Hanover County, VA - Will of Elizabeth Swift Nuckols, 1883

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Sept. The 14th 1881  This is my last will revoking all others I have
heretofore made.  After my death I wish my son William B. Cocke, or his
heirs to have five hundred dollars of my estate.  It will not make him
equal with Julien in what came by me, because Julien had all of Andy's part
of the land.  Ben had a third part before Andy was killed, and all that
Mother left me went into Julian's hands but I wish him to have the most
because he has taken care of me and been very kind, I therefore wish him to
have everything else I have to do with it, just as he pleases, as long as
he lives.  After his death, I want it equally divided between his four
children, Clarence P., Mary O., Willie A. and Ada B. NUCKOLS.  Should Bell
be the longest liver I wish her to remain here and have the full management
of everything just as she does now, so long as she remains Julian's widow.
Should the land be divided, I wish her to remain with the child that has
the house tract, and to be well provided for, so long as she remains
Julian's widow.  Should she marry again, it will then all be the
children's, this is my wish.
Eliza S. NUCKOLS
Robert W. Toler
W. A. Woodson

Virginia, In Hanover County Court Feby 21st 1883 A writing purporting to be
the last will and testament of Eliza S. NUCKOLS deceased, was this day
produced to this Court and was fully proved by the oaths of Robert W. Toler
and W. A. Woodson the subscribing witnesses thereto, and was thereupon
ordered to be recorded as the true last will and testament of the said
Eliza S. NUCKOLS deceased in due form.   Teste    John R. Taylor  clerk

NOTE FROM DORIS DELL WHO SUBMITTED THE FILE:

Elizabeth Swift Nuckols, daughter of Reuben Nuckols and Mary Duke, married
first William Henry Cocke, son of Benjamin Cocke, Junior and Elizabeth
Nuckols.  They built a house in Hanover where their children--William
Benjamin Franklin Cocke and Mary Elizabeth Cocke, were born.  After her
husband died in 1844, Elizabeth married William Henry Nuckols and they had
four children--Reuben Julian Nuckols, Newton Nuckols, Andrew L. Nuckols and
Ann B. Nuckols.  At the time of her death in 1882 Elizabeth was survived by
only two sons--William Benjamin Franklin Cocke of Todd County, Kentucky,
and Reuben Julien Nuckols of Hanover County, Virginia.

This will was found by Carroll NUCKOLS and transcribed by her
brother-in-law Clarence who is grandson to the Clarence P. named.  The sons
mentioned are William Benjamin Cocke, Reuben Julien NUCKOLS, and the
deceased Andrew L. NUCKOLS.  "Mother" is Mary Polly Duke who had died
recently--1878.  Bell is Reuben Julien's wife--Arabella Dickerson.