Cumberland County, Virginia, Wills: Thomas E. Hudgins

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Will Book 15, Page 109

Know all men by the Presents that I Thomas E. Hudgins, in the county of
Cumberland and state of Virginia being in good health and of sound mind and
memory do make this my last will and testament, hereby revoking all former wills
by me at any time heretofore made.  And as to my worldly estate, and all the
property real, personal or mixed of which I shall die siezed and possessed.  I
bequesth in the manner following
First.  My will is, that all my funeral expenses shall by my executors
hereunafter named shall be paid out of my estate as soon after my decease as
shall by them be found convenient, all the rest of my estate, real, personal or
mixed, I give, devise and bequeath to Mr. and Mrs. Collie Carrington.
March 14, 1925
T. E. Hudgins
Florine M. White (wit.)
L.R. White (wit.)

Virginia,
County of Cumberland, to-wit:
          In the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court for the County of
Cumberland, this the 17th. day of August, 1927, and in the 152nd. year of the
Commonwealth.
          It apearing that Thomas E. Hudgens late of the County of Cumberland,
departed this life the 14th day of August, 1927, leaving the above paper
writing, bearing date on the 14th day of March, 1925, purporting to be the last
true will and testament of the said Thomas E. Hudgens, dec'd.  And whereas, the
said writing having this day been produced before the Clerk in said office by
Mrs. Helen T. Carrington, one of the distributees mentioned in said will, and
proven according to law by the oaths of Florine M. White and L. R. White, the
two subscribing witnesses thereto:  therefore on motion of the said Mrs Helen T.
Carrington, it is ordered that the said writing be and the same hereby is
established, probated, and admitted to record as and for the true last will and
testament of the said Thomas E. Hudgens, deceased,  Thereupon, no Executors
being named in said will on motion of Mrs. Helen T. Carrington, one of the
distributees mentioned insaid will, it is ordered that she be and she is hereby
appointed as Executrix of the afresaid will:  Thereupon the said Mrs. Helen T.
Carrington personally appeared before the said Clerk in office and qualified as
such Executrix by taking the oath as the law directs and entered into and
acknowledged a bond in the penalty of $300.00, with Collie Carrington her surety
(who justified as to his sufficiency on oath) conditioned and payable according
to law, said bond having been approved by the clerk it is ordered to be
recorded.  Thereupon the said Mrs. Helen T. Carrington is granted certificates
for obtaining probate of the said will in due form of law.  It is ordered that
P. B. Trice, R. S. Flanagan, W. A. Abernathy, W. O. Paxton and John Dunford or
any three of them, being first duly sworn for the purpose, do truly and justly
appraise such of the goods and chattels of Thomas E. Hudgens, deceased, and
return their appraisement under their hands as the law directs.
Teste: Lewis C_____ly  Clerk.