Will Book __, Page 275

Virginia, to wit: At a Court held for Washington County the 20th day of Dec., 1808.

The last will and Testament of William King, dec’d was exhibited into Court and proven by the oath of William D. Neilson one of the subscribing witnesses thereto who further made oath that he saw John Daugherty the other subscribing witness sign his name thereto as a witness at the request of the said William King —

that he the said Daugherty if living, resides in the Mississippi Territory about one thousand miles from this place, and that the said will except the signatures of the said witnesses is entirely in the hand writing of the said William King the Testator,

further that the codicil thereto appointing James King and William Trigg Executors and dated the third day of March, one thousand eight hundred and six is also in the handwriting of William King the Testator –

That he believes the codicil was written and lying under the will when he attested it as a witness and he never saw or knew of any other codicil —

Col James King, Samuel Glen & Jacob Baker made oath that the said will and the codicil dated the 3rd day of March,1806 are in the handwriting of the said William King the Testator except the attestation of the witnesses to the will.

The Court are of the opinion that the said evidence is sufficient, and it is ordered that the said will and codicil be recorded,

and on motion of William Trigg and James King, the Executors named in said codicil who took the oath of Executor prescribed by law and entered into and acknowledged themselves bound in the sum of one million five hundred thousand dollars with

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Securities conditioned as the law directs.

A Certificate is therefore granted them for the probate of said will in due form.

In testimony that the foregoing is a true copy, I John Campbell, Clerk of Washington County in the state aforesaid have hereunto Subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said County this 24th day of December in the year of our Lord, one thousand, eight hundred and eight, and the Commonwealth the thirty-third.

John Campbell Washington County, to wit:

I Robert Campbell presiding Justice of the Court of Washington County in the State aforesaid do certify that the above attestation of John Campbell Clerk of the Court of the said County is in due form.

Given under my hand this 29th day of December, 1808

Robert Campbell

This Hawkins County Will was transcribed by one of the following volunteers:  Audrae Mathis; Gary Fletcher; Betty Mize; Diana Arney; Karen Negron, Kathey Welder.