WILL OF MESHACK TURNER
Franklin Co., VA, Will Book 18, p. 37
(transcribed with spelling and capitalization as written)
Know all men by these present that I Meshack Turner of the County of Franklin and State of Virginia do make this my last will and testament in manner and form as followeth to wit
1st my will is that my Executors as soon as convenient after my death pay all my Just Debts and buriel Expenses out my perishable Estate
2nd I will and bequeath to my wif Nancy Turner During her natural life all my estate both real and personal and if at any time she has more than she wants to keep to Give it up to my Executors to Sell and Equally divide amongst my Children here in after to be named
3rd I give to my three youngest Daughters Caraty Ann Prillaman Addelpla Elizabeth Hatcher and Martha Texes Young three hundred each out of my my estat after the Death of my wife allso an Equal part of the residue of my Estate with the rest of of my children
4th my will is that as Soon as convenient after the Death of myself and wife my Executors sell all my estate both real and personal and divide it mong my children heare after to be mentioned
5th I give to my Daughter Jane Turner Turner my upper tract of land Boundered as follows
the cross fence to be the line from William Turner line to the mouth of a branch at the old
Stillplace thence up the branch to the head of the hollow Thence a Strate line north East
corse to a chesnut tree near the path thence along the path to Josephe Ramsey’s line as her
part of my Estate in full
6th my will is that my Executors divide my Estate Eqully amongst my children Jane
Excepted Lucind Ross Andrew H Turner Sarrepta Smith Mary Frances Good William B
Turner Ayres Leonitas & Fleetwood F Turn John D Turner Druciller Harsey Gardner
Carity Ann Prillaman Addelpha Elizabeth Hatcher Martha Texes Young
I give to Grand Sone Lenodes Turner one young horse three years old I give to my Grand
Sone Freetwood Turner one mare colt 2 years old Lastly I appont my Sones Andrew H
Turner and John D Turner Executors to this my last will and Testemet as witness my hand
and seal this 23rd day of March 1878
Meshack Turner (seal)
Test
Stephen Turner
William G Good
at a County Court held for Franklin County at the courthouse on Monday the 5th day of
August 1878 The Last will and Testament of Meshack Turner Deceased was produced in
court and proved by the oath of Stephen Turner and William G Goode the subscribing
witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded
Teste Jas J Carper C. F. C.
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