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Will of Thomas Hughs (will dated 20 September 1845)
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SOURCE: FamilySearch.org, Historical Records Collections
West Virginia Will Books, 1756-1971 
Marion County
Will book, v. 001 1845-1880 > image 22 of 46
Pages 1-2

Transcribed and submitted by: Glenda Thompson
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          I Thomas Hughs of the county of Marion do make
     ordain and constitue [sic] the following as my last will and
     testament.
        First, I give to my children William Hughs, Evaline Lowe,
     Josiah Hughs, Thomas Hughs, and the children of my son
     John Hughs (deceased) all my estate all my estate boath real
     and personal (John Hughs children takeing the share of
     their father) to be equally divided amongst them at my
     deceased with the exceptions hereinafter named.
        Secondly, I give to my wife Nancy for use during her natural
     life the land reserved in the deed of conveyance to my son 
     James for her use during life, her natural life, together
     with the beds & bedding and the rest of my household fur-
     nature together with two cows to hold for her use dureing
     her life.
        Thirdly, I give to my grand son Jacob Hughs the son of John Hughs
     my surveying instruments at my death.
        Lastly, I appoint my sone William Hughs my Executor to
     carry into effect his my last will, and it is further my
     wife that the front of my estate here left to my daughter
     Eleanor Lowe shall be vested in Thomas S. Haymond whose
     dute it shall be to take possession of the real estate as well
     as the personal estate that shall be allotted to my said dau-
     ghter Eleanor, and rent the said lands for the benefit of
     my said daughter Eleanor, and pay the rents to her annually
     as well as the interest of the money allotted to her out of
     my personal estate so long as her husband Cephis Lowe
     shall live and at his death to give up to the said Eleanor
     if liveing and if not here to her children the said lan-
     ded estate and money.
                      Given under my hand and seal the 20th day
     of September 1845
         Teste                            Thomas Hughs (Seal)
     William Haymond
     Harriet A. Haymond
     Thos. Meredith
                     Virginia Sct:
                                   At a Circuit Superior Court of
     Law and Chancery held in and for Marion County on Satur-
     day the 15th day of April in the year one Thousand eight-
     hundred and forty eight.
                             A proper writing purporting to be
     the will of Thomas Hughs was this day presented for probate
     by William Hughs the executor named therein; and Harriet A. Hay-
     mond and William Haymond subscribeing witnesses, were sworn
     and examined, and the hand writing of Thomas Meredith, the
     other subscribeing witness who was shown to be out of the
     commonwealth, was duly proved, and the testemoney being heared
     the court is of opinion that the said will paper writing is
     fully proved boath as to the lands and personally to be the last
     will and testament of the said Thomas Hughs deceased, and the
     same is ordered to be recorded as such, and thereupon on the
     motion of the said William M. Hughs the executor therein
     named, who made oath thereto, and together with Thomas
     A. Little, William Swearrangen, William Mandell, and Pinck-
     ney B. Arnett his security, were qualified as to their sufficiency
     entered into and acknowledged, their bond in the penalty of
     four thousand dollars, conditioned as the law directs certifi-
     cate is granted him for obtaining a probate of the said will
     in due form.           Teste  Jas. O. Watson, Clerk.

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