Ritchie Co., WV: Will of G. W. RICHARDS
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Submitted by Floa Swisher

Ritchie County Courthouse Harrisville WV
Will Book 2   1883-1908       pg67/68
G. W. RICHARDS  Will

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I  G. W. RICHARDS of the county of Ritchie and State of West
Virginia a farmer by occupation being of sound mind, I do
this day make this my last will and testament, as follows:
First - I will and bequeath to my dear wife, Elizabeth RICHARDS
all of that certain bounding of land, situate on Beason Run in
the county and State aforesaid  said land is the same land
purchased by me of Jacob RICHARDS, L. H. DAVIS, & Thomas HAMRICK
and contains 85 acres. She shall be the owner of said land as
long as she remains my widdow, but if she gets married to another,
then she shall have but one third of said 85 acre tract, and the
heirs of her body shall have the other two thirds, if she remains
my widow till death then all of the same 85 acre tract shall fall
to her children by me.  I do further will what-ever of my personal
property is left after my debts are all paid an equal share to my
wife and all of  my children both of my first and last wife, and I
do hereby appoint Irvin E.  RICHARDS and G. W. RICHARDS Jr. my two
sons, executors to settle my business they shall be sworn to settle
it lawfully and Justly, the money yet back on the HAMMOND tract of
land is to be paid out of the personal property above named.
In witness whereof 

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I have hereunto signed and sealed this instrument and published, and
declared the same, as and for any last will at my residence on Lynn
Camp Run, where I have lived ever since I was married.

Given under my hand and seal this 13th day of August, 1888.
                G. W. (his x mark) RICHARDS     (seal)

Signed by me and two witnesses in my presence and in in the presence
of each other.
             Witnesses    B. F. RICHARDS   (seal)
                                                                                                       E. C. RICHARDS   (seal)

State of West Virginia
     Ritchie County Court Clerk's Office, August 29th 1888.  
A writing purporting to be the last will and testament of G. W. RICHARDS,
deceased, was this day produced before me in my office for probate.  And
B.F. RICHARDS and E. C. RICHARDS, the subscribing witnesses to said will,
appeared before me at the same time and place and being sworn according to
law, and having said will before them testified that they were present and
saw the testator G. W. RICHARDS , sign his name (by mark) to said will and
that he in their presence declare the same as and for his last will and
testament and that they, the said B. F. RICHARDS and E. C. RICHARDS, at the
request of said testator, and in his presence, and in the presence of each
other, subscribed their names thereto as witnesses, and that the words, but
is to be paid by my three sons Irvin E. RICHARDS, G. W. RICHARDS, and
Joseph RICHARDS, were erased in the presence of said testator before the
execution of said will. Whereupon the said will is admitted to probate and
ordered to be recorded as the last will and testament of G. W. RICHARDS,
dec'd.
          Teste, G. W. Amos, Clerk

State of West Virginia
     Ritchie County Court Clerk's Office, August 29th 1888.
The foregoing writing, with the order admitting the same to probate, was
this day admitted to record in said office.
          Teste, G. W. Amos, Clerk