Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Estates.....Pretlow, Joseph, 1839 

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Joseph PRETLOW, nuncupative will, 18 Mar 1839 (20 May 1839) 


[p.] 278 

 Elliott L. Story and Joseph C. Scott being sworn and Alfred Ricks being affirmed say that on the 18.th 
day of March 1839 at the house of Joseph Pretlow now deceased in the County of Southampton and in 
the last sickness of the deceased the said Joseph Pretlow called upon and requested them to take notice and 
inform. the Court of Southampton that he wished his wife to pay what debts were owing by him and keep what 
property there was without having any sale and that, that was his will, that the same was reduce to writing 
on the 26.th of March 1839.  Whereupon it is the opinion of the Court that the said statement be recorded and 
established as the nuncupative. Will of the said Joseph Pretlows deceased _ 

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[At a Court held for the County of Southampton  on the 20.th day of May 1839-] 

Elliott L. Story and Joseph C. Scott being sworn and Alfred Ricks being affirmed, Say 
that on the 18 day of March 1839 at the house of Joseph Pretlow now deceased in the County 
of Southampton and in the last Sickness of the deceased, the said Joseph Pretlow called 
upon and requested them to take notice and inform the Court of Southampton that he 
wished his wife to pay what debts were owing by him and keep what property there was 
without having any sale, and that that was his will, that the Same was reduced to writing 
on the 26: of March 1839 . Whereupon it is the opinion of the Court that the Said Statement 
be recorded and established as the nuncupative Will of the said Joseph Pretlows deceased 
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Southampton Co., VA, Will Book 12, 1837-42, p. 278 
   The Library of Virginia (LVA), Richmond, VA 
   LVA, Southampton Co. Microfilm Reel 17 

Southampton Co., VA, Court Order Book 1835 - 1839, p. 534 
   The Library of Virginia (LVA), Richmond, VA 
   LVA, Southampton Microfilm Reel 30 


Additional information: 

Ann PRETLOW, her brother James SCOTT, and three others were murdered 
   16 Dec 1840, by Matthew DRAKE- indicted 21 Dec 1840. 
   Court proceedings posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/court/1840_262.txt 
   Newspaper account posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/news/18401231.txt 


[RICKS, SCOTT, STORY] 

Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by:
Matt Harris, zoobug64@aol.com [brackets mine] 

file at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/wills/p634j1wl.txt