Chambers CO. AL - Will of Elizabeth Carlisle,  1846

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                      Will of Elizabeth Carlisle, 1846
                                      
     ELIZABETH CARLISLE WILL
     
     In the name of God amen. I, Elizabeth Carlisle of the County of
     Chambers and
     State of Alabama do make and declare this to be my last will in
     manner and form following
     
     First, I resign my soul into the hands of Almighty God hoping and
     believing
     in a remission of my sins by the merits and meditation of Jesus
     Christ, and my body I
     commit to the earth to be buried in a Christian like manner, and my
     worldly estate I
     give and desire as follows. First It is my wish and desire that my
     executor hereafter
     named should as soon as practable proceed to pay all just debts and
     demands that may be
     against my estate out of the disposable part of my property.
     
     Second. It is my wish, I do hereby give one of my beds bedstead and
     all my bed
     cloths and wearing cloths to my daughter Elizabeth Taylor over and
     above her equal
     childs portion. It is my wish and desire that my son William W.
     Carlisle be given
     out of my estate five dollars and heir of body. It is also my wish
     and desire that
     Edmund W. Carlisle have five dollars out my estate as heir of my
     body to let him know that
     he once had a mother. It is my wish that my grand daughter Malinde
     Carlisle daughter
     of Edmond W. Carlisle that I have raised from eleven days to eleven
     years old have
     good plain schooling and decent clothing and one cow and calf to be
     given up to her as
     she may need it. It is my wish that a childs part of my property be
     equally divided
     between my two grand sons William Carlisle and John A. Carlisle
     sons of William W.
     Carlisle.
     
     It is my wish that my grandson Joseph P. Graggs have five dollars
     of my estate.
     
     Lastly it is my wish that all the ballance of' my property be sold
     and the
     proceeds of the sale be equally divided between James W. Carlisle,
     Robert W. Carlisle,
     Green W. Carlisle, Michael A. J. Carlisle and Elizabeth S. Taylor.
     
     And I do hereby constitute and appoint my two sons Green W.
     Carlisle and
     Michael A. J. Carlisle sole executors of this my last will and
     testament and making
     and disanulling all others.
     
     In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this the
     first day of
     August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & forty
     six signed sealed
     published and declared by the said testator as and for her last
     will and testament
     in our presence who at her request in the presence of each other
     subscribed our names
     as witnesses thereto.
     
     Elizabeth Carlisle (her mark)
     
     Richard G. Walker
     John Burton
     M. Phillips
     
     This above will & testament of Elizabeth Carlisle was made & put in
     the hands
     of M. Phillips after his death she called it in & the other two
     subscribing having
     been moved off requested as the undersigned subscribers to witness
     the same this
     November l5th, 1854.
     George W. Thompson
     Wm. Blackburn
     J. H. McClain