Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Wills.....Jordan, Josiah W., 1933 

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                     WILL OF J. W. JORDAN 

     I, J. W. Jordan, of Carrollton, Isle of Wight Co. Va.  Being 
of sound mind and memory.  Do make this will and declare this to be 
my last will and testament in the manner following.  That is to say. 

1st.  First.  I    to my son Josiah W. Jordan, Jr. as much as it 
will cost to have my name, date of birth and death, cut on the South 
side of the Monument at the head of my Wife's grave. 

2nd.  I give to my daughter Mattie G. Jordan what stock I owm in the 
Home Telephone Company the Smithfield Farmers Inc. and the Va. Power 
and Light Co.  This is for service rendered as housekeeper. 

3rd.  I give and bequeath to my seven children or their heirs All the 
rest of my property both Real and Personal, to be equally divided 
between the Seven, namely Agnes Jordan Batten, Josiah W. Jordan, Jr. 
Robert Blackwell Jordan, Fannie Jordan Nottingham, Nannie Jordan 
Barlow, Mattie G. Jordan, Lilie Jordan Coles. 

4th.  I appoint my son Josiah W. Jordan to be executor of this will. 
And I request the Court to allow him to qualify, without giving 
security.  In witness whereof I have set my hand and seal this 23rd 
day of March 1928. 

                                        Josiah W. Jordan   (SEAL) 

Witness: 
L.M. Latimer. 

VIRGINIA: IN THE CLERKS OFFICE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE COUNTY OF 
ISLE OF WIGHT.  NOVEMBER 18, 1933. 

A paper writing purporting to be the last will and testament of J. W. 
Jordan, deceased, was this day presented for probate by the Executor 
therein named, and there being only one subscribing witness thereto, 
L.M. Latimer and James Raleigh Gale, competent witnesses were duly 
sworn and severally deposed, that they were well acquainted with the 
handwriting of the said J. W. Jordan and verily believe that the said 
paper writing, together with the name thereto signed, to have been 
wholly written by the hand of the said J. W. Jordan. And thereupon it 
is ordered that the said paper writing be admitted to record as the 
true  last will and testament of the said J. W. Jordan, deceased. 

                                      R. A. Edwards, Clerk. 

A copy. 
       Teste, R. A. Edwards, Clerk. 

[all typed except for clerk's signature on final line] 

Josiah W. JORDAN (Sr.), farmer, merchant & postmaster, Confederate veteran, 
Isle of Wight Co. native, d. 14 Nov 1933, at home, Carrollton, age 90, 
will, 28 Mar 1928 (proved 18 Nov 1933) 

His obit and funeral notice are posted at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/j635j1ob.txt 

He was interred in Historic St. Luke's Church Cemetery, Benns Church, 
   Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} Old St. Luke's list: 
http://www.iwchs.com/Documents/Old%20St%20Lukes_Benns%20Church%20Blvd_Cemetery.doc 


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