Pleasants County, West Virginia - Will of Giles Hammett


Name of County:  Pleasants

Date of Will:  September 18(?), 1858

Testator:  GILES HAMMETT

Date of Probate:  February , 1860(?)

All of the personal estate to be said as is necessary to pay debts 
and no more.

To Alice Hammett all personal estate left after sale.  Also all real 
estate in Pleasants county.

To Samuel B., John W., Richard J., Edward, James N., Giles ?essell 
and Mary Elizabeth Hammett, the proceeds of the sale of the estate, 
which is to take place after the death of Alice Hammett.

Baccom(?), Giles, Robert and Henry, grandsons, one hundred and fifty 
dollars each from the proceeds of the sale of the estate as directed 
above.

Witnesses by:  John Kester, William Kester

Date of Codicil

July 27, 1859

"I give to my son John W. Hammett all my lands in the County of Wood 
in the State of Virginia in trust as follows--

He shall bring suit, if he think it advisable, to recover the said 
lands or any part of them, or may in his discretion compromise with 
the occupants or claimants of the said lands;  or he may if he deem 
it best sell the title hereby vested in him;  having in any action he 
may take in regard to the said lands, due regard to the interest of 
all parties intended to be benefitted by this devise.  If the said 
lands or any portion of them shall be recovered, or in any way come 
to his possession by virtue of this title hereby vested in him, he 
shall make sale of the same on such terms as to him shall seem most 
conducive to the interest of all concerned.

I direct that one thousand dollars if so much shall be necessary out 
of the proceeds of my estate in Pleasants County, be applied to 
defraying of the expenses of such proceedings as shall be had for the 
recovery of the said lands in Wood County.  Said John W. Hammett in 
full compensation for his trouble in regard to the said lands;  and 
in lieu also of his distributive share shall retain one third of the 
net proceeds thereof, the remaining two thirds shall be divided 
between my six other children."

Witnessed by:  John Kester, William Kester  


Source:  Copied by Linda Fluharty from LDS Film #0163911.