Upshur County WV Archives Wills.....Jackson, William W. June 24, 1858 ************************************************ 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, 4:06 am Source: Calendar Of Wills In West Virginia, No. 49. Upshur County (buckhannon) Written: June 24, 1858 Recorded: July 1858 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 (18) JACKSON, W[ILLIAM] W. , Upshur County, Va., 24 June 1858; July term, 1858. Wife LUCY S. JACKSON, bros. JACOB J. JACKSON, GEORGE R. JACKSON, sister REBECCA, JOHN M. A. JACKSON (relationship not shown), WILLIAM TRASK (relationship not shown), Bro. George R. Jackson, ex. Testator desires pmt. of debts and funeral expenses from funds provided; "bequeaths to wife LUCY S. JACKSON and her heirs the house and lot on which I now reside with apurtenances in fee simple bounded as follows: beginning at a stake standing on a river bank between the river and the turnpike corner of H. 0. Middleton's land, running thence up said river with its meanders towards the Mill to a stake on the river bank, thence crossing S & P turnpike at right angles from the said stake so as to pass house occupied by Thomas S. Russell on the west side thereof about nine feet from said house, continuing said line northwardly to the river and across said river to my line, thence with said line up river to stake, mine and H. 0. Middleton corner, thence with the line between mine and H. 0. Middleton's land southwardly to the beginning. Also to wife LUCY three cows, three hogs, and all household and kitchen furniture to dispose of as she sees fit, excepting one bed and thirty yards of woolen carpet also to said LUCY one half of the clear profits arising from my mills and machines from the time of my death until sane are sold by executor, also the growing crops I now have in the ground. To JOHN M. A. JACKSON [does not give relationship, but he was an adopted son] one bed and bedding and thirty yards of woolen carpeting which Lucy S. Jackson is to furnish him when he becomes of age or married [detailed description of blankets, pillows, etc]. To JOHN M. A. JACKSON and WILLIAM TRASK my real estate at mouth of Buckhannon River, for which I hold four separate title bonds for four separate pieces of land all adjoining. One of sixty and one half acres purchased from E. N. Wells; one seventeen acres purchased from Henry Criss; one five acres purchased from Abraham Reger also mill site condemned thereon; executor to deliver title bonds after my death to two men just mentioned; to same, turning lathe and tools together with circular saws, etc., also old carding machines and equipment in consideration of which they be charged with amount of an execution levied thereon of upwards of forty dollars in favor of Bastable and Haselden, for use of Bastable, to the minister $11 who preaches my Mineral sermon from money collected by executor after settling outstanding debts and selling real and personal estate not already devised [mentions Sutton Mill property in Braxton County]. Out of residue of proceeds two hundred dollars to be used in mason work and tombstones to be placed at grave of my first wife Charlotte Jackson and my own, marble slab to be placed over each grave upon top of mason work with proper inscriptions. Twenty-five from same fund to be applied as my wife Lucy may direct for tombstones at grave of her daughter Mary Ella Parrack. One hundred and fifty dollars of said sum to be used by executor George R. Jackson, my brother, for education of John M. A. Jackson. If money is not expended before he attains twenty-one years or marries said remaining sum shall be turned over to him. After compensating my executor liberally the balance remaining to be divided as follows: To LUCY S. JACKSON, Wife one half (including house and lot valued at one thousand dollars) other half equally divided between two brothers, JACOB J. and GEORGE R. JACKSON, Sister REBECCA and JOHN M. A. JACKSON. If any devisees obstruct the execution they shall forfeit their rights etc. and their share shall go to wife Lucy S. Jackson." Teste., Henry P. Westfall, S. J. Colerider. Bk. A, pp. 31-34. Additional Comments: ABBREVIATIONS Bk. Book etc. and so forth ex(s). executor(s) pmt(s). payment(s) pp. pages teste. testated - - - - - - - - - - - - - Death Register, Upshur County WV 1858, Page 8, Line 43 Wm W. Jackson died 17-Jul-1858 at age 52y-3m-1d husband of: L. S. Jackson son of: John & Elizabeth Jackson born: Lewis County Va occupation: Miller cause: Pneumonia & Fever File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/wv/upshur/wills/jackson37nwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/wvfiles/ File size: 5.1 Kb