Will - Page County, VA - Angus Jones - African American         
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Will Book# 14       Pages 177-178

WILL
ANGUS JONES, DEC'D

I, Angus Jones, of Shenandoah, Virginia, being of sound and disposing mind, do 
hereby make, publish and declare this to be my last will and testament, hereby 
revoking all wills by me at any time heretofore made.

First:    I desire all my just debts to be paid out of my estate.

Second:   I direct that all the real estate of which I may die seized and 
possessed shall remain in tact unless it shall be necessary to make sale of a 
portion of it to pay any debts I may owe at my death;  and there are no funds on 
hand to pay said debts

Third:    To my grandson Harold Slater I devise all real estate of which I may 
die seized and possessed, subject to the above clause, and the same is to be 
held in trust for him until he becomes twenty one years of age, provided he is 
allowed to stay with me as long as I live.

Fourth:   I direct that all my personal property shall be sold at my death 
provided I do not leave a widow, and the proceeds of sale shall go towards 
payment of any debts I may owe at my death.

Fifth:    In case I leave a widow at my death I desire that she and my grandson 
Harold Slater shall live here together during her lifetime and after her death 
my executor and trustee shall rent the property and the proceeds therefrom shall 
be applied to the payments of  taxes, insurance and repairs, and all remaining 
shall be used for the support of my said grandson during his minority.

Sixth:    Some of the debts I owe have been standing for sometime and I direct 
that they shall be paid first in order after funeral expenses are paid and in 
case it shall be necessary to make sale of the same and he shall have authority 
to make a deed for same.

Seventh:  I desire that my niece Lucy Edmunds shall see that Harold has a place 
to stay until he is old enough to look out for himself.

Eighth:   I hereby appoint H. C. Bickers executor and trustee of my last will 
and testament and he shall be paid according to law for all services he performs 
and shall give his personal bond for the performance of this trust.
Signed this 30th day of September 1930 as my last will and testament in the 
presence of the witnesses whose names are signed below and who sign at my 
request and in my presence.
                                                                                                                                    
Angus (his mark) Jones       {SEAL}

Signed in our presence and we signed in the presence of the testator and at his 
request and in the presence of each other this the 30th day of September 1930.

C. H. Lowe
H. B. Reid
 
         In the Clerk's Office of Page Circuit Court, Jan 5, 1933
The last Will and Testament of Angus Jones, deceased was presented to the Clerk 
of the Circuit Court of Page County, Virginia and proven by the oaths of C. H. 
Lowe and H. B. Reid the subscribing witnesses to the will and the said will was 
admitted to probate in due form.

H. C. Bickers, the Executor named in the said Will entered into and acknowledged 
a bond in the penalty of $2000.00, together with the Fidelity and Deposit 
Company of Md., by Julian S. Price, its attorney-in-fact of record, his surety, 
who justified as to its sufficiency, and the said H. C. Bickers duly qualified 
as such executor of the estate of Angus Jones, deceased by taking the oath 
prescribed by law.

It is further ordered that C. H. Lowe, H. B. Reid, J. H. Moore and J. H. Best or 
any three of them after being duly sworn for the purpose do truly and justly 
appraise such of the goods and chattels of the said Angus Jones deceased, as may 
be produced before them and return their appraisement under their hands as the 
law directs.

The tax on the estate has been duly paid to the Clerk on an amount of $1500.00 
being an amount ascertained and reported to the Clerk as the valuation of said 
estate.
                                                                                                                                                                                        
Teste:-     Grover C. Miller, Clerk
                                                                                                                                                                                        
A Copy Teste:-       Grover C. Miller, Clerk