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TROUT, James H.

"I, James H. Trout, being of sound mind, memory and understanding, do make, publish and declare this my last will and testament as follows:
First: I direct that all of my estate, real, personal and mixed, shall descend and be distributed in the manner and in the shares provided by the laws of W. Va. relating to descent and distribution, that is to say to my wife, Susan J., her dower in the real estate of which I shall die seized and possessed; to each of my daughters, Mary May, Wilie and Elizabeth, their equal share in the real and personal estate, and to my said wife, Susan J., her one-third share absolutely of the personal estate of which I shall dies possessed.
Second: I nominate and appoint as executor of this, my will, my son-in-law, Thomas S. Long.
Given under my hand and seal this 15th day of May, 1911.

James H. Trout (Seal)

The will was witnessed by R. G. Richardson and Franck H. Havenner
Keyser Tribune, July 14, 1911
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted July 22, 2010

TWIGG, Eli

In the name of God, Amen ~ I, Eli Twigg of Allegany County in the State of Maryland, being sick and weak in body, but of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, considering the certainty of death and the uncertainty of the time thereof, and being desirous to settle my worldly affairs, and thereby be the better prepared to leave this world when it shall please God to call me hence, do therefore make and publish this my last will & testament in form following, that is to say:
First and principally I commit my soul into the hands of Almighty God and my body to the earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my Executor hereinafter named, and after my debts and funeral charges are paid and my wife's thirds taken out I devise and bequeath as follows: ~
I give and bequesth unto my fore[sic] youngest children, Charles H., my son, and Wilminia(?) Caroline(?) and Maranda, my three youngest daughters, all my property personal and real share and share alike for their entire use untill[sic] they are at the age of sixteen; my wife Cathrine is to have the use and profits of the said property to assist her in the rearing of my four above named children as long as she lives my widow, at her intermarriage with any other her claim is to cease, and the hole[sic] use and profits of all my property is to go to and for the use and raising of my four above named children. ~~
And lastly, I do hereby constitute and appoint Levi Twigg to be sole Executor of this my last will and testament revoking and annulling all former wills heretofore made, ratifying and confirming this and none other to be my last will and testament. ~
In testament whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 23rd day of August in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and fifty-four. ~

     Eli Twigg

Signed, sealed, published and declared by Eli Twigg, the above named testator, and and[sic] for his last will and testament, in the presence of us who at his request, in his presence and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto. ~~~
   Abel T. Crabtree ~
   Ezekiel (his X mark) Stallings
   Lawrence Crabtree

Maryland, Allegany County, Sct ~: ~
On the 26th day of September 1854, came Levi Twigg, Executor, and made oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God that the foregoing instrument of writing is the true and whole will and testament of Eli Twigg, late of Allegany county, dec^d, that hath come to his sight and knowledge, and that he doth not know of any other. ~~
   Test ~ W. R. McCulley, Regr.

Maryland, Allegany County, Sct: ~
On the 26th of September 1854, came Abel T. Crabtree and Lawrence Crabtree, two of the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing last will and testament of Eli Twigg, late of Allegany County, dec^d. and made oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God that they (unreadable) the testator therein named sign and seal said will , that they heard him publish, pronounce and declare the same to be his last will and testament, that at the time of his so doing he was to the best of their apprehensions of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding ~ that they subscribed their names respectively as witnesses to this will in the presence and at the request of the testator and that they did also see Ezekiel Stallings, the other subscribing witness, sign his name as witness to said will at the request of the testator, in his presence and all in presence of each other. ~

   Test ~ W. R. McCulley, Regr

Register of Wills for Allegany County ~~
I, Catherine Twigg, widow of Eli Twigg, late of Allegany County, deceased, do hereby renounce and quit all claim to any bequest or devise made to me by the last will and testament of my deceased husband, exhibited and proven according to law, and I select and take in lieu thereof my dower or legal share of the estate of my said husband deceased, as witness my hand this 2d day of October 1854. ~

