Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Will of W. H. Hudgins

Will of William Houlder Hudgins
(June 12, 1771 – August 5, 1815)
son of Houlder Hudgins I & Mary Hunley

Will Book 1, pgs. 44 & 45
Mathews Co. VA Clerks Office
Transcribed by Becky Foster Barnhardt

In the name of God, Amen. I William H. Hudgins of Mathews County, being sick and week, but of sound memory and disposing mind, knowing that it is appointed for all men to die, do make this my last Will and evitching such worldly property as it has pleased God to bless me with. I do give and dispose of in the following manner and to the following persons.

Item. I do put into the hands of my hereafter mentioned Exeter or exeters the following property, three hundred and twenty acres of land being the first purchis I made of John L. Hudgins being on the East side of the sd tract.

I also put into the hands of my exetors as above one third of two thirds of negroes and stock of every kind to be rented or hired out, as item my exetor or exetors may think most productive of profit, or to settle the said land and cultivate the same and that the profits arising from the said land slaves and stock be applyed by my exetor or exetors from year to year, so long as my daughter Martha P. Gayle shall remain to live separate from John Gayle, and not allowing the said John Gayle to live with her, and do not receive him as her husband, these my exetor or exetors are requested and required to apply the profits arising from the above said land, negroes and stock that I have put into the hands and care of my exetors to be applyed to the use and benefit of my daughter Martha P. Gayle.

Item. The above sd property placed in the hands of my exetor or exetors, for the maintainance of my daughter Martha P. Gayle if she should ever marry again my will and desire is that she shall pofress [possess] the sd above mentioned property so long as she may live and after her death I give it be equally divided among all the children that my sd daughter Martha may have by her second husband.

Item. I lend to my daughter Frances Blake that part of the tract of land I now live on beginning at my bars on the main rode under the swamt [?] and by the rode leading leading to a double ditch and by the ditch to the Western dam and strat [straight] to the bay, thence by the bay to Ambrose Adams land by Adams line to Gwynn land and thence by the mane rode to the beginning place at the bars, with one third part of two thirds of my slaves and stock during her natural life if my daughter should not have ishue [issue] or children then my will is that the sd estate should desend and goe to Walter Hudgins or his heirs if my daughter Frances should have children my Will is that the sd estate be equally divided between all her children.

Item. I lend unto my son Walter Hudgins the remainder of my land, with one third of two thirds of my slaves and stock during his natural life, but if the sd Walter Hudgins undertakes to sell or dispose of any part of the estate I have lent the use of he shall forfit the same, and my exetor or exetors shall take possessession [possession] of the said property and heir the same out for the benefit of the said Walter, and after the death of my beloved wife my will and desier is that the negroes that shalll fall to the dower of my wife shall be equally divided between my daughter Frances Blake and Walter Hudgins under the same stipulations and reservations as then shall receive the other part of my estate and upon no other terms.

Item. If my son Walter Hudgins should have lawful ishue [issue] or children lawfully begotten my will is that the estate lent to him be equally divided between them all, but if he should die without ishue [issue] my will and desire is that the said estate I have lent to Walter Hudgins be equally divided between John L. Hudgins and Thomas Hudgins.

I appoint Jacob Blake and Thomas Hudgins my Exetors to this my last Will and testmt.

Item. My will and desire is that the great point of woods be for the benefit of all three of the plantations, to wit Walter Hudgins, Frances Blake & for the benefit of Martha Gayle in Witness whereunto I have set my hand and fixed my seal this 7th day of Febry 1815 in presents of
Hdr. Hudgins
Seth Shepard
John L. Hudgins

Signed Wm H. Hudgins [seal]

At a Quarterly Sessions Court held for Mathews County the 13th day of March 1815. This Will was this day proved in open Court by the oaths of Houlder Hudgins and John L. Hudgins two of the witnesses thereto subscribed, which is ordered to be recorded

Teste
John Patterson. CMC

A Copy Teste
Shepard G. Miller CMC

At a Monthly Court held for the County of Mathews, at the Court House thereof on Monday January 9th 1871. This copy of the last Will and testament of Wm. H. Hudgins was this day produced in open Court and with certificate of Shepard G. Miller late Clerk of said Court was ordered to be recorded.

Teste George S. Miller CMC

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