Willis Glass (1780 - 1831)

Born 21 Jan 1780 in Virginia

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Died 18 Dec 1831 at age 51 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia

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• WILL OF STEPHEN DUPUY (Transcribed by Ernest E. Hunt IV, November 17, 2001) Pittsylvania County, Virginia, Will Book 1, Page 44 I Stephen Dupuy of the county of Pittsylvania & state of Virginia do hereby make my last will and testament in manner & form following that is to say: 1st My wish and desire is that all my just debts & funeral expenses be paid out of my estate before there be a division of it. 2nd After the payment of my just & funeral expenses I give unto my daughter Nancy Glass one sixth part of my estate to her and her heirs forever. 3rd I give unto my son John M. Dupuy one sixth part of my estate after deducting from it two hundred dollars for the benefit of my son William L. Dupuy. 4th I give unto my son William L. Dupuy one sixth part of my estate. 5th I give unto my daughter Elizabeth Mann one sixth part of my estate. 6th I lend unto my daughter Sarah Crawley one sixth part of my estate after deducting two hundred and fifty dollars for the benefit of my daughter Mary Chalmers & also after deducting from it two hundred & eight & __ dollars to be equally divided amongst my other children namely Nancy Glass, John M. Dupuy, William L. Dupuy, Elizabeth Mann & Mary Chalmers, for the benefit of her living her natural life & after her decease I give it unto the lawful heirs of her body forever. 7th I lend unto my daughter Mary Chalmers one sixth part of my estate for her benefit during her natural life & after her decease I give it unto the lawful heirs of her body forever. 8th I do hereby appoint Willis Glass as trustee for the purpose of managing the different portions of my estate that I have allotted to my daughters Sarah Crawley & Mary Chalmers & the lawful heirs of each of them respectively. 9th It is my wish and desire to leave it entirely optional with a majority of my heirs to divide my estate both personal & real or sell the same & divide the money as above willed. And lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my son in law Willis Glass & John M. Dupuy executors of this my last will and testament hereby revoking all other of former wills or testaments by me heretofore made. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this the 30th day of May in the year 1823. Stephen Dupuy {seal} Signed sealed, published & declared as & for the last will and testament of the above named Stephen Dupuy in the presence of us: Wm. H. Glascock Stephin Neal William Anderson At a court held for Pittsylvania county on the 16th day of June 1823 this the last will and testament of Stephen Dupuy Dec'd was presented in court and proved by the oaths of two subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded and on the motion of Willis Glass one of the exors. therein named who made oath according to law and with Wm Smith, James H. Stone, William H. Glascock and William Holley his securities entered into and acknowledged bond in the penalty of $15,000 conditioned as the Law directs. Certificate is granted him for obtaining probate of the said Will in due form and liberty is reserved to the other exor. to join in the probate when he shall think fit. Test. Will. Tunstall, CPC