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Testatrix desires pmt. of debts and funeral expenses; be- queaths to son HENRY BILBEE and his heirs, all realty and per- sonalty.
Teste., F. M. Rexroad, D. D. Linger, D. Bennett. Bk. A, p. 100. 2617
JOHNS, REBECCA, Upshur County, W. Va., 28 July 1868; 12 Oct. 1868.
Step-mother MARY E. JOHNS, bros. JAMES and WALTER JOHNS, sisters MARY ANN and ELIZABETH JOHNS. Mary E. Johns, ex.
Testatrix desires pmt. of debts and funeral expenses; be- queaths to bro. JAMES JOHNS, $1; to bro. WALTER JOHNS, $1; to sister MARY ANN JOHNS, $1; to sister ELIZABETH JOHNS, $1; to step-mother, MARY E. JOHNS, all household furniture and residue of estate.
Teste., William N. Childress, A. S. Beverage, and J. S. Beverage .
Bk. A, p. 101. 2627
BODKINS, PATRICK, Upshur County, W. Va., 31 Oct. 1868; 14 Dec. 1868.
Sons PATRICK, JOHN, MARTIN, and PETER BODKINS, daus. BRIDGET CONNELLY and MARY FINIGAN, son-in-law PATRICK FINIGAN. Patrick Finigan, ex.
Testator desires pmt. of debts and funeral expenses from personalty; bequeaths to son PATRICK BODKINS, prior gift of one heifer; to son JOHN BODKINS, prior gift of $1; to son MARTIN BODKINS, prior gift of $1; to son PETER BODKINS, prior gift of one heifer; to dau. BRIDGET, now widow CONNELLY, prior gift of $20; to dau. MARY FINIGAN and son-in-law PATRICK FINIGAN, remainder of personalty.
Teste., Valentine Hinkle Jr., Johanney Conners. Bk. A, p. 102. 2637
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CRITES, LEONARD, Washington Tshp., Upshur County, W. Va., 25 July 1866; 14 June 1869.
Wife ELIZABETH, sons JACOB L., ABRAM C., JOHN D., WILLIAM M., other heirs (relationship not shown ) JOSEPH CRITES, ABRAM CRITES, MARY CRITES, CATHERINE CRITES, REBECCA CRITES, LUCINDA ESKEW, MAHALA DEAN, heirs of ELIZABETH LINGER. No ex. named.
Testator bequeaths to son JACOB L. CRITES, 100 a. of land on right hand fork of Buckhannon River including his residence; to son ABRAM C. CRITES, mill and 15 a. of land "including the channel of Buckhannon River from the mouth of Ben's Run to the mill dam, and lying on the west bank of sd. river"; to sons JOHN D. and WILLIAM M. CRITES, equal division of all im- proved and unimproved land east of the Buckhannon River; to JOSEPH CRITES, ABRAM CRITES, MARY CRITES, CATHERINE CRITES and REBECCA CRITES, equal division of unsold land west of Buck- hannon River; to wife ELIZABETH CRITES, home farm and proceeds therefrom, all household furniture "including stove"; sd. Mary, Catherine, and Rebecca Crites to live at home and receive sup- port from farm until they marry; to LUCINDA ESKEW, $250; to MAHALA DEAN, one cow; to heirs of ELIZABETH LINGER, $130 each when they reach age of 21; pmt. to be made equally by John D. and William M. Crites.
Teste., David C. Napier, Hanson R. Crites. Bk. A, pp. 103, 104. 647
ROLLINS, PERMELIA, Meade Tshp., Upshur County, W. Va., 11 June 1869; 12 July 1869.
Husband EDMUND D. ROLLINS. No ex. named.
Testatrix desires pmt. of funeral expenses from estate; bequeaths to husband EDMUND D. ROLLINS "the home farm lying on the west side of the Buckhannon River adjoining lands of Abram Strader, Albert Cutright," sd. farm having been devised to testatrix by wills of father William Cutright and sisters Matilda, Isabella, and Catharine Cutright, also all personalty. Teste., Asby P. Cutright, Granvill S. Cutright, N. B. Wamsley.
