Upshur County WV Archives Wills.....Browning, William H. March 17, 1856 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/wv/wvfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Connie Burkett marionwvusgwarch@gmail.com April 29, 2010, 2:05 am Source: Calendar Of Wills In West Virginia, No. 49. Upshur County (buckhannon) Written: March 17, 1856 Recorded: April 1856 Prepared by The West Virginia Historical Records Survey Division of Community Services Programs, Work Projects Administration Charleston, West Virginia The West Virginia Historical Records Survey, August 1941 (12) BROWNING, WILLIAM H., Upshur County, Va., 17 March 1856; April term, 1856. Wife MARY, children SARAH JANS, JULERATTA, JOHN WESLEY, MARY SUSAN, GREEN3EERY FULTON, JAMES HOPKINS. Wife, Mary, ex. Testator bequeaths to wife MARY, choice of 2 negroes, homestead to use as she pleases; after death of sd. Mary property to be sold and divided equally among children SARAH JANE, JULERATTA, JOHN WESLEY, MARY SUSAN, GREENBERRY FULTON, and JAMES HOPKINS; remainder of personalty to be sold and used for pmt. of debts; any residue of afsd. sale to be used for care and education of children; executrix to give deed to James Matheny for moiety for which he holds testator's title bond "with all the purchase money paid on it." Teste., M. Boatwright, D. H. Shumaker. Bk. A, p. 23. Additional Comments: ABBREVIATIONS afsd aforesaid ex(s). executor(s) p. page pmt(s). payment(s) sd. said teste. testated - - - - - - - - - - - - Death Register, Upshur County WV, 1856, Page 6, Line 50 Wm H. Browning died March 17 at age 55y-9m-10d husband of: Mary Browning son of: John & M. Browning born: Albemarle Co. Va occupation: Farmer File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/wv/upshur/wills/browning11nwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/wvfiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb