Will
John Vaughan
Carroll County, Virginia
1855
I, John W. Vaughan of the County of Carroll and State of Virginia do
hereby make my last will and testament in manner and form following.
That is to say first immediately after my decease out of the money which
may be on hand or be owing to me, I wish my just debts and funeral
expenses to be paid. If I should not buy a negro man previous to my
death, I wish one to be bought out of the money which is owing to me,
which negro man is to be under the special control of my wife as long
as she remains my widow and then to be disposed of as I shall herein
after direct. Secondly I give to my brother Elisha B. Vaughan five
Hundred Dollars out of the first five Thousand Dollars realized out of
my Copper property either by sale or otherwise.
Also out of the first five Thousand Dollars realized from my Copper
property by sale or otherwise, I wish a negro man & negro woman to
be bought for the use of my father and mother during their life but
provided my father or mother should die & the other marry again then
those two negros are to belong to my Estate and to my surviving parent
who may have married again, shall have no further control over them
or at the death of my father and mother those two negros purchased
with my money shall belong to my estate. I also give unto my father
and mother one third part of my entire Copper property during their
natural life to be used by them as they want. Elisha B. Vaughan may
think best for their support but at their death or one of them should
the other marry then what should be left of the one third given to
them shall belong to my Estate and they have no further control over
it. Thirdly I give unto my beloved wife Margaret J. Vaughan all the
remaining part of my Estate both personal and real not already
disposed of, during her natural life or so long as she remains my
widow to be used by her for the support of herself and the support
and education of my children but not to be used or disposed of in
any other way but at the death or marriage again of my wife I wish
all my Estate both personal & real to be Equally divided between my
several Children and should it be thought advisable by my Executors
to sell my Copper property, I wish them to dispose of it as they may
think best for all concerned. Fourthly, I desire that all the moneys
arising to my Estate over and above what is necessary for the support
and Education of my wife & children be laid out for good Farms or
deposited in good State Banks as my Executors and Executrix may
think best and Farms thus bought I wish managed in the best way
for the benefit of my Children until said farms should go into their
hands and I desire that if any of my Children should marry before
the death of my wife if my Estate is able to bear it without interfering
with the support of my wife and my other Children that they that thus
marry be furnished with what is necessary to let them out comfortably
to House. Keeping the property to be vacated and a receipt to be taken
therefore and to be accounted for no final distribution of my Estate.
I desire that after my Death my wife and children remain with my
Father and Mother but if it should be necessary for her to have another
house I desire that that home should be provided in Carroll County
Virginia and in case of the death of my wife I wish my Children to
remain with Father and mother and my negro girl Amanda, and in
case of the death of Father and mother or the death of one and the
marriage of the other; I wish my Brother Elisha B. Vaughan to take
charge of my children and Amanda until my Children are of age.
And Lastly I do Constitute and appoint my wife Margaret J. Vaughan,
my Father John Vaughan and my Brother Elisha B. Vaughan Executrix
and Executors of this my last will and Testament given under my hand
and seal this 21st day of September 1855.Signed, Sealed & Published and declared as and for the last will and
Testament of the above named John W. Vaughan in presence of usJohn W. Vaughan
(seal)
N. W. Vaughan
Fielder C. VaughanCodicil of John W. Vaughan
In case the servant or servants belonging to my Estate cannot be
equally divided between my Children and that they do not get their
proportions of the servants shall have it made up to them by the
other Children so that none of the servants be sold.John W. Vaughan (seal)
N. W. Vaughan
Fielder C. VaughanVirginia Carroll County Court April Terms 1856
This last will & Testament of John W Vaughan Deceased was proven
in court by the oaths of N W Vaughan and Felder C. Vaughan
subscribing witnesses hereto and was ordered to be recorded; And on
the motions of Margaret Vaughan, John Vaughan & Elisha B.
Vaughan the executors herein named who made oath hereto and
together with Fielden L. Hale, Esau Worrell & Isau Bechrier their
securities entered into & acknowledged a bond in the penalty of $5000 conditioned as the law directs certificate was granted them for obtaining
the probate of said will in due forms.Teste
Esau Worrell, Clerk
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