JOSIAH NUCKOLS

Pittsylvania Records.

D & W II, Pg. 5i8: Will of Josiah Nuckols Made: June 2, 1819

Recorded Oct. 20,1819

In the Name of God Amen I Josiah Nuckols of Pittsylvania County, Virginia being sick and weak of body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be unto God, Calling to mind the mortality of my sistem knowing that it is appointed of all men Once to die do make Constitute and ordain this to be my Last Will and Testament That is to say principally and first of all I give and recommend my Soul unto the hands of Almighty God and my body to the dust not doubting but at the resurrection I shall receive this Clay Cold body and privally rejoice in the arms of Jesus. And our Touching my earthly Estate wherewith it has pleased God to bestow to me. I dispose of give and bequeath in the following manner. Vitz. To my beloved wife Milley Nuckols I give and bequeath my whole Estate real and personal (that is) Lands and everything I posess during her natural life time, And at the death of my beloved wife I give and at that time bequeath all my lands to my two Sons Levi Nuckols and John Nuckols to be equally divided ai-nong them both in quantity and quality also at the death of my beloved widow Milley Nuckols, I give and bequeath a equal share (Land excepted) of all my property on each of my children Namely Levi Nuckols, Catherine Nuckols, Elizabeth Nuckols, John Nuckols, Martha Nuckols and Morning Nuckols. I also do appoint my beloved wife Executrix and my son Levi Executor of tl-tis my last Will and Testament. I also give and bequeath to my Son John Nuckols a Horse bridle and saddle. I do hereby utterly disallow and disannul all other wills gifts or Legacies made by me declaring ratifying and Confirming this to be my Only Will first and Last made by me and no other in Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and fist my seal this the 2' Day of June in The Year of Our Lord Christ eighteen hundred and nineteen.

Jas. H. Eanes his

Wm. Dunn Josiah X Nuckols Seal

Richard Dunn mark