Chambers County AlArchives Wills.....Wyatt Whatley January 27 1837 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Jeannette Fichter Frandsen angiewoad@prodigy.net March 14, 2004, 11:36 pm Source: Probate Judge's Office, Chambers County Written: January 27 1837 Recorded: February 7 1837 PAGE 79, 80, 81, 82 CHAMBERS COUNTY WILL BOOK WYATT WHATLEY, DECEASED, WILL THE STATE OF ALABAMA CHAMBERS COUNTY Know all men by these presents, that I, Wyatt Whatley, of the County and State aforesaid, being of sound mind & memory & desposing to make this my last will and testament. Item 1st. I give unto my beloved wife, Elizabeth, during her endeared life, the following property (to-wit)All that portion of the Tract of land whereon I now live lying north & northwest of the little Osalaga Creek, all the House hold furniture except so much as may be necessary to be given to my son, Wyatt H. & Sarah M. to their equal to what I have given my other children, Individually, likewise half of my Kitchen furniture, together with the following negroes, Old Giney, George, Sarah, Smith, Mariah & Lucy, Also half of my stock of cattle, hogs, horses, & plantation tools. Item 2. I give unto my Daughter, Eliza Devann the negroes (to-wit) Mariah, Sally & Maryan. Item 3. I give unto my son, Burwell, the following negroes (to-wit) Henrietta, Randy, Charles, Mariah, & Jim. Item 4. I give unto my Daughter, Mary Hale, the following negroes (to-wit) Kisea & Amelia also Two Hundred Dollars in money. Item 5. I give unto Daughter, Margaret Strong, the following negroes (to-wit) Peter & Squire. Item 6. I give unto my daughter, Mahala Harrell, the following negroes (to-wit) Joe, Charity, Martha, provided Martha dies in her infancy, she is to have Cyntha. Item 7. I give unto my son, Wyatt H., the following negroes (to-wit) Qincy, Washington & Young. Item 8. I give unto my daughter, Sarah M., the following negroes (to-wit) Rose, Sealey, John & Agga. Item 9. The balance of my property both real & personal, not herein devised to be sold at the Executors Disposal & the proceeds thereof Equally divided among my Lawful heirs. Item 10. At the death of my wife, Elizabeth, the property herein devised to her shall be sold to the Heist bidder & the proceeds equally divided among my Lawful heirs. Item 11. I hereby appoint my son Wyatt H. Whatley, Bow Whatley, David Strong, Stewart Devann, Alfred Harrell & William Hales my executors to carry into effect this my last will and testament in witness whereof I here unto set my hand and seal this 27th day of January 1837 Signed and sealed in the presence of Test. Charles W. Harris his J. Thornton Wyatt x Whatley Stephen Venters mark Proved and admitted to record 7th Feb. 1837 ` J. Thompson, Judge STATE OF ALABAMA CHAMBERS COUNTY We, B. O. Whatley and Hawkins Whatley, hereby relinquish our Executorship on the state, of Wyatt Whatley, Decd. into the hands of Alfred Harrell & David E. Strong Feb 4th 1837 Bow Whatley Wyatt H. Whatley STATE OF ALABAMA CHAMBERS COUNTY To the Honorable James Thompson, Judge of the Orphans Court and & for the County aforesaid. Sir, I, Elizabeth Whatley, the widow & Relict of Wyatt Whatley, late of Chambers County, decd. do hereby inform your honor that I as widow aforesaid consent for the will of said Whatley, deceased, to be proven. This 6th day of January, 1837 Test. her C.W. Harris Elizabeth x Whatley mark WYATT WHATLEY, DECEASED, EXECUTORS BOND OF DAVID E. STRONG & A. HARRELL THE STATE OF ALABAMA CHAMBERS COUNTY Know all men by these that we, David E. Strong, Alfred Harrell, Stewart Devane, William Hale, Charles W. Harris, Jordan Thornton, are firmly bound unto James Thompson, Judge of the Orphans Court of Chambers County, State of Alabama, in the penal sum of Twenty four Thousand Dollars, to which payment, well & truly to be made, we each of us do bind ourselves & our heirs &c. firmly by these presents, sealed with out seals & dated the seventh day of February A.D. 1837. The condition of the above obligation is such, that whereas the above bound David E. Strong & Alfred Harrell, shall well and truly perform all the duties which are, or may be required of them as such Executors asforesaid, then the above obligation to be void, otherwise to ramin in full force. Signed, sealed & acknowledged in open Court David E. Strong (L.S.) and approved by me. Alfred Harrell (L.S.) J. Thompson, Judge William Hales (L.S.) J. Thornton (L.S.) WYATT WHATLEY. DECEASED. INVENTORY & APPRAISEMENT INVENTORY & APPRAISEMENT of the personal property belong to the estate of Wyatt Whatley, late of Chambers County, Alabama, deceased George 1000.00 Jenney 400.00 Mariah & child Lucy 900.00 Sarah 800.00 Smith 600.00 Rose 700.00 John 450.00 Sealy 450.00 Aaggy 450.00 Jack 800.00 Nelson 1000.00 Creasa & child Mahala 650.00 Hannah 350.00 Jane & 2 children Myra, Martin 1000.00 1 Bay Horse 125.00 D. Do Filley 75.00 Do Bay Horse 85.00 Do Do 30.00 5 cows & 2 yearlings 50.00 Stock Hogs 35.00 50 lbs. of corn 200.00 4 Stacks 55.00 12 Grown Sheep 24.00 1 lot of plows 8.00 1000 lbs. of Meet at 14 cts 140.00 6 bushels of peas 6.00 1 lot of jars 3.00 50 lbs of lard at 14 cts pr. lb. 7.00 1 cag 1.00 2 Grubbing hoes 2.00 Kitchen Furniture 2 beds & furniture 75.00 Do 75.00 2 tables, 2 glasses, 1 chest, 1 bureau 13.00 10565.00 (Total of page 81) AMOUNT BROUGHT OVER 10565.00 11 chairs 2.00 1 cupboard & table & chest & crockery 23.62 2 wedges & 2 hoes 5.00 2 Saddles 12.00 2 pens of shucks 10.00 1 hand saw & pail 1.00 1 lot of books 3.00 Fayatt 350.00 Syntha 300.00 1 lot of tools 15.12 14 Sheep 28.00 1 cart & steers 60.00 40 lbs Corn 160.00 1 lot of fodder 12.75 1 lot of tools 3.50 1 lot of hogs 33.33 11619.32 THE STATE OF ALABAMA CHAMBERS COUNTY Personally appeared before James Thompson, Judge of the County Court of said County, Joseph Barrow, William C. Germany & Mark Stroud who first duly sworn, depose & say that the foregoing shows a true calculation and appraisement of the property therein mentioned to the best of their skill and judgment. Sworn and subscribed Josephus Barrow this 4th day of April 1837 William C. Germany Mark Stroud J. Thompson, Judge of the County Court This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 6.7 Kb