Dinwiddie Co., VA Will
William Ruffin, 1893


Will of William Ruffin 21 July 1893
In the name of God, Amen, I William Ruffin of the County of Dinwiddie, State of Virginia, 
being of sound mind and disposing memory, doth make and ordain this to be my last will 
and testament.

Item: 1st. I wish all of my just debts together with my funeral expenses promptly paid.

Item: 2nd. I give to my seven children to wit, James, Daniel, Benjamin,
Edward, Fannie, Ann and L__________ P__________ all of my real estate on the following 
condition, to wit: the said real estate of which I may die seized and possessed to be kept 
together as a whole, with the right to either or all of my children or their heirs to build and 
settle on said land and cultivate their portion of the same, provided that the portion on 
which each child or the heirs may build or have already built shall be assigned to them as 
their part of the same.

Item: 3rd. Should my son Daniel Ruffin be without heirs, then the same right granted to 
the other children and their heirs shall be given to Mollie Bet Hill an adopted child of my 
son Daniel Ruffin.

Item: 4th. I desire by the above provisions of my will to entail the property so that each 
child shall have an equal right and their heirs after them to occupy said premises if they 
should so desire, as a home, and only such as do avail themselves of this right.

Item: 5th. If after the payment of my debts and costs of administration and money 
should be left from the sale of my personal effects, then I wish that it be equally divided 
among my seven children.

Item: 6th. I hereby appoint Mr. John C. Tucker as the administrator of this my last will 
and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature and seal, this 
21st day of July 1893.
   his
William X Ruffin    (seal)
   mark

Subscribed to in our presence
and in the presence of each other
G. H. Harris
G. L. Harris

At a county court held for Dinwiddie ____. September 19th 1898.
A paper writing purporting to be the last will and testament of William Ruffin deceased 
was this day produced in court and offered for proof and was proven by the oaths of 
G. W. Harris and G. L. Harris, two of the subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to 
be recorded.
	
Test: A. Morgain, Clerk
Virginia



File contributed by:
Lucy Ruffin <LRuffin@macs.net>


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