Franklin County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Wills.....Perdue, Jesse June 10, 1865 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Janet King JPerdue192@aol.com March 17, 2009, 8:52 pm Source: Franklin Co., Va Court Written: June 10, 1865 Recorded: July 3, 1871 I Jesse Perdue of the county of Franklin and State of Virginia do make this my last Will and Testament. 1st - I give to my son John Perdue the Arthur Tract of Land, which land is bounded by the Louis Island Road, and the Land of Sparrell Dudley, Joshua Starkey and Jordan Perdue and also my Blacksmith's Tools and a Rifle Gun. 2nd - I give to my son Otey Perdue the Blackwater Tract of Land, which land is bounded by the Lands of Isaiah Perdue, Ransom Perdue and the Harvey's Road. 3rd - To my daughter Arlena Perdue I give my home Tract of Land which I now live, which land is bounded by the Louis Island Road, the Lands belonging to the estate of Stephen Preston dec., the Land of Ransom Perdue, Jordan Perdue & Henry Jenkins: and to her said Arlena Perdue and Jordan Perdue equally, all my Household and Kitchen Furniture of every description, including wagons, harnesses - all my Plantation Tools of every description. Also all the stock, grain of every sort, horses, cattle, sheep and hogs, also all the provisions, that may be on the plantation, or elsewhere belonging to me at the time of my death. 4th - I give to my son Jordan Perdue, I give to him my Chitwood Tract which Land is bounded by the Land of Ransom Perdue, Randolph Chitwood, Mrs. Jesse Hudson, Silas Chambers and the Harvey's Road. 5th - I give to the living children of my daughter Susan Divers, dec'd one dollar each - 6th - It is my desire that all the residue of my Estate both real and personal, remaining at my death, shall be equally divided between Jordan & Arlena Perdue - 7th - I hereby appoint Wm. L. T. Hopkins executors of this my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all former Wills by me made. Witness my hand and seal this tenth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and sixty five. signed Jesse Perdue (seal) The above was signed, witnessed sealed & delivered in the presence of the testator, each witness being present at the time same. B. Wills George E. Hurt William A. Hurt Franklin County Court July 3rd, 1871 This last Will and Testament of Jesse Perdue dec'd was produced in Court and proved by Bluford Wills and George E. Hurt two of the subscribing witnesses thereto and admitted to be recorded - And at a Court held for Franklin County at the Courthouse on the 4th day of Sept 1871 - On the motion of William L. T. Hopkins the executore named in the Will of Jesse Perdue, admitted to probate at the July term last of this Court, who made Oath and executed bond in the penalty of six hundred dollars conditioned and prescribed by law Certificate is granted him to obtain a Probate of said Will in due form. Teste James J. Casper C. F. C. Additional Comments: Jesse Perdue was born ca 1790 to Meshack and Eleanor Dillon Perdue. He married to Catherine Plyborn 1 Feb 1810 in Franklin Co., VA. Both are buried on Jesse Perdue's farm in Franklin County. They were parents of at least eight children. His wife Catherine and four children were deceased by the time Jesse wrote his Will: John Perdue (1810 - 1877)m Asenath Bennett both bur Hunt Cem., Franklin Co., VA Jesse Perdue (d bef 1865)m Dasha Arrington Susan Perdue (d bef 1865)m Stephen Divers Jordan Warren Perdue (1818 - 1898)m Sarah Chitwood both bur Jesse Perdue Cem. Booker Perdue (d 14 March 1826)bur Jesse Perdue Cem. A. C. Perdue (male) (d bef 1865) bur Jesse Perdue Cem. Arlean Perdue (d 29 August 1882) never married - bur Jesse Perdue Cem. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/franklin/wills/perdue445gwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/vafiles/ File size: 4.1 Kb