WILL: H.K. Truslow, 1895 SOURCE: Nelson Co, VA Will Book N, p. 411-12 CONTRIBUTOR: Dennis Truslow (dtruslow2002@msn.com) ----------------------------------------------------------------- (Last Will and Testament of Hezekiah Truslow) (Written on the outside of the Will) H.K. Truslow Will 1902 Mch 24 - Proved by oaths J. P. Hughes and W. B. Thompson sub. wits and D.R. Will Book N, p. 411-12 In Nelson County Court, Mch the 24 1902. The last will and testament of H. K. Truslow, late of this County, did together with a Codacil thereto was this day fully proved by the oaths of Jno. P. Hughes and Wm. B. Thompson, two of the subscribing witnesses thereto, who also proved at the same time that the testator subscribed his name to the same in the presence of themselves and they attested the same in the presence of each other and at his request, and was therefor ordered to be recorded. Teste: E. R. Kidd Clerk I H. K. Truslow being of sound mind and disposing memory do by these present make this my last will and testament revoking all others. I will and bequeath unto my Daughter Jennie Truslow my landed estate in trust and I hereby constitute and appoint J. J. Hughes her trustee. Also I give and bequeath unto Jennie Truslow all of my personal property except one bed acorn top and its dressing. Also the personal belonging to Ella Henderson in the house, the said bedstead bed clothes bedding things known and claimed by Ella Henderson I give and unto bequeath unto her to do as she pleases with. Also I give and bequeath unto Ella Henderson one Red Heifer calf and it is also my will and desire that the said Ella Henderson shall remain in the house and live with the said Jennie and Paulina Truslow and in case the said Ella Henderson and Jennie Truslow should not agree, then the Trustee of said Jennie shall cut her off the said tact of land four or five acres at some suitable place for her, her life time. I also appoint and constitute and appoint Jno. P. Hughes Trustee and agent for Paulina Truslow to do and act for her and then it shall go in all of the said property left in trust by me to all and any of the within named parties shall come back to my said Estate, and shall be equally divided between all my children. Given under my hand and same this 2nd day of July 1895. H. Truslow (Seal) Witnesses Jno. P. Hughes Wm B. X Thompson Mark L. A. X Thompson Mark Codacil: Also I give and bequeath unto Kitty Thompson the House and land on which she now lives bounded running from Stony Creek back on north of the stable of straight line to the back line by Bases to be cut off this tract on the upper part off the said tract of the within named tract. This 2nd day of July 1895. Witnesses: Jno. P. Hughes Wm. B. X Thompson Mark L. A. X Thompson Mark Note from the Contributor: All the information was hand written and some of the words were hard to read. Words that were misspelled or abbreviated were copied as written. A scanned image from a copy of the original may be requested via email from Dennis Truslow (d.truslow@att.net). ****************************************************************** USGENWEB 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. ******************************************************************