W. R. McCulley, Regr.

~Genie
Posted February 1, 2013

TWIGG, Francis

In the Name of God Amen. I Francis Twigg of Allegany County in the State of Maryland being sick and ill disposed in body but of sound and disposing mind and memory and understanding considering the certainty of death and the uncertainty of the time thereof and being desirous to settle my worldly affairs thereby being better prepared to leave this world when it shall please God to Call me hence do therefore make and publish this my last will and testament int the manner and form following.
First and principally I commit my soul into the hand of Almight God and my body to the Earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my Executors hereinafter mentioned and after my debts and funeral charges are paid I devise and bequeath as follows
Item I give and devise to my beloved wife all my Rael[sic] and personal property during her natural life and after her decease I give all my Rael property to my son Asa that is to say Medow Hall wereon I now live and all one other part of A Tract called Rich Hollow and also one other tract called Twiggs Luck containing Seventeen Acres and also one other tract called Black Oak Ridge containing seventeen Acres to him his heirs forever leaving all my personal property in the hands of my beloved wife to do with that as she may think proper and to dispose of as she may think fit during her Natural life and after her death I gave all the remaining part of my personal property that she has not disposed of to my son Asa Twigg and lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my dear wife Mary to be my sole Executrix of this my last will and testament revoking and annulling all former wills by me heretofore made ratifying and confirming this and none other to be my last will and testament In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this twenty fifth day of April Eighteen hundred and twenty five.
Francis Twigg (seal)
Signed Sealed published and declared
by Francis Twigg the above named testator
as and for his last will and testament
in the presence of us who at his request
and in his presents[sic] and in the Presents[sic]
of each other have subscribed our names
as Witnesses thereto.
Geo Robinett of N(athan)
William (his X mark) Davidson
Lewis Davidson

Sworn by Mrs. Mary Twigg, 1 July 1829 Test: Charles Heck Register
Proven 22nd of June 1829 by George Robinett of Nathan, and on 1st July 1829 by Lewis Davidson Sworn before Charles Heck Register

~Genie
Posted June 18, 2013

TWIGG, James

In the name of God, Amen ~ I, James Twigg of Allegany County, in the State of Maryland, being aflicted[sic]in body and confined to my bead[sic], but of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, considering the certainty of death and the uncertainty of the time thereof, and being desirous to settle my worldly affeairs[sic] and thereby be the better prepared to leave this world when it shall please God to call me hence, do therefore make and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form following, that is to say:
First and principally ~ I commit my soul into the hands of Almighty God and my body to the earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my Executor hereinafter named, and after my debts and funeral charges are paid I devise and bequeath unto my dearly beloved wife Cahrine for her natural life the one third of all my real estate which is to be layd off at her own choice and where she pleases ~ and I also give to my said wife her third out of all the personal estate that I may have, and on the decease of my said wife my will is the lands wherein she has her dower shall be sold by my Executor at public or private sale as may best suit, and the money arising from the sale to be equally divided between my ten children Amanda and Rebecca and Evaline and Orlen and William, Margret, Lewonia, James R., Ann Virginia & Perce.
Item ~ I give and bequeath to my oldest son William the following tract or parts of tracts of land, to wit ~: it being one half of the tract I bought of the Commissioners of Allegany and known as the old farm of James Pretar(?), together with and of the improvements thereon, and also part of a tract of land called "Cleverly" and containing in all five hundred and forty eight acres of land, it being the one half of the above mentioned together with all of the improvements thereon, the above named tracts or parts of tracts of land lying and bein gin Allegany County State of Md.
Item ~~ I give and bequeath to my second son James Rase in cash Seven hundred dollars.~
Item ~~ I give and bequeath to my youngest son Pearce the sum of seven hundred dollars. ~
Item ~~ I give and bequeath unto my daughter the sum of three hundred dollars. ~~~~~~
Item ~~ I give and devise and bequeath all the rest and residue of my estate both real and personal to be equally divided amongst my ten above named children, to them, their heirs and assigns forever in equal jprotion share and share alike. ~~
Item 6 ~ Allso[sic] my will is that my Executor hereafter named shall have power to rent out all of my lands both in the State of Maryland and in the State of Virginia until he shall sell; and allso[sic] he can sell any the tracts or parts of tracts of land at any time hereafter. ~~
And lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my friend John Hartley to be sole Executor of this my last will and testament, revoking and annulling all former wills by me heretofore made, retifying and confirming this and none other to be my last will and testament. ~~
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this ninth day of August in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and fifty-four. ~~
Signed, sealed published & declared              }
by James Twigg, the above named testator    }
as and for his last will and testament           } James Twigg (seal)
in the presence of us, who at his request,       }
in his presence and in the presence of      }
eath other have subscribed our names }
as witnesses thereto. ~~                                    }
John D. Kelly                                              }
Michael Crabtree              }
Eli Twigg                                                                }