Bk. A, p. 105. 657
BARB, MOSES, Upshur County, W. Va., 9 June 1869; 13 Sept. 1869.
Wife NANCY E., daus. MANERVY ANN McCLAIN, VIRGINIA MILLS, MARY JANE CATHERINE MILLS7, TURSEY GOODWIN, son PETER B. BARB, step-sons PETER and JAMES BARB, GEORGE W. TENNEY (rela- tionship not shown ). No ex. named.
Testator bequeaths to wife NANCY E. BARB, all household and kitchen furniture, all live stock and home tract of land; upon death of sd. Nancy E. Barb personalty to be divided equal- ly among daus. MANERVY ANN, wife of William McCLAIN, VIRGINIA MILLS and MARY JANE CATHERINE /MILLS/; realty to step-sons PETER and JAMES BARB; to son PETER B. BARB, ¿ of cabinet tools and farm equipment and "rifle gun"; to step-sons PETER and JAMES BARB, remainder of cabinet and farm tools with exception
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of following bequest; to GEORGE W. TENNEY (no relationship shown) one broad axe, two augers, one mason hammer, and one stone pick; to dau. TURSEY, wife of Clark M. GOODWIN, one cow worth $30 or price of cow to be pd. by sd. Peter and James Barb within 1 yr. after testator's death.
Teste., G. W. Ratcliff, Daniel C. Miller.
Note. "Recorder appointed William P. McClain guardian ad liten (sic) for Minerva Ann McClain, Elizabeth D. Mills, Peter Mills, James E. Mills, Mary Jane Catherine Mills, infants and heirs at law of Moses Barb deceased."
Bk. A, pp. 106, 107. 2667
BRAKE, JACOB, Upshur County, W. Va., 5 Apr. 1867; 11 Oct. 1869.
Children EDWARD HADDEN BRAKE, REBECCA FITZGERALD, ELIZA BRAKE, GEORGE W. BRAKE, JACOB L. B. BRAKE, DAVID J. BRAKE, and MARY POST, heirs of LEONARD J. BRAKE, deceased. Jacob L. B. Brake, ex.
Testator bequeaths all personalty and home and 50 a. of land to children EDWARD HADDEN BRAKE, REBECCA FITZGERALD, and ELIZA BRAKE providing they care for testator during life and provide him with "medicine, whiskey, food and clothing and all comforts"; remainder of land to be sold after testator's death for pmt. of debts and funeral expenses, any remaining proceeds of sd. sale to be equally divided among children EDWARD H., GEORGE W., JACOB L. B., DAVID J. BRAKE, heirs of LEONARD J. BRAKE, MARY POST, REBECCA FITZGERALD, and ELIZA BRAKE. Teste., J. Teter, William S. Gum, Joab Crites. Notation: David J. Brake objected to recording of will on ground that testator was not of sound mind. Motion was overruled.
Bk. A, pp. 107, 108. 2677
FARNSWORTH, NATHANIEL, Buckhannon, Upshur County, W. Va., 12 Sept. 1869; 13 Dec. 1869.
Wife, SUSAN PERMELIA, son CALVIN E. FARNSWORTH. No ex. named .
Testator bequeaths to wife SUSAN PERMELIA FARNSWORTH all personalty and realty with exception of following bequest; to son CALVIN E. FARNSWORTH, ¿ of lot on Locust Street between lots of J. D. Rapp and George H. Clark, testator having al- ready given legatee title bond thereto.
Teste., William C. Carper, George W. Balsley. Bk. A, p. 109. 2687
REGER, JOHN, Upshur County, W. Va., 14 Apr. 1870; 20 Aug. 1870.
