Bk. A, p. 26. /147
BROWNING, MARY, Upshur County, Va., 11 Nov., 1857; Dec. term, 1857.
Dau. SARAH JANE BROWNING, other children not named. Exe- cutor not named.
Testatrix bequeaths to eldest dau. SARAH JANE BROWNING, two servants George and Joseph, and a grey horse; remainder of household furniture, farm equipment, and stock to be sold and divided equally among all children, not named; for minor child- ren money to be placed on interest and applied toward education until they reach legal age.
Teste., John B. Hilleary, James Q. Harvey, Stewart L. Queen.
Bk. A, p. 28. /157
COINER /COYNER7 CHRISTIAN, Upshur County, Va., 16 Nov., 1857; Dec. term, 1857.
Sons, ROBERT COINER, DAVID E. COINER, MICHAEL COINER, JOSEPH COINER, daus. JANE FAUGHT, ELIZABETH COINER, CATHERINE YONTS, MARGARET LEONARD, children of daus. MARY WOODS and NANCY MILLER, deceased, ANDREW RUSSELL, (relationship not shown). Son Robert Coyner, ex.
Testator desires pmt. of debts from sale of personalty; remainder of proceeds from sale to be divided equally among daus. JANE FAUGHT, ELIZABETH COINER, CATHERINE YONTS, children of testator's deceased daus., MARY WOODS, and NANCY MILLER; preceding bequest also to apply to any money due testator; to
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dau. MARGARET LEONARD and heirs, 10 a. "off north end of lot number two of home farm"; to daus. JANE FAUGHT and ELIZABETH COINER, and their heirs 422 a. and house on home farm; to son ROBERT COINER, 110 a. of home farm with provision that he give to testator's son Joseph lot #3 of home farm being 105 a. and to sd. Margaret Leonard her bequest of 10 a .; to son DAVID COINER, 130 a. of home farm adjoining Ligget land on west; to son MICHAEL "farm on east side of Buckhannon River where he re- sides probably 107 a"; also to son MICHAEL $200 to be pd. by David and Joseph; remaining 5 a. of home tract to be sold at public auction and proceeds divided equally among afsd. daus. and grandchildren; sons Robert, Joseph, David, and Michael each to pay daus. Jane Faught and Elizabeth Coiner $10 annual- ly for support of ANDREW RUSSEL as long as he lives.
Teste., J. B. McLean, George Bastable. Bk. A, pp. 29, 30. 21.67
LAWHORN, LINDSEY, Upshur County, Va., 9 Nov., 1857; Dec. term, 1857.
Children MARTHA JANE, HESEKIAH, SARAH C., ELIZABETH, ELIZA, JOSEPH A., and JAMES K. P. K. Hopkins, ex.
Testator desires pmt. of debts and funeral expenses from sale of property; remainder of proceeds of sale to be held by executor for use of infant children of testator viz., MARTHA JANE, HESEKIAH, SARAH C., ELIZABETH, ELIZA E., JOSEPH A. and JAMES K. P.
Teste., Jacob Heavner, Gideon Heavner.
Bk. A, pp. 27, 28. 2177
JACKSON, WILLIAM/ W., Upshur County, Va., 24 June 1858; July term, 1858.
Wife LUCY S. JACKSON, bros. JACOB J. JACKSON, GEORGE R. JACKSON, sister REBECCA, JOHN M. A. JACKSON (relationship not shown) , WILLIAM TRASK (relationship not shown) . Bro. George R. Jackson, ex.
