Pleasants County, West Virginia - Will of Jacob Varner


WILL OF JACOB VARNER


Submitted by Kimberly Volk.

Will and testament of Jacob Varner decd

In the name of God Amen. I Jacob Varner of Pleasants County West 
Virginia, Farmer, being weak in bodily health but of sound and disposing 
mind and memory calling to mind the frailty and uncertainty of human
life and being desirous of setting my wordly affairs and directing  
now the Estate which it has pleased God to bless me shall be disposed of 
after my decese while I have strength capacity so to do, do make and 
publish this my last will and testament hereby revoking and making
null and void all other last will and testaments by me heretofore
made, and first I command my immortal being to Him who gave it and
my body to the Earth to be buried with little expence or 
ostentatiously my frends or personal representations, and as to my
worldly Estate and all the property real personal or mixed of which
I shall die seized and prossessed or to which I shall be entitled
at the time of my decease I devise bequeath and disposed of as 
follows to wit. First my will is that all my just debts and funeral
charges shall be paid by J. L. Varner my executor out of any estate
as soon after my decese as shall be by him convenient. I desire that
a former division of  my farm stand, and further having purchased
from my daughter Mary Hichcock her share in said division. Now my
will is that my said executor shall rent said parcel of land until
he deems best to sell, or divide between himself Ole D. Hichcock
and himself equally. Also I will and ordain that the Executor of
this my last will and testament or his Executor or Executors for
and towards the performance of my said testament shall at this
discretion after my decease divide or bargain sell alien infer
simple all those lands heretofore mentioned. I do by these presents
give to my said Executor and his Executor or Executors full power
authority to grant lein bargain sell convey and assume all the
said lands to any person of persons and their heirs forever infer
simple by all and ? such lawfull ways and means in the law as
to any Executor or his Executor or Executors or to his or their
council learned in the law shall seem fit or necessary. And I do
hereby appoint my son J. L. Varner Executor of this my last will
and testament him my said executor to divide said lands heretofore
mentioned equally between his self and Ole D. Hichcock or his
mother or her heirs should he devise if convenient. I ? them to
sell as heretofore mentioned and divide the proceeds as heretofore
mentioned in witness when I have hereunto set my hand and seal the
21st day of Decmber 1893.

Jacob Varner (seal)

The above instrument consisting of one sheet was now subscribed by 
Jacob Varner the testator in the presents of each of us and was written 
by J. F. Hart the testator requesting him and was of the same time 
declared by him to be his last will and testament and we at his
request signed our names hereto as attesting witness:

J. F. Hart, residing in McKim District, Pleasants County, W. Va.
Wm. (his mark) Higgins, residing in McKim District, Pleasants 
County, W. Va.

State of West Virginia
Pleasants County, County Court Clerks Office Jauy 31 1895.
The foregoing will and testament of Jacob Varner decd dated 
December 21st 1893 having been presented at my office for 
probate and duly probated therein was this day recorded.
Teste: John W. Porter, Clerk