Chambers Co. AL - Will of Jonathan Musick - 1842

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                       Will of Jonathan Musick, 1842
                                      
   Volume One, Page 355:
   The State of Alabma}
   Chambers County }
   Whereas I Jonathan Musick, of the said County and State aforesaid
   being weak in body but sound in mind,
   Do make this my last will and Testament.
   First. Item-I will and bequeath to my beloved wife, Margaret Musick,
   her life time certain portion of propery to wit. The land and
   dwellings where we now live, also certain negroes named Alen Harrett
   and her two youngest children, also Dick Peter and Lucy his wife, also
   a boy named Ben, also Blacksmith tools and all the farming tools as
   she thinks she needs and all belonging to the house and as much stock
   as she thinks proper to keep such as horses, cattle and hogs, the
   balance sold for the use of the children except 2 beds and furniture
   which I leave to my youngest children George W Young and my daughter
   Angeline as they come of age. Also I will to my son, George Washington
   Y A, certain mare colt. Now I will to my daughter Maurine Jones a
   certain negro boy named Richard, now I leave in the hands of my
   Executors five hundred dollars to purchase a negro girl which I will
   to my daughter Elizabeth Blasingame and to the heirs of her body not
   to be sold or disposed of by Morris or any other person. I will to my
   son George Washington Musick a certain negro boy named Edmond, I also
   will to my daughter Angeline Musick a certain negro girl named Liza, I
   also will to my daughter Julia Kindol, a certain negro girl named
   Narrisa, Also eighty acres of land where they now live.
   
   Jonathan Musick [LS]
   T Shannon
   Wiseman Ross
   James Fleming
   
   After the death of my wife I want the balance of the property sold all
   except one hundred and sixty acres of land includung my presumption
   claim which I want equally divided with my two youngest children G W Y
   Musick and Angaline which I leave to them best know to myself, the
   balance of the property when sold be equally divied amongst the nine
   children except so much as will support Sally Morrow & Jane Morrow
   their lifetime, I leave my daughter Phebe Morris one hundred dollars
   to be left in the hands of my trustee William R Coplin for the use of
   her and the heirs of her body, I also trust in the hand of my trustee
   William R Coplin to act for my daughter Emily Blasingame & Phebe
   Morris and the heirs of their bodies all their equal as Legatees
   confiding and believing that he will to the best of his ability and
   knowledge this one hundred dollars is to make Phebe Morris equal to
   what I have already given the rest of the children, done in a broken
   manner I hope the court will understand my views.
   I now appoint James Jones Michal Hinkle and my son George Washington
   to act as my executors believing they will save and this my will
   carried effect given under my hand and sealed the first day of April,
   one thousand eight hundred and forty two, signed, sealed in the
   presence of T Shannon.
   
   Jonathan Musick [LS]
   Wiseman Ross
   James Fleming
   
   **Notes: I photocopied this will from a book at the AL State Archives.
   The copy was typed but had many typos as you can tell from the
   above.**