Wife MARGARET, MARY J. REGER (relationship not shown) , grandchildren LOUISA and CLINTON REGER, JEMIMA WOODS, ABRAM R. McCOY (relationship not shown). Joshua Woods, ex.
Testator desires pmt. of debts and funeral expenses; be- queaths to wife MARGARET REGER all household and kitchen fur-
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niture, one "horse beast, " and 3 cows, also two tracts of land excepting 40 a. for lifetime; property not otherwise bequeath- ed to be sold in Oct. 1870, proceeds from sd. sale to be used for pmt. of debts, any remainder thereof to sd. MARGARET REGER; to MARY J. REGER, afsd. 40 a. of land; upon death of sd. Margaret Reger 80 a. of sd. land to grandchildren LOUISA and CLINTON REGER, also on death of sd. MARGARET MARYJ. REGER, her 40 a. bequest to sd. grandchildren; to JEMIMA WOODS and her heirs, remainder of lands bequeathed to Margaret Reger and Mary J. Reger; to ABRAII R. McCOY, colt and saddle on condition that he remain with testator or wife until he reaches 21; to grandchildren (not named) equal division of proceeds from sale of testator's land on east side of Buckhannon River.
Teste., J. O. Wade, Jacob H. Burner.
Bk. A, pp. 110, 111. 2697
PHILLIPS, HORACE A., Meade Tshp., Upshur County, W. Va., 28 May 1870; 22 Aug. 1870.
Wife SUSAN, bro. JOHN, sons GEORGE, SIMEON, ALBERT, BURTON, GRANT, and DAVID PHILLIPS, daus. ANNA HOUGHTON, and ELECTA PHILLIPS. No ex. named.
Testator desires pmt. of legal debts; bequeaths to wife SUSAN, 1/3 of realty and personalty for life use; to bro. JOHN PHILLIPS, undivided share of land in Meade Tshp., formerly owned by Uriah Phillips dec'd and purchased by him from heirs of John Hunt; to sons GEORGE and ALBERT PHILLIPS, joint be - quest of all remaining realty and personalty in Meade Tshp., when sd. Albert reaches age of 20; after death of sd. Susan her property with certain exceptions to sd. GEORGE and ALBERT; also to sd. GEORGE and ALBERT, one colt; to sd. ALBERT, a colt to be "produced by the black mare in season of 1870"; sd. George and Albert to pay following bequests : to dau. ANNA
HOUGHTON, $100 to be pd. May 28, 1878; to son SIMEON PHILLIPS, $100 to be pd. May 28, 1879; to son BURTON PHILLIPS, $100 to be pd. May 28, 1880; sd. Burton to have the privilege of rent- ing and superintending home farm for 1/3 of products until George and Albert take possession, 2/3 of products to be used for maintenance of family; to dau. ELECTA /PHILLIPS7, $100 to be pd. May 28, 1881; to son GRANT PHILLIPS, $100 to be pd. May 28, 1882; to son DAVID PHILLIPS, 8 a. of land between testator's and sd. David's land.
Teste., Festus Young, Adonijah Elmer, John J. Lemons. Bk. A, pp. 111, 112. 2707
BENNETT, DAVID, Upshur County, W. Va., 26 Jan. 1869; 10 Sept. 1870.
