Louisa County VA - Will of Sarah Ann Thacker, 1909 Submitted for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Dr. Tom Davis ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ************************************************************************ Sarah Ann Thacker Will I, Sarah A. Thacker of the County of Louisa and the state of Virginia, do make this my last will and testament and thereby revoke all previous wills and codicils hereto made by me. First, I give, devise and bequeath unto my Daughter Ida S. Hardgrove, the Dwelling house that I now occupy which is not to be considered nor counted against her in the division of my property, as hereafter mentioned, but is to be to her as a special legacy. Second: I give, devise and bequeath unto Ora L. Edwards nine acres of land at the lower or southern end of the 19 08/100 acres of my land, known as the “Rope Swamp” farm, and I desire that my executor, hereinafter named, be allowed to manage the same to what he may think the best interest of the said Ora L. Edwards, and he is hereby authorized to sue and convey by deed, the said 9 acres of land whenever is seems to him, to be the best interest of the said Ora L. Edwards, and to deliver to to [to appears twice, the second underlined three times] her the land or the proceeds thereof when she becomes 21 years of age or even sooner if he thinks best. Third: I give, devise and bequeath unto all my children and to the heirs of the body of such as may be dead, an equal share in all of my real estate except what is mentioned in paragraph first and second, provided however, that in the event it should develop that I have a life interest in said dwelling house as in paragraph first then I give in lieu thereof to my said daughter Ida S. Hardgrove the other 10 08/100 of the Rope Swamp lands as mentioned in paragraph. Fourth: I give, devise and bequeath unto all my said children and to the said heirs of such as are dead, an equal share in all my perishable property except one of my beds which I desire to give as a special legacy to my son E. N. Thacker. My son Robert A. Thacker is hereby authorized and and instructed to look after and take charge of the shares of my granddaughter, Maud E. Thacker, and to sell and convey the same by deed or otherwise when ever he thinks that it is for her interest, and to deliver the same to her when she becomes 21 years of age or sooner if he thinks best. I hereby appoint my son E. N. Thacker my executor and I ask that no security be required of him as such. Witness my hand this 8th day of May A. D. 1909 Sarah A. Thacker The foregoing will was signed published and acknowledged by Sarah A. Thacker as and for the last will and testament in our presence, and we in her presence and in the presence of each other have hereto subscribed our names as witnesses. June 8, 1909 C. R. Bagby J. F. Hope In Louisa Circuit Court Clerks Office November 13th 1909 A paper writing bearing date the 8th day of May 1909 purporting to be the last will and testament of Sarah A. Thacker, deceased, was this day produced to the Clerk of said Court and proven by the oath of J. F. Hope one of the subscribing witnesses there to who stated E. R. Bagby the other subscribing witness and himself were present together and in the presence of the testatrix when she signed and acknowledged the said writing to be her last will and testament, which the Clerk recused as due proof of the proper execution of said will and doth amit [amit is the spelling] the same to probat as the true last will and testament of Sarah A. Thacker, deceased. And, thereupon E. N. Thacker the Executor named in said will who made oath according to law entered into and acknowledged a bond in the penalty of two hundred dollars conditioned as the law directs. The Executor being permitted to qualify without security in accordance with the Testatrix’s request, which said bond is recorded as prescribed by law and certificate is granted the said E. N. Thacker for obtaining letters of administration on the estate of Sarah A. Thacker, deceased in due form. Teste: Jesse J. Porter C. C. Appraisement of Mrs. L. F. Crobarger Personal Property this 13th day Oct 1909 1 wheat drill $7.50, 1 mower $3.00 $10.30 2 old plows $1.00, 1 w. rake $4.00, 1 ox cart $1.00 $ 6.00 1 lawn moar $1.50, 1 bed stead $2.00 $ 3.50 1 table 50 cents, 1 box books 20 cents, cat $1.00 $ 1.70 1 lanther 10 cents, 3 chairs, 6 wood chairs $ 4.00 table $4.00, m. top table $6.00, e. table 30 cts $10.30 1 table $1.30, table 30 cts, wash stand 30 cts $ 2.30 [should be $2.90] 1 desk $1.00, 1 sewing machine $2.50 $ 3.50 1 mirror 15 cts, 1 piece rope 25 cts, 1 gun 10 cts $ .50 1 rocker 25 cts, 1 gun 25 cts, ward robe $7.00 $ 7.50 1 copper kettle $1.30, oron [spelled oron] kettle $1.00 $ 2.30 2 tables 15 cts, 2 boxes 20 cts, trunk 10 cts $ .45 1 dish 10 cts, 1 dish 15 cts, 1 dish 25 cts, 1 set plates 25 cts $ .75 The spelling errors in this document are retained from the original.