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The Will of Charles Dingess
Giles County, Virginia Will Book B, Pages 110-113: I, Charles A. Dingess, County of Giles and State of Virginia do make and ordain this my last will and Testament, Viz: first all my just debts and funeral expenses to be paid out of any monies
or leived out of my personal property. 2nd It is my will that for favors bestowed by my sister, Mary French, deceased, and her family I give and bequeath to each of her children an extra allowance of $100 to be enjoyed by them forever. 3rd For
like favors by my sister, Sally McClaughtery, deceased, I give and bequeath an extra allowance to each of her three children of $100 to be enjoyed by them forever. 4th I give and bequeath unto Evalina White, daughter of Elizabeth White, one
thousand dollars, the education and clothing of the said Evalina to be paid out of the bequest of one thousand dollars by my executors at their discretion and the balance to be paid to her in cash or bonds when she, the said Evalina, arrives at
lawful age or at the time of her marriage but in case the said Evalina shall have no lawful living isue than at at her death and at the death of her isue the said bequest to revert to my executors to be devised as herein after named. 5th I give
and bequeath unto Eliza Jane French, daughter of Naomi French, one plantation lying in Giles County in the valley of East River containing about two hundred and thirty five acres which was purchased of John Blankenship, the education, clothing
&c of the said Eliza Jane French to be paid out of the rents and profits of the said plantation after keeping the same in repair at the discretion of my executors and also pay unto the said Eliza Jane any ballances of rents at her lawful age or
marriage at which time she is to have full possession of said land and the title to be made to her, the said Eliza Jane by my executors but in case the said Eliza Jane shall have no lawful living issue then at her death or at the death of her
issue, the said land to revert to my executors to be sold by them and the title made to the purchaser and the proceeds devised as herin after named. 6th I give and bequeath unto the children of my brother, John Dingess, the debts he the said
John owes me together with four hundred dollars and request my exectors to purchase the plantation he now lives on or some other plantation of near the same value and have the title of the same made to his children the said John Dingess to have
posession in common with his children in this bequest to be their whole portion of my estate and that the said children enjoy the same forever, the land to be purchased with the before mentioned debts owing to me and the bequeathed four hundred
dollars. 7th I give and bequeath unto my sister, Elizabeth Smith, one negro girl named Jane during the natural life of the said Elizabeth and at the death of the said Elizabeth the said negro girl with her increase, if any, to be sold by my
executors and the proceeds devised as herin after named. 8th I give and bequeath unto Cynthia McComas, one small yellow girl named Rhoda until 17th day of July 1851 at which time she is to be free requesting my Executors to furnish any sum
necessary, not exceeding one hundred dollars to pay her transportation to some place where her and her increase can enjoy the privilege of freedom. 9th I give and bequeath unto Napoleon B. French and William H. French, all my land on Brush
Creek purchased in Company with Capt. David French, deceased, from Andrew Johnston. provided the said N. B. French and W. H. French pay the purchase money that is due for the same and pay over to my executors the amount of the purchase money
for said land paid by me with its interest and any cost that have or may accrue on or about the same I also give and bequeath unto the said N. B. French and W. H. French all my interest in the old Howe tracts of land lying on Brush Creek
provided the said N. B. And W. H. French pay to my executors one hundred and fifty dollars for the same if the said devisees choose to accept the said lands on the above terms. If not accepted the said lands to be sold by my executors and the
proceeds devised as hereafter named. I will that my executors have my mother (Mary Smith Dingess) well provided for during her natural life and I request Elizabeth Smith and William Smith provide for and keep my mother and for that service they
are to receive out of my estate at the rates of one hundred and fifty dollars per year during her natural life for the time they provide and support her also they are to have the use of Sukey a negro woman to attend my mother provided they
choose to keep and support the said Sukey and her two youngest children and incase the said Elizabeth and William Smith comply with this requisition the said Sukey and her children are not to be sold until the death of my mother. I also will
that my executors sell all my land not heretofore devised at public sale and a credit to be paid at four annual installments bearing interest on the whold purchase money after the first installment becomes due and that my executors convey the
titles to the purchasors as soon as their last payment is made also that my executors sell my slaves on a credit to be paid at two annual installments with interest with interest on the purchase money from the time the first installment becomes
due and also all my other personal property on a credit of one year that my executors collect all my debts now due my estate or may become due and all the balance of my estate not otherwise devised shall be equally divided between the children
of my brother, Peter Dingess, deceased, the children of my sister, Mary French, deceased, the children of my sister, Nancy Henderson, deceased and children the of my sister, Sally McClaughety, deceased to be paid in cash or bonds to those that
may be of lawful age or married to be enjoyed by them forever and to all as they become of lawful age or married to be enjoyed by them forever. And I do constitute and appoint Guy D. French and John McClaughety, Senior my sole executors to this
my last will and testament and I do revoke and disannul all and every will and testament by me in any wise made ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament. In testimony whereof I have hereunto made my seal and
subscribed on the 26th day of July 1835. Witnesses: James McClaughety, Abraham Garrison and Jeremiah Jones.
Charles A. Dingess

At Giles October Court 1835.

This last will and testament of Charles A. Dingess was proven in court by the the oaths of James McClaughety, Abraham Garrison and Jeremiah Jones the witnesses hereto subscribed and ordered to be recorded.

Teste; R. A. French

There is a disputed date to mention here; one source claims
Mary "Polly" Smith (Charles' mother) died after 22 June, 1835, and Charles dying in October of same year. Another source suggest Mary outlived her son, but died before the 1840 census.