Wife JANE G., daus. SARAH JANE and MARGARET BENNETT, son JONATHAN BENNETT, other heirs, heirs of STUART BENNETT, heirs of ELIZABETH ARMSTRONG, REBECCA TOWNSEND, JAMES N. BENNETT, ABAGAIL CARPER, VIRGINIA CRICKARD, MARY BELL BENNETT, CHARLES 0. BENNETT, and COSBY C. BENNETT. Friend William H. Curry, ex. Testator desires pmt. of debts and funeral expenses ; be- queaths to wife JANE G. BENNETT "home place" on French Creek,
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purchased from Archibald McCall, for life use, also all house- hold and kitchen furniture with provision that she share home with son JONATHAN BENNETT and daus. SARAH JANE and MARGARET BENNETT; to dau. SARAH JANE, 2 cows and one horse; to son JONATHAN, one "horse creature"; to dau. MARGARET, one "horse creature" "1; after afsd. bequests are made remaining personalty and realty to be sold and proceeds divided equally among "children and their heirs to wit"; to heirs of STUART BENNETT, $448; to heirs of ELIZA ARMSTRONG, $141; to REBECCA TOWNSEND, $250; to JAMES N. BENNETT, $400; to ABAGAIL CARPER, $180; to VIRGINIA CRICKARD, $200; son JONATHAN BENNETT to have privi- lege of taking meadow which was purchased from James N. Bennett at appraisement value, also farming utensils at appraisement value; upon death of sd. Jane G. Bennett, farm and mansion house to sd. JONATHAN BENNETT with provision that he pay testa- tor's dau. SARAH J. BENNETT, $1,000; sd. Jonathan also to pay to children of William M. Bennett as follows: to MARY BELL
BENNETT, $300; to CHARLES O. BENNETT, $400; to COSBY C. BENNETT, $300; sd. bequests to be pd. when age of 21 is reached, also to sd. MARY BELL and COSBY C., when they reach the age of 18, one good horse, saddle, and bridle, the same bequest to sd. CHARLES O., when he reaches 20.
Teste., William H. Curry, J. N. Curry. Codicil, 16 Mar. 1870.
Authorizes ex. to sell any and all unsold land in posses- sion of testator at time of death.
Teste., John C. Hull, Harvey S. Pritt, W. H. Curry. Bk. A, pp. 113-115. 2717
MOORE, CHESLEY K., Upshur County, W. Va., 29 Nov. 1870; 27 Dec. 1870.
Wife ELIZA. Eliza Moore, ex.
Testator desires pmt. of just debts; bequeaths to wife ELIZA MOORE, all realty and personalty.
Teste., Valentine Strader, John J. Reger.
Bk. A, p. 115. 2727
GIBSON, ENOCH, Upshur County, W. Va., 8 Apr. 1869; 16 Feb. 1871.
Wife /MARGARET/, son OVID T. GIBSON, grandson CHARLES J. LAWHORN. No ex. named.
Testator desires pmt. of debts and funeral expenses; be- queaths to wife /MARGARET/, 1/3 of estate, sd. share upon her death to son OVID T. GIBSON; to grandson CHARLES J. LAWHORN, one bed and one cow; remainder of estate to sd. son OVID T. Teste., Granville P. Shreve, Charles B. Shreve, J. B. Shreve.
Bk. A, pp. 116, 117. 2737
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HEAVNER, NATHAN, Upshur County, W. Va., 3 Apr. 1871; 4 May 1871.
Wife S. J. HEAVNER. Gideon M. Heavner, ex.
Testator desires pmt. of debts and funeral expenses; be- queaths to wife S. J. HEAVNER all realty and personalty.
Teste., James J. Kiddy, Martin E. Shreves.
Bk. A, p. 117. [747
PAUGH, WILLIAM, Upshur County, W. Va., 12 Mar. 1871; 17 May 1871.
Wife MARY, dau. CATHERINE PAUGH, grandsons CLARENCE P. WHITE and JAMES E. WHITE, grdau. CATHERINE WHITE. No ex. named.
Testator desires pmt. of debts and funeral expenses ; be- queaths to wife MARY PAUGH all realty and personalty for life use; on death of sd. Mary White all realty and personalty to dau. CATHERINE PAUGH; on death of sd. Catherine Paugh property to her heirs or, if she die without issue to be devised as follows : to grandson JAMES E. WHITE, ¿ of proceeds of sd. estate; to grandson CLARENCE P. WHITE, ¿ of sd. estate; to grdau. CATHERINE WHITE, ¿ of sd. estate; also bequeaths to grandson CLARENCE WHITE, $5 when he reaches 21 yrs. of age; also to grdau. CATHERINE WHITE, $5 when she reaches 21 yrs. of age.
