Will of Addison Lewis Tate,

Will of Addison Lewis Tate,
1877 - Louisa County VA


I, Addison L. Tate, of Louisa County in the state of Virginia, do make this as my last will and testament.

First, I desire all my just debt to be paid.

Second, I give to my unmarried daughters Maria L., Missouri, Marcia, and Emma (4) by my first wife and Lucy E., Eliza A., and H. Ada (3) by my second wife all my land and appurtenances thereto belonging lying north of a line to be now from Jackson’s line on the West of the Manilla & red Cherry trees to Lacy’s line on the East to be held jointly by my said daughters or such of them as may remain on the premises until they may marry or die, and in the event all my said daughters may marry or all of them by my first wife may die then the said land shall be equally divided between the said three daughters by my second wife or said of them as may then be living.

Third, I give to my son Phil one half the residue of my land on the condition that he shall remain on the place with my unmarried daughters and assist in taking care of and supporting them until he attain the age of 21 years. The remaining half of said residue of my land I give to my son Jeff on the condition that he remain with my said daughters and assist in taking care of them and in the event that either one of my said sons Phil or Jeff fail to comply with said conditions or die then said land to go to the other who may comply and should both fail to comply or die without complying then it is to go to my unmarried daughters and be held by them and be finally disposed of as the land given them in the second clause of this will.

Fourth, I give my bureau, wardrobe, two goose feather, and my turkey feather beds / cottage / french and / low bed stand and necessary and suitable covering for same to my said three daughters by my second wife.

Fifth, All my corn, bacon, farm tools, horse cows to remain on the place to be used for the support of my said unmarried daughters and my sons Phil and Jeff while they remain on the place.

Finally, I appoint my son A. Lewis Tate executor of this my last will with the request that he be permitted to qualify without being held to security. As witness my hand this 17th day March 1877. W. G. Walton A. L. Tate Matthew C. Lacy Edward W. Sims Virginia:

In Louisa County Court October 8th 1877. A paper writing dated the 17th day of March 1877, purporting to be the last will & testament of A. L. Tate, deceased, was this day produced in court and proved by the oaths of Matthew C. Lacy and Edward W. Sims two of the subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded. And thereupon on the motion of A. Lewis Tate the executor of the last will and testament of A. L. Tate, deceased, who made oath as the law requires a certificate is granted him for obtaining a probate of said will in due form – he having entered into and acknowledged a bond in the penalty of three hundred dollars conditioned as the law directs without security in accordance with the request of said will which said bond is ordered to be recorded Teste – Jesse J. Porter, C. C.