The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-03-07
THE WILLIAM NORTH Will.
Admitted to Probate Yesterday L
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Admitted to Probate Yesterday by
t.is County Clerk Robertson.
Yesterday, In County. Clerk Robert
sons office, William B. North qualified
as executor OF the will OF the late Cap
tain William North. Owing to inaccu-
racies that appeared in a synopsis OF
the will, 1t is reproduced in full in this
issue OF the Intelligencer, as follows:
!. William North. OF Ohio county. West
Virginia. do make, publish and declare
this instrument to be my last will and tes-
lament desire. that all the property l
may die possessed OF shall be disposed Of
as follows:
First. give and devise the undivided
three-fourths of my farm In Richland
district. In Ohio county, adjoining the
lands Of William McColloch and others.
containing 2oSls acres. to my son, William
b. North, in his own right, and the re-
manning one-fourth to my son William b.
North in trust for the use and benefit Of
my. son Joseph G. North, who shall have
such one-fourth part during his life, and
at the death Of the said Joseph 6. the said
trustee shall convey the same In fee SIM
pie to his heirs at law. My son William.
as such trustee. II he deems that the In
terest Of my son Joseph G.. will be pro-
noted by n sale OF the one-fourth OF the
said farm devised to him In trust afore-
said, is authorized and empowered to sell
the same and to convey 1t to a purchaser
in fee simple: and In case he makes such
sale he shall hold the proceeds OF sale. and
dispose OF the same In trust In the same
manner and for the same uses and puf-
poses. as he Is hereinbefore directed TO
hold and dispose Of the land itself. The
devise made to my sons as aforesaid. Is.
nevertheless. subject to the right of dover
of my wife in said farm.
Secondly: ! give to my daughter, Anna
j. North. all or my household and kitchen
f fur my bh hsEse and buggy harness
Thirdly: i give all my farming imple-
ments, horses, Except "Pet') cattle. sheep
and other stock on said farm. and all
my personal property not otherwise spe-
cIhcally bequeathed to my sons William B.
Ing proportions. namely. three-lourths
thereof to William and one-fourth thereof
to Joseph G.
Fourthly. give to my daughter, Mary
T. Nichols. wife OF William NICHOLS, one
hundred dollars.
Filthy: give to my daughter. Rebecca
]. Mitchell. wife OF William Mitchell. one
hundred dollars.
;Si%thly: give TO each OF my grant a.
North. children Of my son. John North,
fifty dollars, that Is to say. fifty dollars TO
William Clyde and fifty dollars to Kate.
Seventhly: 1t Is my Will that my ueDts
and funeral expenses. and the above
named legncles shall be paid by my sons
William B. and Joseph G. in the same pro-
portion that / have given property to
them, that is to say. three-fourths thereof
shall be paid by William and one-fourth
by Joseph, and make the same charge
on the property have given them.
I appoint my son William B. North ex-
| ecutor, OF this, my will. Given under my
hand this 3rd day of July. 1891:
iSirnedl WILLIAM NORTH.
Signed by William North In our pres
| ence. and We, ut his request. In MS pres
ence. and in the presence of each other.
| have subscribed our names hereto as Wit
| nesses LEWIS STEENROD.
JOHN ]. JACOB.