The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1905-07-14

In the year 1885,, the family Of
M james Piclens, Of Barbour
county on Gpatty Greek, the rich
est portion of the county, both az
r1spedts the status Of its people and
the fertility Of its soil, was made
wealthy BY the provisions Of his VIII,
executed in 1884 by handsome be-
quests Of his personal estate, and by
devises 81 his real estate in that sec
ton. which, later comprised contig-
nous tracts, s aggregating several
thousand acres. Mr.. Pickens had
died on the s2nd day Of January,
1885, and had been all his life a
money making man and large
lender Of money 10 his neighbors:
He was frugal, industrious, tenn
perste and devoted to- his family,
which consisted Of two sons, John
d. Pickens, the elder, and Deyer
Picksns, the younger, the two be-
ing named in 1 his will as qualify ing
Al his executors II Al bond in the
penalty of $50, 10000, and five
daugh tiers, viz: Margaret, the wife
off N. Ds Boring Charity, the wife
of a. n. Young Mollie, the wife
of H. 0ian Martin Emma, the wife
Of Samuel G. Walker and, Jennie,
afterwards the wife of John w.
Stewart, and two grandchildren,
VIZ Albert S. Pickers and May
Pickeps, afterwards the wife Of Aus
Tin 81 DAVIDSON, children Of tnsta-
tors deceased son, AlsxaDder II.
Ffcke1s.
Under the provisions Of the WI:
each child and the two grandchild-
zen were to receive abouts$ a 10000.
IN yalne in personality and realty,
and the mother, Ann Ne Pickens,
whose maiden name was Dever, was
TO receive a handsome provision,
which however, she afterwards re-
nounced, and look of her husbands
estate under the law.
OF these devisees, his son, Dever,
Who was then twenty-four years Of
age, took Of realty two tracts Of
land, one Of $50 acres and one Of
80 3 acres, and by the Will was es-
TINA ted to have received in the value
of the same the sum of $4,000. 90
more than each of the other dis
tributes, which sum his father, the
testator, by the will charged as a
lien upon. his land.
BY the fourteenth clause Of the
will the testator divided the resi-
dunn Of his estate equally between
his said seven children and two
grandchildren.
The executors began to settle up
the estate. Large collections were
made. and each devisee took possess
ion Of his land. Two other tracts
oHned BY Deyer Pickens, of 81 acres
and $50 poles, and s6 acres and so
poles which he had purchased. were
sold from him for balance of nm
paid purchase money, and the SUR
plus due to him arising from the
sales was paid into the hands Of the
general receiver. of the Circuit Court
Of Barbour county, under orders en-
Tered in the Ghancery suits which
had been brought to Sell the same.
{ This was due to notice of the pro-
oeedings pending in the suit between
the plaintiff, Susan G. Dent and
Dever Pickens, hereinafter referred
Just before the death Of the tes-
tat6r, james: Pickens, which, as be-
fore stated, occurred on the 22d day
Of January, 1887, a romance begins:
Miss Susan @. Dent just arriving
at the age Of twenty-one years, Of
elmer county. a daughter Of Mar
lnadgi;e and EImira Dent, had been
Visiting The ola Pickens' homestead.
She was handspme, attractive and
hip ashefi5 anf had won her way
a'7teii6ns Iof: the members Of
the 1tSens Slsily by attentions to
Non con after the death of their
fatlI winch thsy seemed much to
APPRECIATE. f'hie old story repeats
itself Dever Dickens lost his heart,
fand Miss Dent was ruined by it.
was the same old wretched story,
which for ages bards have sung,
OF kdmans wanton weakness. and
q vinian's lying tongue. ?
On the 9th day of January, 1888,
to the uttsr surprise and consterna-
ton q both families, d child, after
wesds named Pickenss Dent was
clehaestinelF born, at the old Nut
tef Hotel, ii claflssbure The AZ
rest az 79ittcn4 fnr aIiiIiatso,, IN.