Testator desires pmt. of debts and funeral expenses from funds provided; "bequeaths to wife LUCY S. JACKSON and her heirs the house and lot on which I now reside with apurtenances in fee simple bounded as follows: beginning at a stake standing on a river bank between the river and the turnpike corner of H. O. Middleton's land, running thence up said river with its meanders towards the Mill to a stake on the river bank, thence crossing S & P turnpike at right angles from the said stake so as to pass house occupied by Thomas S. Russell on the west side thereof about nine feet from said house, continuing said line northwardly to the river and across said river to my line, thence with said line up river to stake, mine and H. O. Middle- ton corner, thence with the line between mine and H. O. Middle- Also to wife LUCY
ton's land southwardly to the beginning. three cows, three hogs, and all household and kitchen furniture to dispose of as she sees fit, excepting one bed and thirty yards of woolen carpet also to said LUCY one half of the clear profits arising from my mills and machines from the time of my
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death until same are sold by executor, also the growing crops I now have in the ground. To JOHN M. A. JACKSON does not give relationship, but he was an adopted son/ one bed and bed- ding and thirty yards of woolen carpeting which Lucy S. Jackson is to furnish him when he becomes of age or married detailed description of blankets, pillows, etc .. To JOHN M. A. JACKSON and WILLIAM TRASK my real estate at mouth of Buckhannon River, for which I hold four separate title bonds for four separate
pieces of land all adjoining. One of sixty and one half acres purchased from E. N. Wells; one seventeen acres purchased from Henry Criss; one five acres purchased from Abraham Reger also mill site condemned thereon; executor to deliver title bonds after my death to two men just mentioned; to same, turning lathe and tools together with circular saws, etc., also old carding machines and equipment in consideration of which they be charged with amount of an execution levied thereon of upwards of forty dollars in favor of Bastable and Haselden, for use of Bastable, to the minister $11 who preaches my funer- al sermon from money collected by executor after settling out- standing debts and selling real and personal estate not already devised /mentions Sutton Mill property in Braxton County/. Out of residue of proceeds two hundred dollars to be used in mason work and tombstones to be placed at grave of my first wife Charlotte Jackson and my own, marble slab to be placed over each grave upon top of mason work with proper inscriptions. Twenty-five from same fund to be applied as my wife Lucy may direct for tombstones at grave of her daughter Mary Ella Parrack. One hundred and fifty dollars of said sum to be used by execu- tor George R. Jackson, my brother, for education of John M. A. Jackson. If money is not expended before he attains twenty- one years or marries said remaining sum shall be turned over to him. After compensating my executor liberally the balance remaining to be divided as follows: To LUCY S. JACKSON, Wife one half (including house and lot valued at one thousand dollars ) other half equally divided between two brothers, JACOB J. and GEORGE R. JACKSON, Sister REBECCA and JOHN M. A. JACKSON. If any devisees obstruct the execution they shall forfeit their rights etc. and their share shall go to wife Lucy S. Jackson." Teste., Henry F. Westfall, E. J. Colerider. Bk. A, pp. 31-34. /187
LEWIS, JOHN, Upshur County, Va., 21 Nov. 1858; Dec. term, 1858.
Wife not named, sons ISAAC LEWIS, JAMES LEWIS, JOHN LEWIS, MARSHALL LEWIS, daus. ELIZABETH HESS, MALINDA HINKLE, and LOUISA LEWIS, CEMANTHA, dau. of Adam LEWIS, deceased /relation- ship not shown/. Son Isaac Lewis, ex.
Testator desires pmt. of funeral expenses; bequeaths to wife, not named, 1/3 of two homestead farms and # of person- alty during lifetime; to son ISAAC LEWIS, prior gifts and $1; to son JAMES LEWIS, $450, a horse called "Pete" and 3 sheep; to sons JOHN and MARSHALL LEWIS, equal division of two home- stead farms; also to sd. JOHN, a gray horse, bridle, and saddle;
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also to sd. MARSHALL a sorrel mare, bridle, and saddle; to dau. ELIZABETH HESS and heirs, prior gifts and $350, Isaac Lewis to act as her trustee; to dau. MALINDA HINKLE, prior gifts and $300; to dau. LOUISA LEWIS, $300, saddle, cow, 3 sheep, bedding "and bedclothes" when she leaves her mother; to CEMANTHA, rear- ed by testator and dau. of Adam LEWIS, deceased, a bed, a cow, and $100 "providing she remains with her aunt and is a good girl until she is of age"; all realty and personalty not de- vised to be sold and proceeds distributed to provide for afsd. bequests to "James and the girls", any deficit to be pd. by sons John and Marshall or if surplus to be equally distributed among all children.
Teste., S. Rohrbough, Abram Post, Lare Deen. Bk. A, pp. 35-37. /197
JACKSON, CARALINE, Upshur County, Va., 9 Dec. 1858; Dec. term, 1858.
Husband PETER JACKSON, dau. MARY LOUISA JACKSON. Son
Robertson Jackson, ex.
Testatrix desires pmt, of debts and funeral expenses; be- queaths to hus. PETER JACKSON, use of homestead and mainten- ance from land with provision that he care for testator's dau. MARY LOUISA, until she marries; at death of sd. Peter, land to revert to testatrix's heirs.
Teste., George D. White, John G. Dix.
Bk. A, pp. 37, 38. 2207
VINCENT, JOHN, Upshur County, Va., 13 Jan. 1855; Feb. term, 1859.
