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- WILL OF GEORGE W. RICHARDS, Ritchie County Wills, Pages 67-68
I, G. W. Richards, of the county of Ritchie and state of West Virginia, a farmer by occupation, being of sound mind, I do this day make this my last will and testament, as follows:
First - I will and bequeath to my dear wife, Elizabeth Richards, all of that certain boundary of land, situate on Beason Run in the county and State aforesaid, said land is the same land purchased by me of Jacob Richards, L. H. Davis & Thomas Hamrick and contains 85 acres, she shall be the owner of said land as long as she remains my widow, but if she gets married to another, then she shall have but one-third of said 85 acre tract, and the heirs of her body shall have the other two-thirds, if she remains by widow till death then all of the said 85 acre tract shall fall to her children of me. I do further will whatever of my personal property is left after my debts are all paid an equal share to my wife and all of my children both of my first and last wife, and I do hereby appoint Irvin E. Richards and G. W. Richards Jr, my two sons, executors to settle my business, they shall be sworn to settle it lawfully and justly, the money yet back on the Hammond tract of land is to be paid out of the personal property above named. In witness whereof I have herewith signed and sealed this instrument and published, and declared the same, as and for my last will at my residence on Lynn Camp Run, where I have lived ever since I was married.
Given under my hand and seal this 13th day of August, 1888.
G. W. Richards (his mark & seal)
Signed by me and two witnesses in my presence and in the presence of each other.
Witnesses:
B. F. Richards (seal)
E. C. Richards (seal)
State of West Virginia
Ritchie County Court Clerk's Office, August 29th, 1888.
A writing purporting to be the last will and testament of G. W. Richards, deceased, was this day produced before me in my office for probate. And B. F. Richards and E. C. Richards, the subscribing witnesses to said will, appeared before me at the same time and place, and being sworn according to law, and having said will before them, testified that they were present and saw the testator, G. W. Richards, sign his name (by mark) to said will, and that he in their presence declared the same as [illegible] for his last will and testament, and that they, the said B. F. Richards and E. C. Richards, at the request of said testator, and in his presence, and in the presence of each other, subscribed their names thereto as witnesses, and that the words "but is to be paid by my three sons Irvin E. Richards, G. W. Richards and Joseph Richards" were erased in the presence of said testator before the execution of said will.
Whereupon the said will is admitted to probate and ordered to be recorded as the last will and testament of G. W. Richards, dec'd.
Teste: G. W. Amos, Clerk
State of West Virginia
Ritchie County Court Clerk's Office, August 29th 1888
The foregoing writing, with the order admitting the same to probate, was this day admitted to record in said office.
Teste: G. W. Amos, Clk
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EXECUTOR'S BOND, Ritchie County Fiduciary Records, Page 115
Executor's Bond
Know all Men by these Presents, that we, Irvin E. Richards, B. F. Richards and E. C. Richard, are held and firmly bound unto the State of West Virginia, in the just and full sum of Twelve hundred Dollars, to the payment whereof well and truly to be made, we bind outselves, our heirs, executors and administrators, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents. Sealed with our seals, and dated this 29th day of August 1888.
The condition of the above Obligation is such, That whereas, the above bound Irvin E. Richards was by the last will and testament of G. W. Richards, deceased, has been by the late of Ritchie County, appointed as one of the Executors thereof.
If, therefore, the above bound Irvin E. Richards shall well and truly, and faithfully perform and discharge all the duties of the office of Executor as aforesaid, and account for and pay over as required by law all moneys which may come to his hand by virtue of the said office, then the above obligation to be void, otherwise to ramin in full force and virtue.
/s/ Irvin E. Richards (seal)
/s/ B. F. Richards (seal)
/s/ E. C. Richards (seal)
Signed, Sealed and acknowledged before me and approved by me as sufficient this 29th day of August 1888, and words from "and account for" to "of the said office" were interlined before signing.
Teste: G. W. Amos, Clk.
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GUARDIANS BOND, Ritchie County Fiduciary Records, Page 121
Guardian's Bond
Know all men by thee presents, That we, E. C. Richards and B. F. Richards, are held and firmly bound unto the State of West Virginia, in the just and full some of Four Hundred Dollars, to the payment whereof well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors and administrators, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents. Sealed with our seals, and dated this 16th day of Oct 1888.
The condition of the above Obligation is such, That whereas, the above bound E. C. Richards has been by the Clerk of this County Court of Ritchie County, appointed Guardian for Priscilla Richards, aged 16 years, heir at law of G. W. Richards, deceased.
If, therefore, the above bound E. C. Richards shall well and truly, and faithfully perform and discharge all his duties of the office of Guardian as aforesaid, and account for and pay over as required by law all money which may come to his hands by virtue thereof, then the above obligation to be void, otherwise to remain in full force and virtue.
/s/ E. C. Richards (seal)
/s/ B. F. Richards (seal)
Signed, Sealed and acknowledged before me and approved by me as sufficient this 16th day of October 1888, and I certify that the the words "and account for and pay over as required by law all money which may come to his hands by virtue thereof" was interlined before signing.
G. W. Amos, Clerk
County Court, Ritchie Co WVa
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