Teste., O. B. Loudin, John Ireland, W. B. Loudin. Bk. A, p. 118. 2757
SEXTON, AUGUSTUS7 W., Meade Tshp., Upshur County, W. Va., 7 Apr. 1870; 3 June 1871.
Wife ANNE L., sons FREEMAN S., and WORTHINGTON SEXTON, dau. ALMYRA E. SEXTON, other heirs (relationship not shown ) LOUISA A. A. HAYS, LOUISA ELLEN SILCOTT. No ex. named.
Testator bequeaths to ANNE L. SEXTON "wife with whom I have lived in wedlock more than half a century" all realty and personalty with right to sell as she desires; to sons FREEMAN S. SEXTON and WORTHINGTON L. SEXTON, prior gifts; after death of sd. wife Anne L. Sexton property remaining in her possession to be distributed "among other heirs" LOUISA A. A. HAYS, ALMYRA E. SEXTON, and LOUISA ELLEN SILCOTT, dau. ALMYRA to reside with sd. Anne L. during her lifetime and to have prefer- ence in distribution of home, also to share equally in distri- bution of estate and prior deed to half of 34 a. "east of the road leading to Centerville and near the school house" not to be included in estate.
Teste., Loyal Young, M. P. Young. Bk. A, pp. 119. 120. 2767
LOUDIN, THOMAS, Upshur County, W. Va., 16 June 1870; 19 Sept. 1871.
Daus. KATHARINE TETER, JULIA DAWSON, MARGARET HYRE, ELIZABETH JENNING, and MARIA GREEN. Sons John M., and William Loudin, exs.
Testator desires pmt. of funeral expenses for self and wife (not named) and debts; exs. to sell realty and personalty
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and bequests to be pd. from proceeds thereof; bequeaths to daus. KATHARINE TETER, JULIA DAWSON, MARGARET HYRE, and ELIZA- BETH JENNING equal shares of sd. proceeds of sd. sale in addi- tion to prior gifts of $50 each; to dau. MARIA GREEN, stove "and appurtenances" and prior gift of 50 a. of land. Teste., J. W. Reger, Nathan Rexroad.
Bk. A, pp. 120, 121.
JONES, NELSON, Washington Tshp., Upshur County, W. Va., 24 Apr. 1871; 23 Sept. 1871.
Wife MARTHA JANE, dau. FRANCIS CORA, 4 children not named. Granville Strader, ex.
Testator bequeaths to wife MARTHA JANE, 1 mare and colt, 2 cows, 5 sheep, 2 hogs, household and kitchen furniture, also any remaining personalty after pmt. of debts and funeral ex- penses, also possession of realty until children reach legal age providing she remain a widow; when children have all reach- ed legal age realty to be equally divided "between 5 children of testator"; to dau. FRANCIS CORA, $50 in addition to share in afsd. bequest.
Teste., G. D. Marple, G. Strader. Bk. A, p. 122. 2787
TALLMAN, BENNY, Washington Tshp., Upshur County, W. Va., 10 Jan. 1869; 29 Nov. 1871.
Wife SOPHRONIA, dau. NANCY E. TALLMAN, son CYRUS G. TALL- MAN, grdau. LUELLA TALLMAN. Y. Abner Norvell and Sophronia Tallman, exs.
Testator desires pmt. of debts and funeral expenses; be- queaths to wife SOPHRONIA TALLMAN all realty and personalty for life or widowhood; upon death of sd. Sophronia or in event of her remarriage, realty to be sold by ex. and proceeds distri- buted as follows: to grdau. LOUELLA TALLMAN, $50; remainder of proceeds to be equally divided between dau. NANCY E. TALLMAN of Shelby County, "Elinois" and son CYRUS G. TALLMAN "supposed to be living in Indiana.'
