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Calendar of Wills in West Virginia, No. 49. Upshur County
(Buckhannon)
Prepared by The West Virginia Historical Records Survey
Division of Community Services Programs, Work Projects Administration
Charleston, West Virginia
The West Virginia Historical Records Survey, August 1941
(71)

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; bequeaths to
wife JANE G. BENNETT "home place" on French Creek, purchased from
Archibald McCall, for life use, also all household 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"; 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 privilege 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 testator'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 0. 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 0., 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 possession of
testator at time of death.

Teste., John C. Hull, Harvey S. Pritt, W. H. Curry.
Bk. A, pp. 113-115.

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ABBREVIATIONS
afsd.        aforesaid
Bk.               Book
dau(s).    daughter(s)
ex.           executor
pd.               paid
pmt.           payment
pp.              pages
sd.               said
teste.        testated
W. Va.   West Virginia
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Death Register, Upshur County WV 1870, Page 26, Line 1
David Bennet died July 3, 1870 at age 77 years
place of death: French Creek
place of birth: Lewis Co
occupation: Farmer
informant: son, Jonathan Bennett