I Allen W. Womack of the County of Pittsylvania Virginia do hereby make my last will and testament.

First, I desire all my debts to be paid.

Second, I give to my wife Anabella during her life, the tract of land on which we now reside containing by a 
survey and plat made by Rickard Parker 6th March 1873, six hundred and thirty five acres, excepting there from 
a tract of forty four and ¼ acres described in a plate made by H. Eaton Coleman  November 1879, which tract of 
44 ¼ acres are hereinafter disposed of.  I give to my said wife during her life the profits of one fourth of 
the mill owned by myself and my son Charles A. Womack, also any two of my mules or horses she may elect, such 
of my household and kitchen furniture, gear for two horses or mules, plantation implements and cattle as she 
may choose to take and all of my hogs.   I hereby relinquish and give to here in fee all the property which 
she owned at her marriage with me and which may be in my possession.  But the right of my said wife to the 
homestead, above devised, is subject to the reservation of the two rooms of the dwelling house, now occupied 
by Charles A. Womack and family, which two rooms are to be occupied by the said Charles A. Womack and family 
as long as they choose.

Third, at the death of my wife I give the aforesaid tract of land devised to her for life to my son Charles A. Womack.

Fourth, I give to my daughter Bettie A. Carter wife of George A. Carter, one fourth, being one half of my interest 
in the mill owned by myself and my son Charles, and at the death of my wife I give to my said daughter, Bettie A. 
Carter , the one fourth of the said mill which I have given to my wife for life embracing all of my interest in said 
mill which is one half to the said Bettie A. Carter and her children.

Fifth, I give to George A. Carter and Allen Carter sons of my daughter Bettie A. Carter a tract of land lying on 
Whitehorn creek, below the mill and supposed to contain one hundred and fifty acres being the same more or less 
embracing all the land below the mill which is not embraced in the land devised to my wife for life and the tract 
of 44 ¼ acres hereinafter devised to them or their survivors.

Sixth, I give the tract of  44 ¼ acres on which the mill is located and which is described by a plat made by H. 
Eaton Coleman  November 1879 and is a part of the six hundred and thirty five acres hereinbefore devised  to the 
persons to whom I have given the mill to wit  - one half to my son Charles A. Womack, who owns half the mill, one 
fourth to my wife for life, one fourth to Bettie A. Carter and her children and at the death of my wife the one 
fourth held by her to my said daughter Bettie A. Carter and her children which portion of the mill and land attached 
of 44 ¼ acres I give to my said daughter Bettie A. Carter during her life and at her death to her children.

Seventh, I give to my daughter Emma Moon as her sole and separate estate free from all control of her husband during 
her life a tract of land lying on Shoccoe Creek, called the Johnson Adams tract and bought by me of John Adams 
suppose to contain one hundred and fifty acres be the same more or less and on the death of said daughter, Emma I 
give the tract of land to her son Allen P. Moon and if the said Allen P. Moon  should die before he attains twenty 
one  years I give said land at the death of their mother to the sister of said Allen P. now living.

Eighth, of the tract of land hereinbefore given to George A. and Allen Carter I except a mill seat thereon which I 
give to the persons to whom I have given the mill.

Ninth of the residue of my estate including my interest in the estate of my deceased brother Charles Womack of 
Kentucky I give one thousand dollars to my son Thomas Womack and the balance equally to my wife and children Thomas, 
Charles A, Emma Moon and Bettie Carter.  The portion coming to my said daughter Emma Moon I give to Charles A. Womack 
in trust for the sole and separate use of said Emma Moon during her life with authority to said trustee to apply so 
much of the interest or principal as may be proper in his discretion to the support of said Emma and her children or 
to their education and at the death of said Emma I give all of said fund which may remain to her children.  

I appoint my sons Charles A Womack and Thomas Womack my executors 

Allen W. Womack (seal)

 
Attested by us all present with each other and testator
S. T. Maustain
Walter Coles
George W. Wooding

At a county court held for the county of Pittsylvania on the 15th day of March 1880 the last will and testament of 
Allen W. Womack deceased was proved by the oaths of Walter Coles and George W. Wooding two of the subscribing 
witnesses thereto and is ordered to be recorded.  And on the motion of Charles A. Womack one of the executors 
therein named, who made oath thereto and together with George W. Wooding and William R. Fitzgerald his securities 
who made oath to their sufficiency entered into and acknowledged a bond in the penalty of six thousand dollars 
conditioned as the law directs, certificate is granted him for obtaining a probate of the said will in due form.  
Thomas Womack the other executor in the said will named appeared in court and refused to qualify.

teste, W. B. Shepherd, Clerk