Maryland, Allegany County Sct:
On the 26th day of September 1854, came John Hartly, Executor, and made oath on the Holy Evangel of Almighty God that the foregoing instrument of writing is the true and whole will and testament of James Twigg, late of Allegany County, deceased, that hath come to his sight or knowledge, and that he [does] not know of any other. ~~~~

   Test ~ W. R. McCulley, Register

Maryland, Allegany County Sct.
On the 26h day of September 1854, came Michael Crabtree, one of the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing last will and testament of James Twigg, late of Allegany County, dec^d and made oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God that he did see the testator therein named sign and seal said will ~ that he heard him publish, pronounce and declare the same to be his last will and testament ~ that at the time of his doing he was to the best of his apprehension of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, and that he subscribed his name as witness to this will and the presence and at the request of the testator; and that he did also see John D. Kelly and Eli Twigg, the other subscribing witnesses, sign their names as witnesses to said will, at the request of the testator, in his presence and all in presence of each other.

   Test ~ W. R. McCulley, Regr.

~Genie
Posted February 1, 2013

TWIGG, John

In the name of God, Amen, ~ John Twigg of Murley's Branch Allegany County in the State of Maryland, being sick and weak in body but of sound, disposing mind and memory and understanding, considering the certainty of death and the uncertainty of the time thereof and being desirous to settle my worldly affairs and thereby be the better prepared to leave this world when it ^{may or} shall please God to call me hence, do therefore mak[sic] and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form following, that is to say,
First and principally, I commit my soul into the hands of Almighty God and my body to the earth to be decently buried in a Christian like manner at the discretion of my Executors hereinafter named and after my debts and funeral charges are paid and my wife's thirds taken our, I devise and bequeath as follows.
I devise and bequeath to my five sons Amos, Gabriel, David, Boyard and Weston Twigg all my real estate or tracts of land in the different directions and places as they lie including the part or place where my mother passes and dwells at present to be equally divided among them share and share alike, and if they cannot agree in dividing it the whole estate heretofore mentioned is to be sold twenty years after my death and the money which it is sold for divided among they[sic] aforesaid Amos, Gabriel, David, Boyard and Weston. ~
I also give and bequeath unto my son Weston aforesaid one horse named Fox and twelve dollars to buy himself a saddle.
I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Susanna my beloved wife[sic] one Sorrel mare and cow over and above her thirds: I also give and bequeath unto my daughter Darkey one grey horse and fifteen dollars to buy herself a saddle and a bed ad[sic] bedding or thirty dollars in lieu thereof. ~
I give ^{and bequeath} unto my son John one dollar ~ I give and bequeath unto my two daughters Elizabeth and Lewey wife to Jeremiah Johnson one dollar each and no more.
I devise and bequeath the residue of my personal property unto my wife Susannah aforesaid and my five sons aforesaid Amos, Gabriel, David, Boyard and Weston and daughter Darkey to be divided equally among them share and share alike. ~
And lastly, I do hereby constitute and appoint my dear wife Susannah and my son John to be sole Exetor[sic] and Exectrix[sic] of this my last will and testament, revoking and annulling all former wills by me heretofore made, ratifying and confirming this my last will and testament.
In testimony whereof I hereof set my hand and affixed my seal this 6th day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty one. ~
I give and bequeath unto my daughter Mary one cow which I omitted by mistake. ~ ~ ~ ~

Signed, sealed, and declared by John Twigg,              }
the above testator, as and for his last will and          }
testament in the presence of [us] who at his re-        }      John (his X mark) Twigg (seal)
quest in his presence and in the presence of              }
each other have subscribed our names as                  }
witnesses thereto.     Elias Twigg                                       }
                                  Jeremiah Cheney                        }
                                  David Cheney                              }

Allegany County, Sct. October 8th 1821.
Then came Susannah Twigg, Executrix and John Twigg, Executor, and made oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God that the within Instrument of writing is the true and whole will and testament of John Twigg (of John), late of Allegany County, dec^d., that hath come to their hands or possession and that they do not know of any other. ~ Sworn before, Charles Heck, Register

Allegany County Sct: the 8th day of October 1821.
Then came Jeremiah Cheney and David Cheney, two of the subscribing witnesses to the within last will and testament of John Twigg, late of Allegany County, dec^d., and severally made oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God that they did see the testator therein named sign and seal this will and that they heard him publish, pronounce and declare the same to be his last will and testament, that at the time of his so doing he was to the best of their apprehensions of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, and that they respectively with the other subscribing witness subscribed their names as winesses to this will in the presence and at the request of the testator and in the presence of each other. ~
    Sworn before
     Charles Heck, Register

