Greenbrier County, WV Wills

Greenbrier County, WV Wills

Catharine Fleshman
Book 4 Page 500
Transcribed by Cathy Schultz

I Catharine Fleshman of the County of Greenbrier & State of West Virginia, being weak in body . . . do make and publish this my last will and testament . . .

Item Second. I will and bequeath to my daughter Mary Ann Fleshman, a heifer taken by me at the appraisement . . .

Item Third. In as much as my daughter Eliza Hannah Fleshman has had the care of the family for many years and may still have the care of me during my life and as she is also security on a bond executed to David A. Dwyer administrator of the estate of my deceased husband John Fleshman for the property I took at the appraisement of said Estate I therefore will & bequeath to my said daughter Eliza Hannah Fleshman all the property taken by me . . . except the Heifer willed to my daughter Mary Ann. And I also will and bequeath to her all other property that may fall to me from the said estate of my decd husband John Fleshman.

I hereby constitute and appoint my nephew Samuel Tuckwiller my Executor . . . Signed and sealed and acknowledged this 28th day of May 1874 in the presence of Cha L. Peyton & Moses Dwyer

Catharine X Fleshman
The State of West Virginia
Greenbrier County Court Clerk's Office August 1876

A paper purporting to be the last will and Testament of Mrs. Catharine Fleshman deceased was this day presented in this office to Mark S. Spotts the clerk of Greenbrier County Court, and was proven by the oaths of Charles S. Peyton and Moses Dwyer . . .

The State of West Virginia
Greenbrier County Court Clerks Office August 5th 1876
On the motion of Samuel Tuckwiller the executor . . . . and with David A Dwyer his security . . . entered into . . . bond . . . probate of said will in due form.

Samuel Fleshman
Greenbrier County Courthouse Will Book: 1 Page: 507
Transcribed by Cathy Schultz

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)

Michael Gillespie
BOOK 5 PAGE 115
Transcribed by Cathy Schultz

I Michael Gillespie of the county of Greenbrier & State of West Virginia by occupation of farmer, make this my last will.

I give . . . my estate & property real and personal as follows that is to say: All the real & personal property possessed by me at my death to my beloved wife Catharine . . . to be disposed of by her as she may think . . . giving to each of my children such portion . . . as she may think right . . . I also . . . appoint my son Lawrence Henry Gillespie my executor . . .

In witness where of . . . this twenty fourth day of July one thousand eight hundred & eighty
Michael X Gillespie
In the presence of each other . . .
William Foland
Michael Collins
W. P. Foland

The State of West Virginia
Greenbrier County Court Clerk's Office August 14, 1880
A paper . . .
Teste
Michael S. Spotts Clk

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.