SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, VA - WILLS - John E. CHARLES, 17 Nov 1898 ----¤¤¤---- [p.] 40 [...] [margin note] Ex. This is my will that Thomas S.CHARLES my brother shall at my death take possession of all that I, own and out of it he is to pay all my just debts, and have me plainly buried (not expensively) and after this is done, all that is left of my property, and all that belongs to me I leave to my brother Thomas S. CHARLES. Written with my own hand this the 17.th day of November 1898 Jno. E. CHARLES (Seal) Witness L.E. WORRELL } Witness J.W. GRIFFIN } Southampton County Court, September term 1899- A writing purporting to be the last will and testament of John E. CHARLES decd., was produced in court, and proved by the oaths of L.E. WORRELL one of the subscribing witnesses thereto, (the other Witness J.W. GRIFFIN not being found) and ordered to be recorded as the last will and testament of the said John E. CHARLES decd. Test B.F. MCLEMORE C.C. [page end] Southampton Co., VA, Will Book 22 (1899-1924), p. 40 Library of Virginia, Southampton Co. Microfilm Reel 381 abstracted by Matt HARRIS [surname capitalization, line breaks & brackets mine] ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Matthew W. Harris Zoobug64@aol.com ___________________________________________________________________