Greenbrier County, WV Wills

Greenbrier County, WV Wills

Samuel Fleshman
Greenbrier County Courthouse Will Book: 1 Page: 507
I Samuel Fleshman now being in a frail condition… one third of all my land and other property I give to my wife Caty Fleshman. . . . Also my son Michael Fleshman I give the land in the Rich Hollow which he now lives and also I give my son Samuel Fleshman two hundred acres of land to be laid off where he now lives. I also give to my son Emanuel Fleshman one hundred and seventy acres to begin at the beginning corner of the Land I now live . . . . I give to my son Charles Fleshman the Ballance or remaining part of the Plantation I now live on and to be leased or rented out until said Charles should become of lawful age. I also give to Caty Fleshman and Rachael Fleshman each of them one hundred and fifty dollars be paid out of the personal property of said Estate and the remaining part of my personal Estate if any to equally divided amongst my four daughters Caty Fleshman, Rachael Fleshman, Elizabeth Sidinstricker, Mary Shank but it must be understood that Elizabeth Sidenstricker and Mary Shank has already received each of their one hundred fifty dollars . . . .

20th January 1819
Samuel Fleshman
Teste
R. F. Tyree
E. Sims
John Cook

Greenbrier County Court
May Term 1819
. . . . presented in Court and proved by the Oaths of Edward Sims and John Cook witnesses there to . . . . And on the motion of Michael Fleshman administration of the Estate of the said Samuel Fleshman is granted him with the said Will insured and there upon be to took the Oath prescribed by Law and intered into bond with Phillip Sidenstricker his Security in the penalty of $2000. Conditioned as the Law directs. Where upon Certificated is Granted him to obtain Letters of Administration in due form of Law.

Lewis Stuart CGC

(Transcribed by Cathy Schultz)

Philip Sydenstricker
Greenbrier County Courthouse Will Book: 2 Page: 5
(transcribed by Cathy Schultz)

By the permission of God. I, Philip Sydenstricker of the County of Greenbrier, do make and ordain this to be my Last Will and Testament. . . .

First I give and bequeath to my two sons John & Jacob the Plantation on which I reside to be divided agreeably to a conditional line which has been agreed on. I also give them my personal Estate of every description to be equally divided between them to them and their heirs forever. But they are to pay to my son Philip four Hundred seventy one dollars and forty two cents and to my daughter Elizabeth (Fleshman) four Hundred seventy one dollars and forty two cents which is to be paid in the following manner – each of them are to pay fifty dollars annually until the above legacies are discharged and it is my will that the payments be made in property at ea location. . .

2ndly I bequeath to my daughter Nancy a tract of land on the South side of Greenbrier River containing (not there) Hundred and forty acres . . . . to descend to her two sons Alexander (not there) Cicero to them and their Heirs forever. . . .

Having heretofore given to my sons Henry and David an equal proportion of my Estate they cannot expect more. And lastly I hereby constitute my sons Philip and Jacob executors . . . . .

28th July 1833
(a signature that doesn't appear to be English)
Teste
L. Stuart
Andrew Fleshman

Greenbrier County Court
September Term 1833

. . . . Last Will and Testament of Phillip Sydenstricker deceased . . . . proved by the oaths of Lewis Stuart and Andrew Fleshman . . . . and thereupon Phillip Sydenstricker and Jacob Sydenstricker the executors . . . . and also entered into bond in the sum of $2000 with Lewis Stuart . . . . .

Teste
John Mathews C. G. C.

(Transcribed by Cathy Schultz)