Greenbrier County, West Virginia - Will of Crawford PUCKET - 1869

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Greenbrier County, West Virginia - Will of Crawford PUCKET - 1869


Will Book 1
Page 420

In the name of God I Crawford Pucket being of sound and desposing mind
and body do make this to be my last will and Testament as follows, that
is to say,  First I direct that all my Just debts be paid out of my estate
as soon after my decease as may be convenient, Therefore I give and bequeth
unto my Wife Sarah Pucket in testomony of my cincear Regard and affection
for her All my Personal and Real Estate composed of Lands and Stock and
various other property for the absolute use of her and her present living
Children dureing her natural lifetime provided she shall live and die my
widow,  Secondly, I wish at the death of my afectionat wif that all my
Estate both Real & personal composed of Lands and Stock all house and
kitchen furniture shall be equally devided Between my seven living
children agreeable to the law of Virginia.  And I do hereby nominate
and apoint Sarah Pucket my Wife and James Pucket my son To be executors
of this my last Will and testament and do hereby declare these presence
to be and contain my last will and testament.

In Witnefs whereof I the said testator Crawford Pucket have to this my
Last will written uppon paper thereof set my hand and seal this 18 day
of September in the year of our Lord 1849.
                                               his
                                     Crawford   X  Pucket
                                               mark

Signed Sealed published and declared by the testator Crawford Pucket as
and for his last will and testament in the presence at his request and
in the presence of each other have hereunto Subscribed our names as
witnefses

                                     John Creigh
                                     William Patterson


Greenbrier County Court
November Term 1869
This paper purporting to be the last will and Testament of Crawford Pucket
decd. was produced in Court and the execution thereof proved by the oaths
of William Patterson & John Creigh subscribing witnefses thereto, and is
ordered to be recorded whereupon Sarah Pucket and James Pucket the Executor
& Executrix therein named appeared in Court, and made oath, and together
with Henry Surbough their securities entered into and acknowledged a bond
in the penalty of $1200 conditional as the law requires.  Certificate is
granted them for obtaining probat of said will.

Test John A. North