Will of James M. Wright, 1859 - Louisa Co. VA

(Submitter note:  JAMES M. WRIGHT  b. 1805 Louisa Cty., VA died 4 November 1864, son of
Richard & Nancy Ann Timberlake WRIGHT.  Married Martha Sims 1828, Persilla
Cosby 1835,  Eliza King 1843 and Sarah Estes date unk.)

Louisa County Will Book 17, Page 41

I, JAMES M. WRIGHT, of the county of Louisa and state of Virginia, do make
and publish this as my last will and testament as follows; namely:

Item 1st:  I desire and direct the payment of all my just debts.

Item 2nd:  After the payment of my debts, I leave to my wife, Sarah E.
WRIGHT, during her natural life (should she not marry again) the whole of my
estate, real and personal, to be enjoyed by her and such of our children as
are of tender years, whose supporting education I earnestly desire and
request.

Item 3rd:  At the death of my said wife, should my daughter Mary P.
RICHARDSON, wife of James H. RICHARDSON, be alive, I give and bequeath to
her $250.00; but if dead, my will and desire in that case is that the
portion so given to her together with the whole of my estate shall be
equally divided between the remainder of my children which I give and
bequeath to them and their heirs forever.

Item 4th:  Should my said wife marry again, my will and desire in that event
is that my hereinafter named executor shall allot to her 150 acres of land
on which I now reside including all the buildings which I give and bequeath
to her, and that the remains of my estate of every description shall be
taken in charge of my executor and disposed of as directed in Item 3 to my
children as they shall become of age, the same legatee and promise hereinto
as to my daughter Mary P. RICHARDSON mentioned in Item 3 to be observed.

Lastly, I do hereby nominate, constitute, and appoint my son Robert WRIGHT
and my friend A. Hamilton JOHNSON to be executors of this my last will and
testament thereby revoking all other or former wills made by me.

Witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix my seal this 19th day of
April 1859.

The word "divided" in Item 3
underlined before signed.                  (signed) James M. Wright
<seal>

                Signed, sealed and
 published by him as the last will
of James M. Wright in presence of us:

                                Andrew I. PERKINS
                                William GRIMSTEAD
                                Joshua L. MORRIS


In Louisa County Court December 11th 1865.

The last will and testament of James M. Wright, dec. was this day exhibited
in open Court and proved by the oath of William Grimstead and Joshua L.
Morris, two of the subscribing witnesses hereto, and is thereupon by the
Court, ordered to be received(?) - And Alexander one of the Executors named
therein, in open Court announced his right to qualify as such Executor
whereupon on motion of Robert Wright the other Executor named in the last
will and testament of James M. Wright, dec. who made with according to law
and together with Alexander H Johnson, William T. Wright and Joseph Wright
his securities who justified on with us to their sufficiency released into
and acknowledged a bond in the penalty of four thousand dollars, conditioned
as the law directs a certificate is granted him for obtaining a probate of
said will in due form, which said bond is ordered to be recorded.

Teste - John C. Caminack (sp) Clk.


Submitted by:  Mary A. Reed <wreed1@san.rr.com>

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