Will Book 2, Pittsylvania Co Va (partial) ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES 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. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net *********************************************************************** Page 39 JOEL T. ADAMS In the name of God Amen I Joel T Adams of the county of Pittsylvania & State of Virginia being sick & weak in body but of sound mind & disposing memory for which I am thankful unto my Lord to whom I committ my soul Do think proper to make my last will & testament in the manner and form as followeth Item my will and wish is that all my Estate real and personal and pershiable remain with in the possession of my beloved wife Sarah Adams until my last child arrives at the age of twenty years or marriage & when period arrives my will is that a division shall take place of my personal & perishable Estate and my wife's dower assigned her of the same and that child so arriving at twenty one years of marrying shall have his or her part of the two third of the personal & Perishable and son on divide as they arrive of age or marry down to the youngest child. Second After the death of my wife Sarah Adams my will & wish is that the dower Estate of my wife with the increase of the females as well as my land shall be equally divided amongst all my children or their legal representatives. Third my will & wish is that my Exectors herein after named shall employ overseers to sell the produce that can be convenienty spared and buy all necessary food and clothing for the convenience & comfort of the family and the residue or balance of the money arising from the sales of crops if any shall be paid one third to my wife and the balance of two thirds shall be managed for the benefit of my children by my Executors & further my wish is that my children should be educated as nearly equal as may be Fourthly I give to Elders Henry Finch, Thomas Lovelace and Zachariah Angel each the sum of Twenty Dollars Lastly I do hereby appoint my Brother John L Adams & my Friend Richard T. Walden Executors of this my last will and testament without any security being required hereby revoking all other wills or testaments by me made. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this Eleveth day of December Eighteen Hundred Forty Six in presence of John Franklin And Cornelius M George Signed Joel T Adams (Seal) At a court held for Pittsylvania County the 15 th day of November 1847 this Last Will and Testament of Joel T. Adams was presented in court and proven by the oaths of two subscribing witnesses to be the act & deed of said Testator and ordered to be recorded And at another day to Wit At a County Court held for the County of Pittsylvania on the 15th day of May 1848 John L. Adams & Richard T Walden executors under the Will of Joel T Adams Dec'd refusing to take upon themselves the burden of the execution of the said will on motion of Burwell Lee who made oath and with William A Lee and C. Alonzo Hunt as his securities entered in and acknowlegded a bond in penalty of Twelve Thousand Dollars conditioned according to Law, certificate is granted to him to obtain letters of administration on the estate of Joel T. Adams deceased with his will annexed in due form. Wm H Tunstall CCK Submitted by Karen Wood