No witnesses. Proven by Noah B. Wamsley, R. G. H. Benton. Bk. A, pp. 123, 124. 2797
TENNEY, PETER SR., Washington Tshp., Upshur County, W. Va., 28 Aug. 1871; 30 Nov. 1871.
Wife LABANY, sons SANDUSKY, PETER JR., GEORGE A., and RUFUS TENNEY, daus. BANEY ANN CURRENCE, BATHANEY JANE READ, and SARAH CATHERINE /TENNEY/, other heirs not named. No ex. named. Testator desires pmt. of debts and funeral expenses; be- queaths to wife LABANY TENNEY, home farm for life use with privilege of selling 25 a. "along the line of Jonathan Tenney's land," proceeds of sd. sale to be divided among children and heirs at law of testator; also ¿ of household and kitchen fur- niture, farm implements, and live stock; to son SANDUSKY TENNEY, ¿ of sd. furniture, implements, and stock; sd. Labany and Sandusky are to give to testator's dau. SARAH CATHERINE /TENNEY,
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1 cow, 4 sheep, 1 bed and bedding, also share in afsd. sale proceeds when she reaches 21; upon death of sd. Labany, home farm to son SANDUSKY TENNEY; to sons GEORGE A. TENNEY and RUFUS TENNEY, in addition to afsd. bequest, 1 horse for which they are to pay estate $15 each; to dau. BANEY ANN CURRENCE, in addition to afsd. bequest, $10; to dau. BATHANEY JANE READ, $10. in addition to afsd. bequest, $
Teste., Noah B. Wamsley, G. D. Marple.
Codicil, 31 Aug. 1871.
PETER TENNEY JR. added to list of heirs.
Teste., N. B. Wamsley, Nicholas Ours, Jr.
Bk. A, pp. 124-126. 2807
GRIMM, JOHN, Upshur County, W. Va., 23 Feb. 1872; 1 Apr. 1872.
Wife EM, sons ABRAM and ISAAC H. GRIMM. Valentine Hinkle, ex.
Testator desires pmt. of debts and funeral expenses; be- queaths to wife EM GRIMM household and kitchen furniture, all personalty and maintenance from realty; to sons ABRAM and ISAAC H. GRIMM, equal division of realty with provision that they support sd. Em.
Teste., John N. Johnson, Granville Dean. Bk. A, p. 127. /817
HODGES, JOHN R., Upshur County, W. Va., June 1867; 18 May 1872.
Wife ELIZABETH W., sons JOHN HENRY, JAMES F., OSCAR F., GEORGE N., THEOPHILUS F., and BUSHROD B. HODGES; daus. SARAH JANE KIDD7, LUCY C. SHACKLEFORD, MARTHA E. /CORDER/, MILDRED S., and MALINDA A. HODGES. Elizabeth W. Hodges, ex.
Testator desires pmt. of debts and funeral expenses from sale of personalty; bequeaths to wife ELIZABETH W. HODGES, 1 horse, 2 cows, household and kitchen furniture and home farm for life use; sd. Elizabeth, with consent of 2/3 of children of legal age may sell sd. realty and retain proceeds thereof for her use; any other property to be distributed as follows : to son JOHN HENRY HODGES, $200 in addition to prior gift of $100; to dau. SARAH JANE /KIDD/, $200 in addition to prior gift of $100; to dau. LUCY C. SHACKLEFORD, $200 in addition to prior gift of $100; to son JAMES F. HODGES, $200 in addition to prior gift of $100; to son OSCAR F. HODGES, $300 when he reaches 21 yrs .; to dau. MARTHA E. HODGES, $300 and interest thereon from the time she was 21 until pd. ; upon death of sd. Elizabeth all property remaining in her hands to be sold and the proceeds therefrom equally divided a: ong all children; to children MILDRED S. HODGES, GEORGE N. HODGES, THEOPHILUS F. HODGES, MALINDA A. HODGES, and BUSHROD B. HODGES, $300 each when they reach the age of 21; to the PROTESTANT METHODIST CHURCH "or any other church selected by Elizabeth Hodges" $100 to be used in "building a place of public worship in the neigh- borhood in which she may reside providing a similar amount has
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not been given by the testator during his life"; if, after afsd. bequests are pd., any money or bonds remain then sd. ELIZABETH is to receive $1,000 in money or bonds.