Wife SARAH VINCENT, sons JOHN VINCENT, W. VINCENT, daus. NANCY MEEK, NECY GOULD, SUSANNAH CHIDESTER, LUCY WILSON, HEZEKIAH RIN (relationship not shown). No ex. named.
Testator desires pmt. of debts and funeral expenses from personalty; bequeaths to wife SARAH VINCENT, all realty and personalty for life; upon death of sd. Sarah estate to testa- tor's son JOHN VINCENT for life; after death of sd. John prop- erty to be equally divided among testator's children and their heirs as follows: W. VINCENT, NANCY MEEK, NECY GOULD'S heirs, SUSANNAH CHIDESTER, LUCY WILSON if she be a widow at time of sd. John's death if not to receive only $10; if HEZEKIAH RIN should survive sd. wife Sarah he is to be cared for by Susannah Chidester out of the estate.
Teste., Lewis Lundcefore /Lunceford/, David Bennett. Bk. A, pp. 40, 41. Codicil: 11 Mar. 1858. /217
Provision allowing LUCY WILSON changed to equal division of estate with provision that her husband John Wilson have no management or control of bequest.
Teste., David Bennett, Benjamin Gould. Renunciation: 11 Jan. 1860; 16 Jan. 1860 by SARAH VINCENT, widow of JOHN VINCENT.
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Renounces will of JOHN VINCENT and seeks to recover dower right and destributive share of realty and personalty as if
sd. husband had died intestate.
Teste., James F. Cochran, Maranda H. Rexroad.
Bk. A, p. 42.
ROHRBOUGH, JOHN M., Upshur County, Va., 18 Apr. 1859; May term, 1859.
Wife MATILDA, sons CLARK L., WILLIAM H., son-in-law SETH WILLIAMS. Wife Matilda Rohrbough, ex.
Testator desires wife Matilda to sell & of threshing ma- chine, wagon, young cattle and other personalty needed to pay debts and funeral expenses; to son WILLIAM H., 1 calf; to wife MATILDA residue of all realty and personalty until youngest son CLARK L. is of legal age when distribution to be made as follows : to wife MATILDA, 1/3 of property; remaining 2/3 to be equally divided among children /not named and consideration to be made of prior gifts, daus. who may have married to be given such assistance as sd. Matilda sees fit; to SETH WILLIAMS, husband of testator's dau. Elizabeth, property valued at $120 given them at time of marriage and $25 which sd. Williams owed testator.
Teste., A. M. Bastable, P. F. Pinnell. Bk. A, pp. 38, 39. /227
HOOFMAN, JOSEPH /formerly of Hampshire County, Va. Upshur County, Va., 18 Feb. 1856; Feb. term, 1861.
Sons ANDREW, JOHN, AMOS, JOSEPH, and ANTHONY, daus. SARAH SWISHER, ANNE MICHAEL, and ELIZA LANDAKER. Sons Amos and Anthony I. Hoofman, exs.
Testator desires to be "decently interred according to the rules and customs of the country"; bequeaths to son ANDREW, $100 "in good current money"; to son JOHN, $100; to son AMOS, $100; to son ANTHONY, $100; to dau. SARAH SWISHER, $50; to dau. ANNE MICHAEL, $25; to dau. ELIZA LANDAKER, $1, sd. daus. having received prior gifts; to son JOSEPH, residue of personalty and realty, also "large family Bible" with provision that testator make his home with sd. Joseph.
Teste., David Bosely, Henry Bean (his mark), John W. Bean (his mark). Bk. A, pp. 43, 44. /237
TOLBERT, SAMUEL T., Upshur County, Va., 3 Jan. 1861; March and May terms, 1861.
