Nottoway County, Virginia, Wills:  Thomas W. Williams, 1913

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1913 Thos W Williams WILL			Nottoway WB 3 pp 329-331

In the name of God Amen I, Thomas W. Williams Sr. of the County of Nottoway, 
Virginia, being of sound mind and disposing memory, but realizing the
uncertainty of 
life, and the certainty of death, do make this my last will and testament as
follows:

1st - I give unto my beloved wife Catherine Williams, in absolute fee simple
title, my 
house tract of land containing about 150 acres, situated in Nottoway County,
Virginia.--  
The said land is bounded on the north by the lands of Thomas W. Williams, Jr.
and 
the lands of R. Murdock, on the East by the lands of Mrs. Kate Lewis, on the
west by 
the lands of Walter Ingram--   This is my homestead on which I now live and I
give it-- 
in absolute fee simple title to my said wife Catherine Williams--

2d.  I give unto my said wife Catherine Williams all my personal property in
absolute 
title.

3d.  I give and bequeath unto my said wife Catherine Williams, for her life,
about sixty 
acres of low grounds in Nottoway County, bounded on the north by the lands of
Mrs. 
Kate Lewis, on the East, south, and west by Big Nottoway River -- At the death
of 
my said wife, Catherine Williams, I give this sixty acres of low grounds to my
said 
daughter Kate Lewis, in absolute fee simple title.

I appoint my said wife, Catherine Williams, Executrix of this my last will and
desire 
that no security be required of her as such--

I hereby revoke all previous wills and codicils hitherto made by me--

Witness my hand this 20th day of October 1913.
				Thos. W. Williams Sr.

Signed, published and acknowledged by Thos. W. Williams, Sr. as and for his
last will 
and testament, in the presence of us, who in his presence and in the presence
of each 
other have hereto subscribed our names as witnesses.  This will, on one sheet
of paper, 
the first sheet was signed by Thomas W. Williams, Sr. in our presence all
three of us 
being present--    this the 20th day of October, 1913.
					J. A. Walker
					M. E. Brown
				Witnesses

In Nottoway Circuit Court Clerk's Office Novembeer 25-1913--
A paper writing dated October 20, 1913, purporting to be the last will and
testament of 
Thos. W. Williams Sr., dec'd was this day presented to the Clerk of the
Circuit Court for 
the County of Nottoway and offered for probate and being duly proven in every
respect as 
required by law, by the oath of J. A. Walker, one of the subscribing witnesses
thereto it is 
admitted to probate and ordered to be recorded as & for the true last will and
testament 
of Thos. W. Williams, Sr. deceased--  And on motion of Catherine Williams the
Executrix 
named in said will who entered into and acknowledged a bond in the penalty of
Five Hundred 
Dollars, with no security, the will dispensing with same, a certificate for
obtaining a probate 
of the said will is granted her in due form--She also took the oath required
by law--  Given 
under my hand this 25 November 1913--
					C. F. Deane   Clerk

transcribed by tks February 2007
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