Teste., W. G. Harper, Henry Neff.
Codicil, 4 Feb. 1871.
Rescinds provision in will giving $300 each to Sarah Jane Kidd, John Henry Hodges, Lucy Shackleford, Martha E. Corder, and Oscar F. Hodges, testator having already given to John Henry, Sarah Jane, Lucy and Martha E., $400 each and to Oscar F., and James F., $200; bequeaths to OSCAR F., furniture val- ued at $100; to JAMES F., $100 and furniture valued at $100; to children not yet of legal age, $100 each in addition to be- quests provided in will; to wife ELIZABETH, all remaining personalty.
Teste., Henry Neff, 0. B. Loudin, William Frymyre. Bk. A, pp. 128-131. /827
BURR, JOHN J., Upshur County, W. Va., 11 Oct. 1866; 21 June 1872.
Wife AMY W., daus. LOUISA BASSEL and MARY S. RIDGWAY; grandson OLEN B. SQUIRE, grdau. ANN ELIZABETH LORENTZ. Bro.
Elbrige G. Burr, ex.
Testator desires pmt. of debts and funeral expenses; be- queaths to wife AMY W., $2,000; remainder of estate to daus. and heirs of deceased daus., namely: to dau. LOUISA, wife of Daniel BASSEL, # of estate; to dau. MARY S., wife of C. F. RIDGWAY, ¿ of estate; to grandson OLEN B. SQUIRE, son of tes- tator's deceased dau. Amelia Squire, ¿ of estate; to grandau. ANN ELIZABETH LORENTZ, dau. of testator's deceased dau. Ann Elizabeth Lorentz, 4 of estate; bequests to sd. Olen B. Squire and Ann Elizabeth Lorentz to be pd. when they reach age of 25 with exception of ex. expenditures for maintenance and educa- tion; in case of death of sd. Olen B. Squire or Ann Elizabeth Lorentz before they reach 25 then equal division of property among other legatees.
Teste., Henry Simpson, William C. Carper. Bk. A, pp. 131, 132.
Renunciation, 5 July 1872.
Amy W. Burr, legatee in preceding will of John J. Burr appeared in court and renounced the sd. will and claimed her distributive share of the estate.
Bk. A, p. 133. /837
BRADY, THOMAS, Upshur County, W. Va., 3 Jan. 1.873; Feb. term, 1873.
Wife CATHARINE BRANEN BRADY. No ex. named.
Testator bequeaths all realty and personalty to wife CATHARINE BRANEN BRADY with full authority to dispose of prop- erty by sale or gift; "this has not been done to cheat child- ren but to keep them from cheating her."
Teste., Henry Cain, John Cunningham.
Bk. A, p. 134. 2847
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QUEEN, LEVI H., Upshur County, W. Va., 7 Feb. 1873; Apr. term, 1873.
Sons JONATHAN L., ANTHONY G., PETER T. L., A. J., and JOHN W. QUEEN, dau. LUCINDA SMITH, grdaus. SARAH /WHITE/ . P RINEHEART and SARAH M. QUEEN, grandsons HARRISON H. and LLOYD QUEEN. Son John W. Queen, ex.
Testator desires pmt. of debts and funeral expenses ; be- queaths to son JONATHAN L. QUEEN, $75; to son ANTHONY G.