Wife not named, sons DAVID J., GEORGE M., daus. MARGARET SMITH, ELIZABETH LANHAM, LYIA PETERSON, SARAH ARMSTRONG, grds on. SAMUEL T. LANHAM. Sons, David and George M. Tolbert, exs. Testator bequeaths to son DAVID J. "part of home place bounded to wit: beginning at a hickory tree, a corner to other lands of said David and John Strader, and running thence eastwardly with the fence to the forks of the Ditch at the lower end of the medow, thence northwardly to a stake and poplar stump on the north side of the turnpike, corner to
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lands of George M. Tolbert, thence westwardly with the turn- pike ten poles. thence northwardly a straight line across the field to a stake at the point of which George M. Tolbert's meadow fence intersects mine and said George division fence, thence with said George (the said division fence) to a line of the other land of the said David thence with the said David's line around to the beginning including the mansion house, or- chard and appurtenances and containing about thirty eight acres, for and in consideration of the said David J. shall pay to my executors hereafter named the sum of twelve hundred and seventy three dollars and thirty three and one half cents in three equal, annual payments (one, two and three years) after my death for the payments of my debts, but it is understood that my wife is to retain a life estate in it and one third of said land hereby devised "Dower right." To my son GEORGE M. TOLBERT a certain portion of my home place, which portion so devised to the said George is bounded as follows to wit, Beginning at the aforesaid stake and poplar Stump on the north side of said Turnpike and running westwardly across the field as aforesaid to the division line fence between me and said George at the point at which his meadow fence intersects it as aforesaid, thence eastwardly and southwardly with said George lines to the Beginning Stake and stump aforesaid, thence southwardly with said Davids said Second line revised to the forks of the Ditch, thence eastwardly with the fence to the road at the North East Corner of an orchard, thence northwardly with the road leading out to the turnpike until it strikes David Bennett and my line, thence westwardly with said line and said George line to the Beginning, with its appurtenances, containing about 35 acres, for and in consideration whereof the said George M. Tolbert shall pay to my said Executors seven hundred dollars in one and two years after my death, for the payment of my debts, but the said George is to take said land subject to my wife's "Dower right". I give and devise to my Daughter MARGARET SMITH the wife of Martin J. Smith a certain portion of my home place Beginning on mine and David Bennett line on the road run- ning southwardly from James Bennett's Tanyard, and running thence Eastwardly with mine and Bennets lines to John Douglass line, thence Southwardly with said Douglass, line of Jared Armstrong's line thence with said Armstrong's lines to a line of lands heretofore conveyed by me to said David J. Tolbert, thence westwardly with said Davids line to the road aforesaid thence with said road to the Beginning containing 20 acres, and valued to her at $35 per acre and given to her to make
her even with my other children. To my daughter ELIZABETH LANHAM one hundred and fifty acres of land to be selected by her or her heirs out of any land which I own, excepting the home place, But in laying off said 150 acres it is not to be so laid off as to destroy the value of the residue of the tract out of which it may be taken, but she or her heirs may select any part of such tract that she or they may prefer, al- so to said Elizabeth the use of the residue of my home place for the term of five years, commencing at the time of my death.
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To my wife one bedstead, bed and necessary bedding, my cup- board and its contents, one table (her choice) her life estate in one third of the land aforesaid devised to my sons George and David, in lieu of her dower right in and distribution share of my real and personal estate. To my grand son SAMUEL T. LANHAM one hundred acres of any of my unimproved (wild) lands of average quality to be selected and located by my sons George and David, I also give him one yearlin (iron gray) colt also, two yearlin steers, but the said colt and cattle are to remain under the control of my sons until the said Samuel T. Lanham arrives at the age of 21 years, until which time he shall have no disposing powers over the same. All the rest and residue of my estate both real and personal I devise to my executors hereinafter named to be sold by them upon such terms as they may think best, and the proceeds thereof, together with the proceeds of any bonds notes and accounts due to me shall be equally divided between my six children GEORGE M. TOLBERT, DAVID J. TOLBERT, ELIZABETH LANHAM, MARGARET SMITH, LYIA PETERSON and SARAH ARMSTRONG. Should the $1273.33 and the $700 which my sons David and George are required to pay as aforesaid be more than is required to pay my debts and funeral expenses, the balance remaining I desire to be equally divided between them. But if not sufficient I desire the balance to be paid out of the proceeds of sale and distribution."
Teste., R. H. Townsend, G. W. Berlin.
Bk. A, pp. 47-50. /247
FULTZ, JOHN, Upshur County, Va., 31 May 1861; Aug. term, 1861.
Wife LEAH FULTZ, heir and ex.
Testator desires pmt. of debts and funeral expenses from sale of personalty; ex. to sell at public auction all personal- ty other than that which she received from her father at time of her marriage; sd. wife to have all household and kitchen furniture; testatorhad an article of agreement with Jacob Waugh dated Nov. 27, 1860 that $300 should be pd. by Nov. 1, 1862 of which $150 has been pd .; ex. to rent out land, leased from sd. Waugh until such time as Waugh completes pmt. of $300 loaned to him; ex. to collect outstanding debts and invest in land for benefit "of the expected heir to be born of testator's wife in a proper time after death of testator"; if no heir sur- vives land so purchased to wife LEAH for life then to be equal- ly divided among testator's bros. and sisters (not named); Lewis Carrykoff and Noey B. Wamsley to supervise purchase of land.