~Genie
Posted March 29, 2013

TWIGG, Rebecca

In the name of God Amen, I Rebecca Twigg of Allegany County and State of Maryland being in perfect health of body and of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding considering the certainty of death and the uncertainty of the time thereof and being desirous to settle my worldly affairs and thereby be the better prepared to leave this world when it shall please God to call me hence do therefore make and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form following that is to say
First and principally I commit my soul into the hands of Almighty God and my body to the Earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my Executrix hereinafter named and after my debts and funeral charges are paid I devise and bequeath as follows
I give and bequeath unto my beloved daughter Lurena Twigg one negro girl named Ruth which I bought of a certain Thomas Turner of Maddison County and State of Kentuckey[sic] as by a Bill of Sale from said Turner to me and recorded among the records of Allegany County Court will more fully and at large appear to be hers her heirs and assigns forever.
Item I devise and bequeath all the rest and residue of my Personal Estate to my beloved daughter Mary Twigg to be and remain hers her heirs and assigns forever.
And I do hereby constitute and appoint my beloved daughter Lurena to be sole Executrix of this my last will and testament revoking and annulling all former wills by me heretofore made ratifying and confirming this and none other to be my last will and testament. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and afrixed my seal this fourth day of September anno domini one thousand seven and Ninety nine.

                                                                                                                                        Rebecca (her X mark) Twigg (seal)
Signed Sealed published and declared
by Rebecca Twigg the above named
Testatrix as and for her last will and
testament in the presence of us who at
her request and in her presence have
subscribed our names as Witnesses thereto
Wm McMahon                Thomas Cromwell
                James McCleery

Sworn by Samuel Stallingson 14 March 1826
Proven by William McMahon 14 March 1826 & Admitted to Probate

~Genie
Posted June 18, 2013

TWIGG, Robert

In the name of God Amen. I Robert Twigg of Allegany County being sick but of perfect mind and memory, do make and ordain this my last will and testament and do give, devise and dispose of the whole of my real and personal property in manner and form following, to wit:
I give to my son John all that part of my land lying in the Eastward of Murley's Branch road, being part of two tracts called "Sink Hole Bottom" and "Addition to Sink Hole Bottom", to him, his heirs and assigns forever.
I give to my son Francis part of a tract of land called Twigg's Good Luck and part of Sink Hole Bottlm to be understood to lay to the North of the land that runs from the Barn to the old field fence and then with the old field fence until it intersects the Murley's Branch Road, to him, his heirs & assigns forever.
I give to my son Robert part of a tract of land called Discovery, beginning at the end of the first line of said tract and running with the lines thereof to the beginning of the line of said land which runs across the mountain, then to the beginning, also two small tracts of the one called Tweiggs Meadow the name of the other unknown, but being the one of which Capt. Beall is in possession of the certificate, to him, his heirs and assigns forever.
I give and bequeath to my wife the sole use and profits of the remainder of my real and persoanl property as long as she shall remain single but in case she intermarries that in such case such remainder of my real property shall be immediately sold and the money arising therefrom to be equally divided betwixt her and my two sons Charles & Jarimiah, but in case no intermarriage happens that than such reserved profits as aforesaid shall endure untill her decease together with the use of the personal property as aforesaid and that after such decease I will the remainder of my real property to my son Charles and Jarimiah as aforesaid, to them, their heirs and assigns forever to be equally divided between them, but in case of disagreement that it shall be sold and the money arising therefrom to be equally divided between them; And also I will that at the intermarriage or decease as aforesaid that my personal property be equally divided between my daughters. ~
And I do hereby constitute and ordain my wife and son John Executors of this my last will and testament, hereby revoking all and every former testament, wills, legacies, bequests & Executors by me in any wise before mentioned, willed or bequeathed, ratify & confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament.
In witness wereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 17th day of May 1805. ~ ~
    Robert Twigg (seal)
Signed, sealed published and pronounced
and delivered by the said Robert Twigg as
his last will and testament in the presence
of us who in his presence and in the presence
of each other have hereunto subscribed our names
John Reid                  Geo. Robinett of Nathan
            Edw^d. Willison Jr.

Sworn 25th day of May by Mary Twigg
Proven 25th day of May by John Reid and Geo. Robinett
Sworn before G. Bruce Register

~Genie
Posted June 18, 2013