Sally Maddox Gat Will

Albermarle County Virginia

 

 

 

Nov. 28, 1919           

Will of Sallie Maddox Gay

Will Book 33, pg. 51

 

I, Sallie Madder Gay of the County of Albemarle and State of Virginia do make this my last will and testament.

ist. I give and bequeath all of my real estate to my husband W. J. Gay his lifetime. At his death I give and bequeath the home place, the one on which I now reside, to his sister N. B. Carpenter her lifetime and at her death to her

two daughters, Alma Stokely and Gay Spicer andtheir children.

 

2nd. I give and bequeath the little place adjoining this farm and formerly owned by Clayton Hamner to Robert Hamner, son of W. E. Hamner, will fifty acres off of the home place adjoining that.

 

3rd. I give and bequeath the mountain farm formerly owned by my Aunt Agnes Hamner and myself to Mary

Duncan and Ethel Gay daughter of S. S. Gay and Agnes Gay Ramsey to divide or sell as they may see fit and equal division to be made.

 

4th. I give and bequeath the following legacies, ist to N. B. Caprenter five hundred dollars, and to F. N. Hamner five hundred dollars, and to Nannie Hamner five hundred dollars and Myrtle Wingfield five hundred dollars, and to S. G. Duncan five hundred dollars.

 

5th. I give and bequeath to Frank Day two hundred and fifty dollars to be used in finishing up his house on a piece

of land given him by myself if he is living at my death. If not the moneygoes back to my estate.

 

6th. I give and bequeath five hundred dollars to the Baptist Orphanage located at SalemVirginia.

 

7th. I give and bequeath the household furniture including big beds and bedding with the exception of what my husband wants for his use to N. B. Carpenter, Mary Duncan and Nannie  Hamner.

 

8th. I give and bequeath by automobile to Frank Day if he is living, if not back to my estate.

 

9th. I give and bequeath the remainder of my estate to my husband W. J. Gay and also request that he will act as

my executor of my will

 

Witness my hand and seal this fifth day of November nineteen hundred & eighteen.

 

                  [signed] Sallie Madder Gay

 

In the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of Albemarle County Nov. 28, 1919, this paper writing purporting

to be the last will and testament of Saliie Madder Gay, deceased, hearing date November 5, 1918, was

produced before me, W. L. Maupin, Clerk, and proved by the Iwordl of R. A. Watson & A. S. Belling, two

competent witnesses, who deposed that they were well acquainted with the handwritting of the said Sallie

Madder Gay, deceased, having frequently seen her write and sign her name, and that they verily believe the

signature thereto as well as the body of thereof are wholly in the handwritting of the said Sallie Madder Gay.

deceased. There upon said paper writing is considered fully proven and is admitted to probate as the last will

of Sallie Madder Gay, deceased.    

 

 

W. L. Maupin, Clerk

 

 

Transcribed and submitted by Nancy Gay Crawford.

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© Copyrighted 1999, Nancy Gay Crawford