QUEEN, $10; to son PETER T. L. QUEEN, $15; to son A. J. QUEEN, $11; to dau. LUCINDA SMITH, $15; to grdau. SARAH /WHITE/ RINEHEART, $15; to grandson HARRISON H. QUEEN, son of Washington Queen, deceased, $5; to grdau. SARAH M. QUEEN, sister of sd. Harrison H., $5; to grandson LLOYD QUEEN, bro. of sd. Harrison H., $5; sd. legacies to be pd. out of $500 loaned by testator to John Post; to son JOHN W. QUEEN, remainder of sd. $500 after pmt. of legacies.
Teste., J. W. Weaver, John Kee, Jacob Lorentz. Bk. A, pp. 134, 135. 2857
HUFFMAN, HENRY L., Upshur County, W. Va., 12 May 1873; Aug. term, 1873.
Wife SUSAN, children SEDRICK LEE, JANE, HENRY THOMAS and unnamed infant son. Sampson Huffman, ex.
Testator bequeaths to wife SUSAN HUFFMAN, all household and kitchen furniture; to children SEDRICK LEE, JANE, HENRY THOMAS, and unnamed infant son, remainder of property con- sisting of 1 cow and calf, 3 sheep and 5 hogs; Sampson Huffman to be appointed guardian for sd. children.
Teste., William Griffeth (his mark), D. P. Huffman. Bk. A, pp. 135, 136.
Renunciation. 20 Aug. 1873.
SUSAN HUFFMAN, widow of HENRY L. HUFFMAN renounces pro- visions of will of sd. Henry L., and makes widow's claim to estate.
Teste., H. D. Clark. Bk. A, p. 136. 2867
MATHENY, ANNA, Washington District, Upshur County, W. Va., 24 May 1873; 9 Feb. 1874.
Daus., CATHARINE REED, MARY A. HEARTMAN, REBECCA R. COURTNEY, ELIZATH M. SIMONS, and SARAH M. FOSTER, JACOB REED (relationship not shown ) . Jacob Reed, ex. Testatrix bequeaths to dau. CATHARINE REED, 1 bed and bedding, 1 breakfast table, 1 clock, and 1 tea kettle; to dau. MARY A. HEARTMAN, 1 bedstead, bed and bedding, 1 small skillet and lid; to dau. REBECCA R. COURTNEY, 1 side saddle;
to dav. ELIZATH M. SIMONS, 1 bed and bedding, 1 chest, 1 oven and lid, 1 looking glass; to dau. SARAH M. FOSTER, 1 low bed- stead and bedding, 1 cupboard, and 1 large kettle; to JACOB REED, 1 cow valued at $30, sd. Jacob Reed to see that testatrix is "decently buried"; remainder of property to be equally di- vided among afsd. daus.
Teste., G. W. Tenney, G. D. Marple. Bk. A, p. 137. [877
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SEXTON, WILLIAM, Upshur County, W. Va., 18 Nov. 1873; 9 Feb. 1874.
Wife SARAH A., daus., SARAH E., and AMY A. SEXTON. Son
George A. Sexton, ex.
Testator desires ex. to sell, as soon as possible, home farm except & a., and testators 2/6 interest in a 720 a. tract in Gilmer County, proceeds therefrom to be used for pmt. of debts and a note of $200 executed by testator's son William A. Sexton with testator as surety and held by the National Ex- change Bank at Weston; remainder of proceeds to be placed on interest and sd. interest to be pd. annually to testator's wife SARAH A. SEXTON; also to sd. SARAH, ¿ a. of home farm "east side of road where the barn stands"; also to sd. SARAH, all household goods, livestock, farm crops and implements; sd. Sarah is to "make a home" for testator's daus. SARAH E., and AMY A. SEXTON until they marry and at that time provide for them "the same or equivalent outfits as the other children re- ceived at their marriages"; upon death of sd. Sarah A., house- hold and farming equipment to be sold and the proceeds divided . equally among children (not named); to dau. SARAH E. SEXTON, 1 horse colt; to dau. AMY A. SEXTON, 1 horse when she reaches legal age, sd. legacy to be provided by sd. Sarah A. Sexton. Teste., A. M. Poundstone, Valentine Strader.
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