Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-08-15
Mr.. Knott,s Will.

Mr.. hn0tpS WILL
The will of the late William J. Knott
has been offered to probate in the Of
fee of the county clerk of Jefferson
county. The Introductory clause Of
the will reads as follows:
In the name of God, amen. l, William
Jackson Knott, of Jefferson county, in
the State of West Virginia, being in
sound and disposing mind and memory
and understanding, considering the GER
tainty of death and the uncertainty Of
the time thereof, and being DESTROYS or
settling my worldly affairs and thereby
to be the better prepared to leave this
world when it shall please God to call
me home, do therefore make and pub
lish this my last will and testament in
manner and form following, that is to
say, first and principally commit my
soul unto the hand of Almighty God and
nv body to the earth. to be decenuy
buried by my dear wife and children,
hereinafter mentioned, and after all my
Just debts and funeral charges are paid.
Mr.. Knott bequeaths to his wife
$4,000 in money, the home in which
they resided, all the personal property
therein, part of the stock on the
place, and other rights and privileges;
each of the children is also to pay her
the sum Of fifty dollars yearly. At her
death the home is to go to Mrs. Ella
lamar her danohter.
To Mrs. Lamar was left the home
place, containing 100 acres; that part
of the Spring Mill tract known as
the shop field = also the Sarah E.
Lamar purchase, less the twenty acres
otherwise devised. All the limestone
on the above named lands is given to
his three sons, Geo. NJ, Samuel T. and
W. J. Knott, Jr., they to pay her three
cents per perch for all stone sold from
the quarries. To Mrs. Lamar was also
left $500 in money and one-half the
money to be paid by the three sons
for the residue Of the Spring Mill"
tract.
To his daughter, Mrs. Margaret
Virginia Dcnley, he leaves the farm
recently purchased by him from Geo.
S. Knott, known as the Lamar farm,
and twenty acres Of the tract purchas-
ed from Sarah Z. Lamar. At her
death this property reverts to her
children He also leaves TO Mrs Dom
ley $500 in money and one-half the
money paid by his sons for the resi-
due Of the Spring Mill" tract.
To his daughter, Sarah Catherine
Knott, he devises 1874 acres Of land,
being part of the Reinhart farm and
part Of the Moler farm. She is slso
to have one-fourth Of all money and
notes after the sums named above
have been deducted.
To George NJ. Knott the testator
leaves the farm on which the former
now resides and fifty acres additional,
making a tract Of $50 acres, formerly
belonging to Lee II. Moler. He gets
also fourth Of money and notes, as
above excepted. He likewise leaves
him his gold watch.
He leaves to his son DR.. S. T. Knott
the mansion house in which he now
lives and l66 acres Of the Remnant
farm. Also one.fourth of all moneys
and notes, with deductions as above.
His son William J. Knott, Jr., re-
ceives the farm formerly occupied by
Lee II. Moler, containing $50 acres,
and one-fourth Of the money and notes,
as to the others named.
To his three sons, Geo. NJ, Samuel
Z. and VIM. j., he leaves a part Of the
Spring Mill tract, for which they
are to pay $50 an acre, the money to
be divided between his daughters,
Mrs. Donley and Mrs. Lamar; to
them is LETT also the three-tourths in
terest in the quarry lot, the mountain
land in Washington county, the lime
stone quarry on Antietam creek, the
farm containing 95I acres near Kel-
Ter, three-eighths interest in house
and lot in Washington. the lime-kiln
property in Washington, and all open
accounts, stocks, and other property
not otherwise devised.
The sum of 500 is bequeathed to
Bethesda NJ. Z. Chuch South for re-
pairs and improvements.
Geo. NJ. Knott and S. 7. Knott are
the executors of the will.