LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF MATHIAS LAMP
PLEASANTS COUNTY WILL BOOK 3, PAGE 243

Submitted by Mary Rea Lamp.

	I, Mathias Lamp, being of sound mind and disposing memory, do hereby 
make publish and declare the following as - for my LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT, 
hereby revoking all former wills made by me.
	(FIRST)  I hereby will and direct that all my just debts by paid, 
including my funeral expenses, out of my personal estate, if the same be 
sufficient.
	(SECOND)  I hereby will and devise to my beloved son A. G. Lamp, my 
farm and all my real estate owned by me situate on the waters of McKim 
Creek in Lafayette District of Pleasants County, State of  West Virginia, 
except the oil and gas, as hereinafter provided, yet upon the following 
condition precedent, that is to say, that my said son A. G. Lamp do pay to 
my two beloved daughters, I. E. Weiford,, wife of   S. H. Weiford, and to 
C. M. Butcher, wife of   W. C. Butcher each the equal sum of three hundred 
and fifty ($350) dollars in cash, but in the event that either of my said 
daughters be deceased at that time, said money shall be paid to her 
children, that is to say, that part belonging  to such deceased daughter, 
if such should be the case, but in case the said A. G. Lamp shall elect not 
to pay said sums to his saaid sisters, and shall refuse so to do then, it 
is my wish and I hereby direct that said land be sold and the proceeds 
equally  divided "divided" between my said three children, A. G. Lamp, I. 
E. Weifore and C. M. Butcher, share and share alike.
	(THIRD)  I, hereby will and direct that all oil and gas, and all oil 
and gas rights belonging to the real estate hereby devised and owned by me 
at the time of my death shall be held and owned jointly and in common by my 
said three beloved children A. G. Lamp, I. E. Weiford and C. M. Butcher 
share and share a like, and "and" that all oil, and gas rents, royalties 
and bonuses accruing from said land by reason of leases now made or that 
may be hereafter made on said land shall be equally divided between my said 
three children above named.
	(FOURTH)  I hereby will and direct, that all my personal estate after 
the payment of my debts and funeral expenses be equally divided between my 
three children above named.
	(FIFTH)  It is expressly intended hereby that all money and other 
property hereby devised, both real and personal to A. G. Lamp, I. E. 
Weiford and C. M. Butcher shall go to their children in case said devisees 
or either of them shall have died before this will shall go into effect.
	IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I Mathias Lamp, have hereunto set my hand and 
seal this the 29th. day of December, A. D. 1921.
					Mathias Lamp    (SEAL)

	Signed, sealed, published and declared by said testator, Mathias 
Lamp, as and for his last will and testament, in the presence of us, who at 
his request, in his presence, and in the presence of each other, have 
hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses to this his Last Will and 
Testament, this the 29th. day of December, A. D. 1921
					WITNESSES:   #    Ross Wells
						       #
						       #     C. P. Craig

STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, PLEASANTS COUNTY, COUNTY COURT, CLERK'S OFFICE, 
SEPTEMBER 22, 1930.
	We, Ross Wells and C. P. Craig, do each solemnly swear that in our 
presence Mathias Lamp signed, sealed, published and declared the annexed 
writing as and for his last will and testament, and that we each in his 
presence, at his request, and in the presence of each other, signed our 
names to said writing as subscribing witnesses thereto on the 29th. day of 
December 1921.
	And , further, we do each solemnly swear that we believe the said 
testator was in sound mind and memory at the time of the execution of said 
writing, SO HELP US GOD!
					Ross Wells
					C. P. Craig



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	Taken, subscribed and sworn to before me, in my office in Pleasants 
County, West Virginia, this the 22nd. Day of September 1930.
						R. L. Griffin
	Clerk of the County Court of Pleasants County, West Virginia

WEST VIRGINIA, PLEASANTS COUNTY, COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE, SEPTEMBER 22, 1930.
	A paper writing, purporting to be the Last Will and Testament of 
Mathias Lamp, deceased, dated December 29, 1921, was this day presented in 
the office aforesaid, and duly proven by the oaths of Ross Wells and C. P. 
Craig, the subscribing witnesses thereto, and ordered to be recorded and 
filed.
						TESTE:  R. L. Griffin, CLERK:

WEST VIRGINIA, PLEASANTS COUNTY, COUNTY COURT CLARK'S OFFICE, SEPTEMBER 22, 
1930.
	The Last Will and Testament of Mathias Lamp, deceased, bearing date 
December 29, 1921, was this day admitted to record in said office.
						TESTE:  R. L. Griffin, CLERK: