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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
(60)

DESPER, THOMAS P., Upshur County, W. Va., 20 Aug. 1867; 9 June 1868. 

Wife ROBERTA JAKE, niece ELIZA JAKE CUNNINGHAM, bro. SHELTON DESPER. 
No ex. named. 

Testator desires pmt. of debts and funeral expenses from personalty;
bequeaths to niece ELIZA JANE CUNNINGHAM, one bed and bedding, one
cow, 6 sheep, and $25 to be pd. when she reaches 18 or marries, with
provision that she remain with testator's wife until that time; to
wife ROBERTA JANE, remainder of personalty and all realty if she
remains a widow, if she remarries she may sell 100 a. of farm to be
considered as her dower; if widow remarries residue of estate to bro.
SHELTON DESPER.

Teste., E. E. Curry, James W. Windle, and D. Bennett. 
Bk. A, p. 99. 

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ABBREVIATIONS
a.                acre 
Bk.               Book 
bro.           brother 
ex.           executor 
p.                page 
pd.               paid 
pmt.           payment 
teste.        testated 
W. Va.   West Virginia 
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Death Register, Upshur County WV 1868, Page 23, Line 23
Thomas P. Despar died April 10 at age 50
born: Albemarle Co. Virginia
occupation: Farmer
husband of: Ruberda J. Despar