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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
[113]

ESKEW, HENDLEY L., aged 87, Upshur County, W. Va., 25 Mar. 
1874; 14 Aug. 1876. 

Wife CATHARINE, step-dau. SARAH FRANCES FLETCHER FOSTER, 
JOHN ESKEW, JAMES ESKEW, WILLIAM ESKEW, MART ESKEW BOSTIC, 
LEWIS ANDERSON ESKEW, ELLIS ESKEW, GEORGE W. ESKEW, LLOYD 
ESKEW, FLOYD P. ESKEW, LORETTA JANE ESKEW (no relationship 
shown). Samuel Reese, ex. 

Testator desires pmt. of debts and that "funeral to be 
conducted in a befitting manner and body to be interred in the 
burying ground near residence of testator"; bequeaths to wife 
CATHARINE ESKEW, all realty and personalty for widowhood, in 
case of her remarriage or death, ex. to sell all realty and 
personalty and to make distribution of proceeds thereof as fol- 
lows: to JOHN ESKEW, $20; to JAMES ESKEW, $20; to WILLIAM 
ESKEW, $20; to MARY ESKEW BOSTIC, $20; to LEWIS ANDERSON ESKEW, 
$20; to ELLIS ESKEW, prior gift of $20; to step-dau. SARAH 
FRANCES FLETCHER FOSTER, $20; remainder of estate to be equally 
divided among GEORGE W. ESKEW, LLOYD ESKEW, FLOYD P. ESKEW, and 
LORETTA JANE ESKEW, in case of death of all or any of last four 
named legatees, share or shares to descend equally to survivors. 

Teste., Watson Westfall, David Reese, E. C. Rollins. 
Bk. A, pp. 180-182.
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ABBREVIATIONS 
Bk.               Book 
dau(s).    daughter(s) 
ex(s).     executor(s) 
pmt.           payment 
pp.              pages 
sd.               said 
teste.        testated 
W. Va.   West Virginia 
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