Washington Co., Virginia Will Bk 22: 339
Will of Robert Clark
dated 8 June 1883; codicil dated 27 Aug. 1886; recorded 22 Nov. 1886
abstracted by D. Powell 8/04 from FHL mf #2025876
Robert Clark of Washington Co., VA..
1. just debts be paid including funeral expenses and gravestone
2. to wife Catherine all household and kitchen furniture to do with as she pleases
3. to wife Catherine one horse
4. to wife Catherine 3 cows, 10 sheep, 5 hogs, 2 beehives
5. wife Catherine during her lifetime to have house in which now lives, including kitchen and all outhouses, plus 3 acres around house to include garden
6. wife Catherine to have as much fruit from orchard as she wants
7. to wife Catherine $160 to be paid in gold coin if available
8. to daughter Isabella Jane Meek $1,000
9. all of my land to my 2 sons William D. Clark and James B. Clark; each to be equal
10. remainder of livestock, grain, hay, etc. to be equally divided between sons William and James (may sell some of necessary to pay previous legacies)
11. all farming utensils divided between sons William and James
12. two sons William and James to furnish wife Catherine all of the pasture she requires for her livestock; to also furnish her with all the provisions she may require, including fire and stove wood cut to appropriate lengths and delivered to the house.
13. two sons William and James to pay all taxes that will come due against property held by Catherine
14. any property left unwilled to be equally divided between sons William and James
Lastly: appoint son William Clark as executor; he is not required to give security
8 June 1883
Robert Clark
Wit
A. H. Byars
Jas K. Rambo
Robert C. Allison
[codicil]
I Robert Clark named as testator in the will to which this is annexed…
- in addition to the $1,000 willed to daughter Isabella Jane Meek I give her $200 more; amount willed to her to be paid immediately after my death
- in addition to the $160 willed to wife Catherine I give her $50 more; amount to be paid immediately after my death
- make the following changes in article 9 in regards to my landed estate (60 acres lately bought from Thomas Stringer excepted from this change and division) and divide it between my two sons William D. Clark and James B. Clark as follows [detailed metes and bounds description follows for each sons portion; land was on either side of road leading from Glade Spring to Saltville]. If James does not marry on his death his share of this land is to be equally divided between the two oldest sons of Wm D. Clark, viz Robert B. Clark and Joseph W. Clark. But “if my son James B. Clark marries some decent woman this land lying on the left hand of the foregoing described lines is to be at his own disposal”
- in making this change it is not to effect the 5th article in my will relative to my wife Catherine and furthermore, it is not to effect anything relative to her in my will
- the 61 acres that I lately bought from Thomas Stringer to my son William D. Clark.
- if my two sons William and James cannot agree on a division of the personal property left them by me then David B. Clark, James C. Porterfield and John _ [H?] Clark are to divide it for them
- appt son Wm Clark executor with no security required
27 Aug. 1886 Robert Clark
Wit
A. M. Jones
G. S. Crenshaw
Robert C. Allison
22 Nov. 1886 will and codicil presented at court and proved. William D. Clark took the oath of executor and acknowledged $8,000 bond without security