Pleasants County, West Virginia - Will of Joseph Bills

Source:  Copied by Linda Fluharty from LDS Film #0867841.


Name of  County:  Pleasants

Date of  Will:  Feb 10th 1887

Testator:  JOSEPH BILLS

Book 1, page 117


The Last Will and Testament of Joseph Bills Deceased.

St. Marys, W.Va. Feb 10th 1887
    
    The Last Will and Testament of Joseph Bills Pleasants County
West Va.   This revokes a previous will made.

1st I herewith bequeath to my five daughters, Sarah Douglas, Amanda
Henselman, Cassie Dye, Elva Gorrell & Emma Bills, all that tract and
parcel of land known as the Day(?) Run tract of land, laying north-
west of ---Run Tract East of J. R. Bills land in Pleasants county
West Va.  This tract is to be equally divided among the Five Daughters.

Second to J. R. Bills, F. K. Bills and Elijah Bills the land of which
I deeded to each off ov the original farm and --- to J. R. Bills one
dollar, T. K. Bills one dollar and E. Bills one dollar.  

Third to William Bills one dollar.

Fourth to Isaac Bills Two thirds or about 200 acres, of the remainder
of my home farm supposed to be three hundred acres.

Fifth  to Aaron Bills the 1/3 or remainder of the home farm all in
Pleasants County West Va. Also any funeral expenses and just debts shall
be paid out of my personal property and if that is not enough the
remainder to be paid out of 800 acres of home farm and to my wife Emaline
Bills I bequeath all of my personal property after all just debts are
paid and to have a comfortable living and also to Emma Bills my single
daughter a comfortable living while she is single.

Joseph Bills (Seal)

Witness
D. W. Reynolds (Seal)
Wm. J. Locke (Seal)

County Court Pleasants County November Term 1888.

The last Will and testament of Joseph Bills decd proven by the affidavit
of William J. Locke and the oath of D. W. Reynolds the subscribing
witnesses thereto and there being no exceptions filed, the said will was
admitted to probate and ordered to be recorded.

Teste:  J. L. Knight, Clerk