Will of Benjamin Vernon Rideout (Will Book 3, Page 641, Sussex County, VA.) In the name of God Amen. I, B.V. Rideout of the county of Sussex state of Virginia, make this my last will the only one ever made by me. Itm 1st I desire my just debts and funeral expenses to be paid as soon as convenient after my death. Itm 2nd I give to James B.Rideout and Wm. S. Rideout and Pannie L. Hayes one dollar each . Itm 3rd I give to Joseph H. Westbrook one bed complete and one Bureau. Itm 4th I give to sussie F. Rideout and Annie M. Rideout and Robert D. Rideout the residue to be equally divided between the them (sic). In witness whareof (sic) I have signed this as my will on this 15 day of January 1915 and affixed my Seal. B.V. Rideout (seal). The foregoing will was this day signed by the said B.V. Rideout and acknowledged by him as his last will in the presents (sic) of us the undersigned subscribing witnesses both of us being present at the same time and each of us at the Request of the said B.V. Rideout and in his presents (sic) subscribed the said will as subscribing witnesses thare(sic)to witness our hand this 15 day of January 1915. G.L. Robinson. J.H. Kennedy. Virginia: In the clerks office of the circuit court of Sussex county, March 30th,1915 a paper writing purporting to be the last will and testament of B.V. Rideout deceased was this day produced in this office, and proved according to law by the oaths of G.L. Robinson and J.H. Kennedy the subscribing witnesses thereto, and the same is ordered to be recorded as the true Last Will and Testament of the said B.V. Rideout deceased. Teste: R.D. Norris, Clerk. ---------------------------------------------------------------- File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Russell L.Lawrence ruslaw@bellatlantic.net USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non- commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material AND permission is obtained from the CONTRIBUTOR of the file. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation.