Will of William Jones (Major Billy; d. July 3, 1858); Campbell Co. Will Book 12, p. 86 Dated March 10, 1851; Codicil dated October 19, 1852, proved August term, 1858 In the name of God, Amen - I, William Jones, being sound in mind and memory, do make and declare this as my last will and testament, and do hereby revoke and annul all or any other that I may heretofore have made. In the first place it is my will and desire that all my just debts and my funeral expenses shall be paid. Secondly, It is my will and desire that my wife, Nancy Jones, shall have the plantation upon which I live, situated on the north fork of Falling River, containing about six or seven hundred acres, together with all the stock, farming utensils of every kind and description that may be ______ at the time of my death, all my household and kitchen furniture, and the following negroes, viz. Paul, Jack, Dave, Adam, Ben, Paschal, S__ina, Rachel, Eliza, Polly, Amy, America and Aaron. The above mentioned property I devise and bequeath to my wife for and during her life. Thirdly, It is my will and desire that as soon as may be practicable after my death all my other property of every kind, real and personal, besides that devised and bequeathed to my wife as above, shall be sold and the proceeds thereof equally divided among my children Jesse Jones, Peter R. Jones, Lynch Jones, Thomas H. Jones, Evaline Hardaway, Elizabeth Price, Jane R. Morgan, Nancy Harvey, William W. Jones, Alexander W. Jones and Lamach Jones. I have made the following advancements to my children viz: to Jesse Jones, $1601.70, to Peter R. Jones, $1608.88 cents, to Lunch Jones $1527, to Thomas H. Jones $1647.67, to Evaline Hardaway $1720.50, to Elizabeth Price $743.06, to Jane R. Morgan $1000, to Nancy Harvey $700, to William W. Jones $100 and to Alexander W. Jones, $150 and it is my will and desire that in the division above directed they shall be charged with and account for the said advancements. Fourthly, It is my will and desire that my daughter Nancy Harvey shall live and have a home with her mother and also her daughter, Mary F. Harvey, so long as she the said Nancy Harvey shall remain a widow, and if at the death of her mother the said Nancy Harvey shall still remain a widow, it is my will that my Executor herein after appointed shall furnish her a comfortable support for herself and her child above mentioned so long as she may remain a widow. Fifthly, It is my will and desire that after the death of my wife, Nancy Jones, all the property which I have herein devised to her during her life, shall be equally divided among my eleven children, herein before named, and if any or either of them should die before my wife, I desire that their children if they should have any living at that time, that is to say at the death of my wife shall have such portion as their parent or parents would, if living, have received under this clause of my will. Lastly, I appoint my son Jesse Jones the Executor of this my last will and Testament. In testimony whereof I hereby set my hand and seal this 10th day of March 1851. Witnesses: (signed) William Jones Jno. C. Munell Jno. D. Alexander Edwin R. Page I, William Jones do hereby make this codicil to my last will and testament, and hereby revoke so much of my last will and testament as comes in conflict with this codicil. I bequeath to Alice, William and Evaline, the three children of my daughter Jane Morgan, all that portion of my estate, to which my said daughter Jane Morgan would have been entitled under, and by virtue of my said Will, including the share of my said daughter in the dower property devised and bequeathed to my wife. It is my desire that my son Jesse Jones shall take possession of and manage the said property hereby bequeathed to my said three grandchildren for them during the time of their natural disability or until the said William Morgan shall attain the age of twenty one years and the said Alice and Evaline Morgan shall attain the age of Twenty one years or marry. It is my desire that my said son Jesse Jones shall appropriate the annual profits of the said property to the maintenance and education of my said grandchildren during the time that _____ directed to hold the possession and management of it, and when the said William shall become of age and the said Alice and Evaline shall respectively become of age or marry, it is my desire that the said Jesse Jones, shall deliver over to my said grandchildren absolutely their respective shares of the said property, and if any or either of them should died without children before they come to the absolute possession of their proportion of the said property, I desire that the share or shares of such shall ____ to the survivor or survivors, and if all three of my said grandchildren should die before they come to the absolute possession of the said property, I desire that the share shall revert to my estate. If my son Jesse should die, I desire some one of my other sons be appointed guardian for my said grandchildren and do and perform all other things hereby required to be done by him. I do not desire the said property every to pass into the possession or under the control of McGilbra Morgan. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 19th of October 1852. In presence of us (signed) William Jones Wm. A. Poore Washington Hunter In Campbell Co. Court July term 1858 The last will and testament of William Jones deceased was this day produced in court proven by the oaths of Jno. C. Munell, Jno. D. Alexander and Edwin R. Page the subscribing witnesses thereto. And as to further proof of Codicil, continued until next term. And at August term 1858 The Codicil to said will was proved by Wm. A. Poor (Poon) and Washington Hunter subscribing witnesses thereto, and the said will and codicil are admitted to _______. And on the motion of Jesse Jones, the Executor in said will named, lean is given him to qualify as such. Whereupon he __________ bond in the penalty of 50,000 with Peter R. Jones, Wm. W. Jones, Lamach Jones, his executors, who were sworn as to sufficing ______ according to law, and was qualified as such. (signed) Geo. Wm. Dabney. c. Contributed by John H. Jones **************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. ****************************************************************