Will of Thomas Taylor Adam, 1925 - Pittsylvania Co. VA

                          25 Mar.1925
     
     I, Thomas T. Adams of Sycamore, Pittsylvania County, Virginia do make this my last will
and testiment after all my just debts and funeral expense are paid I will that all personal property
and real estate be sold, and before any divisions between my children I will that each one of my
children pay their proportional part putting tomb stones to my grave and to my first wife's, Katie
Adams grave.  I will that by request of my last wife Eliza Adams that Mary Short have her feather
bed.  I will that mary short be paid out of my estate two hundred dollars in cash and the balance of
the money of my estate to the heirs of my daughter Texan Gregory and to my son S.E. Adams
and to my son Dave Adams and to my son Taylor Adams and to my son Robert and to my
daughter Oria (Ora) Angel and to my daughter Cassie Jackson to share equally in division and I
will that Raleigh Jackson qualify as executor to carry out my will and I further request the
honorable judge of the circut court of Pitts.  County to let him qualify with out bond.  Witness my
hand and seal this the 25 th. day of March 1925.
                                Thomas T. ( X )  Adams           
     witness J.H. Hogan
     l.R. Hogan
     
     I hereby certify that Thomas T. Adams made this his mark to the above writing in the
presence of me and l.R. Hogan. Witness my hand this 25th. day of March 1925.
                                J. H. Hogan
                         
     Virginia: in the clerk's office of the circut court for the county of Pitts.  At the courthouse
there of on Monday the 15th. day of March 1926.
     
     The last will and testiment of Thomas T. Adams late of Pitts. County deceased was this
day proved by the oath of J.H.Hogan one of the subscribing witnesses thereto, that said will was
signed and acknowledged by the testator in the presence of himself and l.R. Hogan the other
subscribing witness thereto present at the same time,that they the said witness subcribed the said
will in the presence of the testator and of each ather, and there upon it is ordered that the said will
be recorded and on motion of R.T. Jackson the only executor named in said will who made oath
as the law directs (but with out security the will directing that none should be required of him)
entered into and acknowledged a bond in the penalty of five hundred dollars with conditions
according to law certificate is granted the said R.T. Jackson for obtaining a probate of said will in
due form.

                              test. S.S. Hurt clerk


Submitted by Gladys Borup <KTBorup@Bigfoot.com>

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