Pleasants County, West Virginia - Will of William McTaggart


Name of County:  Pleasants

Date of Will:  July 30(?) 1862

Testator:  WILLIAM McTAGGART   

Date of Probate:  January, 1862


To Edward McTaggart the farm subject to condition of making a home 
for Jane McTaggart, and paying her one-third of profits from crops in 
cash, for her personal use.

To Jane McTaggart, all household and kitchen furniture, to be divided 
at her death between Hugh, Edward, and Jane Henderson, children, and 
Margerate Jane and Alice Feeney one fourth each.

To the Children of Hugh McTaggart, son, one thousand dollars with 
interest, to be devided equally, and to be paid by Edward McTaggart, 
at the end of five years, which sum is made a charge and to 
constitute a lien upon the farm devised to him.

To the Children of Jane Henderson, daughter, the sum of one thousand 
dollars, to be paid, with interest after five years, by Edward 
McTaggart, and devided equally, which sum is made a charge and to 
constitute a lien upon the farm devised to him.

To Jane and Alice Feeney, grandchildren, two hundred dollars each, to 
be paid at age 21.

To Jane McTaggart the interest from all money invested, which is to 
be left on interest through her life.

To Hugh and Edward, and Jane Henderson, all money to be collected, 
devided equally.

Witnessd by:  J. B. Jackson, Daniel(?) Shreves

Date of Codicil, December 1, 1862

(1st) "My wife Jane having departed this life since the making of 
said Will, the third provision of said will is hereby revoked, and I 
hereby confirm unto my said Chldren the possession of my household 
property, each to hold the part set apart by me to them prior to my 
decease.

(2nd) The Sum of two hundred dollars devised in said will to my two 
grand children, Margaret Jane and Alice Feeney, Each in the seventh 
clause of my said will, I hereby direct my Executor 
to invest in land for the benefit of said children, to be invested 
for them when they respectively arrive at the age of twenty years, or 
marry, should they marry before they arrive at age."

Witnessed by:  F. Cockran, J. B. Jackson


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