Teste., N. B. Wamsley, Joseph W. Blosser. Bk. A, pp. 44-46. 257
. CLARK, CORNELIUS, Upshur County, Va., 23 July, 1861; Nov. term, 1861.
Wife LUCINDA CLARK. No ex. named.
Testator bequeaths to wife LUCINDA CLARK all realty and
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personalty for life to be disposed of at her death to children (not named) as she sees fit.
Teste., James L. Curry, Earl E. Zoung. Bk. A, p. 47. 267
REESE, SOLOMON, Upshur County, Va., 19 Nov. 1861; Jan. term, 1862.
Wife ELIZABETH, sons DAVID, JONATHAN, SAMUEL, daus. SARAH ROLLINS, ELIZABETH ROLLINS, JANE WESTFALL, and REBECCA REESE. No ex. named.
Testator bequeaths to wife ELIZABETH use of "mansion house" for life time, also 4 sheep, 1 cow, a small spinning wheel, 1 bed and bedding, 1/3 of crops; to son DAVID REESE, 20 a. and 24 poles of land "where he now resides" with provi- sion that he pay to testator's son JONATHAN REESE, $35 in 2 years from date of will; to son SAMUEL REESE, 54 a. of land on which testator resides with provision that sd. Samuel pay $200 to each of testator's daus. SARAH ROLLINS, ELIZABETH ROLLINS, JANE WESTFALL, and REBECCA REESE, to be pd. in in- stallments of $100 in 2 yrs. and equal pmt. at end of 4 yrs .; wife ELIZABETH and dau. REBECCA to have life use of mansion house; to son JONATHAN REESE, $35 to be pd. by sd. David; to dau. REBECCA, bed and bedding, large spinning wheel, loom "and its weaving contents"; to dau. SARAH ROLLINS, $50 to be pd. by son Samuel; to dau. ELIZABETH ROLLINS, $50 to be pd. by son Samuel; to dau. JANE WESTFALL, $50 to be pd. by son Samuel; residue of property to son SAMUEL with provision that he "pay off a bond I executed /to/ T. Janny for Thirty dollars or there about."
Teste., N. B. Wamsley, A. S. Rollins. Bk. A, pp. 50, 51. /217
COLERIDER, HENRY, Buckhannon, Upshur County, Va., 3 Jan. 1859; 20 Mar. 1862.
Wife ELEANOR, dau. MARY WILLIAMS. Wife Eleanor Colerider, ex
Testator desires pmt. of debts and funeral expenses from personalty; bequeaths to wife ELEANOR all estate to use as she sees fit with exception of bequest to dau. MARY, wife of William H. WILLIAMS, $100.
Teste., Henry F. Westfall, N. G. Monday.
Bk. A, pp. 53, 54. /287
CURRENCE, JOHN W., Upshur County, Va., 14 Feb. 1862; Mar. term, 1862.
Wife JOANNA, sons ADAM M. CURRENCE, SAMUEL M. CURRENCE,
daus. MARGARET E. GIBSON, OCADEVIER TENNEY, CATHARINE E. BLACK, MARTHA JANE ZICKEFOOSE and SARAH MELISSA CURRENCE, dau-in-law REBECCA ANN CURRENCE. Wife Joanna Currence and Patrick Crickard, exs.
Testator desires pmt. of debts and funeral expenses from estate; bequeaths to wife JOANNA, 25 a. of land on which testa- tor resides for life use, and at her death to son ADAM M. CUR-
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RENCE, also "the improved portion of the residue of the Tyre land not unsold," also gray horse, 2 cows, all kitchen and household furniture; to son SAMUEL M. CURRENCE, 20 a. of the Tyre land; to REBECCA ANN, wife of testator's son George W. CURRENCE, 33 a. of land for "which she holds title bond"; to son ADAM M. CURRENCE, 25 a. of the Tyre land "including the four acre lot with house thereon which was purchased of Lyia Tenney"; proceeds from sale of remainder of Tyre land to be equally divided among testator's daus. MARGARET E. GIBSON, OCADEVIER TENNEY, CATHARINE E. BLACK, MARTHA JANE ZICKEFOOSE, and SARAH MELISSA CURRENCE; to wife, JOANNA all sheep, hogs and farming equipment and at her death to son ADAM CURRENCE.
