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- [johns file.FTW]
LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF ELIZABETH JONES:
In the name of God Amen, I ELIZABETH JONES of the County of Campbell do m ake this my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all other wil ls by me heretofore made.
1st it is my will and desire that all my estate of every description be eq ually divided between my children hereinafter named, to wit, William Jone s, James Jones, Buckner S. Jones, Joel Jones and Martha Jennings and I gi ve the same to them and their heirs forever. It is further my will and de sire that my daughter Martha Jennings in addition to her portion of the pr operty given her as above shall have all my wearing apparel and the che st they are kept in and I hereby give the same to her and her heirs foreve r. And lastly I appoint my son William Jones Executor of this my last wil l, given under my hand and seal this 27th day of December 1836.
Signed, sealed, published and declared by the Testatrix to be her last wi ll and testament.
Elizabeth Jones (her seal)
(The will was placed in probate at a court held 13 November 1837 in Campbe ll Co., VA.)
Many thanks to Tammy Jones (TamJones@centurytel.net) for sharing her resea rch on the descendants of Elizabeth Johns and Thomas Jones of Campbell Cou nty, VA. Much of the information about the first 3 geneations of their de scendants came to me from Tammy. Bob Newsome
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