Will of Hannah Sydenstricker, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, 1898

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Will of Hannah Sydenstricker

Testator:    Hannah Sydenstricker
Will dated:  30 September 1898
Will proved: 30 December 1898
Executor:    Effie B. Sydenstricker
Witnesses:   Mary Ramsey, R.W. Ramsey & Louisa Sammons
Source:      Will Book 7; page 86; Greenbrier County, West Virginia

I Hannah Sydenstricker of White Sulphur Spring Greenbrier County West Virginia
being of sound mind make this my last will.  I give devise bequeath my personal
property, money, notes, bonds and bills as follows that is say one judgment 
against John F. Parkins for two hundred dollars and interest one judgment 
against Edward Hines for one hundred and twenty five dollars and interest to
Effie B. Sydenstricker after my burial expenses are paid and seventy five 
dollars to be paid to Virginia Davis and seventy five dollars to Jane Foster
which amount was allowed them by Chas Haptonstall.  I give my watch to Lucy 
Stinson.  I appoint Effie B. Sydenstricker of White Sulphur Springs Greenbrier
County West Virginia executor of this my will without being required to give
security in witness whereof I have signed and sealed and published and declared 
this instrument as my last will this 30th day of Sept. 1898.

                                  Hannah (her mark) Sydenstricker
The said Hannah Sydenstricker at said place on the 30th day of Sept. 1898 signed
by mark and sealed this instrument and published and declared the same as and 
for her last will and we at her request and in her presence and in the presence 
of each other have hereunto enter our names as subscribing witnesses.
                                  Mary Ramsey
                                  R.W. Ramsey
                                  Louisa Sammons
								  
Greenbrier County Court Clerk's office Dec. 30th 1898
A paper purporting to be the last will and testament of Hannah Sydenstricker 
Dec'd was on this day produced before Chas. B. Buster Clerk of Greenbrier 
County Court in his office and proven by the oaths of Mary Ramsey and R.W. 
Ramsey subscribing witnesses hereto and ordered to be recorded as the last 
will and testament of Hannah Sydenstricker Dec'd.
                        A Copy
                        Teste C.B. Buster, Clerk

NOTE1:  There were no punctuation marks in the will.  The periods and commas
were added by the submitter for clarity.

NOTE2:  The Virginia Davis mentioned in the will is not Hannah's daughter.  
Hannah's daughter, Virginia, married Mahlon B. Vandegrift. She did not marry
a second time. Virginia died in 1876 (age 40) before Hannah's will was proved.