Teste., N. B. Wamsley, P. Crickard. Bk. A, pp. 52, 53. /297
BLACK, JAMES, (written by E. T. Summerville, friend) Bull Run, Upshur County, Va., 6 Jan. 1862; 16 June 1862.
Wife LEAN, sons CLARK M. , CHAPMAN, and JAMES MARSHALL, daus. LUCINDA and MANDA. Wife Lean Black, ex., friend E. T. Summerville to act if she dies and to serve as her advisor. Testator desires pmt. of debts immediately; bequeaths to wife LEAN all realty and personalty for life use; sd. Lean to dispose of bay horse and sorrell mare and other property to pay 3 installments yet due on home farm and to sell 14 a. of land if needed; after death of wife to son CLARK, $5; to son CHAPMAN, $5; to dau. MANDA, $5; to dau. LUCINDA, $5; to son JAMES MARSHALL residue of estate.
Teste., E. T. Summerville, A. W. C. Lemons, Isaac Lewis. Bk. A, pp. 54, 55. 307
CLARK, JACOB, Upshur County, Va., 21 May 1862; 18 June 1862.
Wife SUSANNA M., son WILLIAM M., and other children not named. Anthony Reger, ex.
Testator desires pmt. of debts and funeral expenses "out of my money, twenty dollars" and other personalty; bequeaths to wife SUSANNA M., remainder of personalty except horse, saddle and bridle; to son WILLIAM M., sd. horse, saddle and bridle and proceeds of the sale of 2 cows, 1 heifer and 8 yearling cattle, the latter bequest to pay taxes for present yr. any remaining money to be placed on interest and divided equally as "the children" arrive at the age of 18 with excep- tion of sd. William M .; to sd. SUSANNA M., proceeds of land "conveyed to me from Jacob Strader" for widowhood; when young- est child is of legal age ex. to sell all realty for 1/3 cash, remainder to be pd. in one and two yr. installments and equal division to be made among heirs, 1/3 to sd. SUSANNA if she is still testator's widow, pmts. to be made to her annually.
Teste., R. H. Clark, J. T. Regar, Peter Westfall. Bk. A, p. 56. 317
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DIGHT, HENRY, Pvt. Co. D., 10th Va. Vol. Inf., detailed as Regimental Clerk, Upshur County, Va., 1 Sept. 1862; Oct. term, 1862.
Mother, ELIZABETH HANNAH DIGHT. Simeon Rohrbough, ex. Testator desires pmt. of debts; bequeaths to mother ELIZABETH HANNAH DIGHT, all money due testator and any which may be in his possession at time of death.
Teste., L. M. Marsh, Thomas C. Harrison, E. C. Marple, Anthony Rohrbough, E. Brake.
Bk. A, p. 57. 2327
MULLINS, JAMES, Upshur County, Va., 4 Apr. 1859; June term, 1863.
Wife, MARY ANN, children not named. Mifflen Lorentz, ex.
Testator desires pmt. of debts and funeral expenses to be pd. from receipts of sale of store house and stocks of goods and bills collected by ex .; bequeaths to wife MARY ANN, re- maining proceeds from sd. sale, also dwelling house, two lots, household and kitchen furniture, with provision that should any of children leave home sd. Mary Ann is to give them "a bed or anything else she can spare"; in case of sd. Mary Ann's re- marriage, property to be sold, she to receive 1/3, remainder to be equally divided among heirs; in case she does not remarry, property to be sold upon her death and divided equally among heirs.
Teste., Joseph Flint, Nathan Reger. Bk. A, pp. 58, 59. 2337
REEDER, AMOS, Upshur County, Va., 19 Feb. 1861; Upshur County, W. Va .; 9 Nov. 1863.
Wife MAHALA REEDER, BROOMFIELD B. CURTES (relationship not shown). Wife Mahala Reeder, ex.
Testator bequeaths to wife MAHALA REEDER all realty and personalty after pmt. of funeral expenses; upon death of sd. Mahala realty and personalty to BROOMFIELD B. CURTES "provided he has stayed with . and taken care of Mahala during her life."
Teste., Booth Bond, Joseph Flint.
Bk. A, p. 60. 2347
THOMPSON, ANDREW SR., Upshur County, Va., 9 Jan. 1861; Upshur County, W. Va., 14 Dec. 1863.
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