Washington Co., Virginia Will Book 29: 57
Will of L.B. Porterfield
Dated 4 May 1903, codicil added 2 March 1904; recorded 26 Sept. 1905
Abstracted from FHL mf #2025879 by D. Powell www.ramblingroots.com
L.B. Porterfield May 4, 1903
- beloved wife all real estate during her life; after her death dau Jennett to have the Ryburn field; balance of real estate to 4 boys: Thomas, Albert, William and John.
- 4 boys to pay son Lee $1,400, daughter Maggie $1,400, son Graham $500, daughter Jennett $400 and grandson John Dickey Porterfield $500
- dau Jennett the west room upstairs with bedding and furniture
- Albert and John all farming implements, cattle, sheep and hogs, except 2 horses and 2 cows to wife
- sons Albert, John, Thomas and William to give John Dickey Porterfield a home and a business education
Wit L.B. Porterfield
M.V. Edmondson
S.W. Keys
March 2, 1904 changes:
- Tom, Albert, William and John to pay Maggie $1,250, Lee $1,250 and Jennet $250
- Tom, Albert and John pay William $500
L.B. Porterfield
26 Sept. 1905
Will was proven and recorded