Chambers Co AL- Will of Dr. John L. Wilkins 

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(Will for John L. Wilkins)

The State of Alabama
Chambers County		I John L. Wilkins (of)
				the County of Cham(bers)
and State of Alabama being of sound and di(s)posing mind do by these
presents ma(ke)ordain publish and declare this to be my last will and
testament. 1st after all my legal debts are paid a(nd) discharged the
remainder of my estate (both) real and personal property I give (and
be-)queath as follows: 2nd  I give and bequeath unto my be(loved)
wife all my real estate and personal property (sic) not herein after
disposed (of) viz:  the lot whereon my dwelling (now) stands being the
West half of the N.E. q(uar)ter and east half of N.W. quarter
conta(ining) one hundred and sixty acres more (or less) of Section
sixteen (16) township twenty f(?four or five) and Range twenty five also
the West half of the N.E. quarter of Section three Township twenty four
and range twen(ty) five, also the following negroes viz: a boy named
Isaac, one girl named Lucy and also one named Amanda and it is my Will
that said Amanda after g(iving) the usual notice be sold to the highest
(bid-) der before the Court house door in the town of LaFayette Chambers
County A(la-) bama and the proceeds of said ne-groes)

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to be kept by my wife Elizabeth Wil(kins) and disposed as herein after
described also all monies on hand notes a(nd) accounts all stock such
horses cattle hogs and sheep, household and kitchen furniture farming
tools and crop and further grant empower and author(ize) my said wife and
some other suit(able) person who will be hereafter named
to assist her to take charge of manage and control and sell all or any of
said property both real and personal (and) apply the proceeds of the sale
of the property to the purchase of other pro(perty) either real or
personal property a(nd) or they may think most advanta(geous) to the
increase of said property and advantage to my wife and chil(dren) it is
further more my desire (that) my wife have from the increase and proceeds
that may accrue from the ______ property and the balance of such proceeds
of such property if any to be used for the purpose (of) boarding,
clothing and schooling my chil(dren) viz:  Tarissa C. Wilkins, Julius
Ceasor Wilkins,  America M. Wilkins, Montera M. Wilkins, andCora C.
Wilkins and after the death of mysaid wife the above property and increase

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shall be equally distributed between all my children.  Nevertheless after
my said wife and executor both have made full and complete return of all
propert(y) both real estate and personal property a(nd) she being
desirous to move to another (cou-)nty or state and move the said
prop(erty) that she be required to give bon(d) and good and sufficient
security in such county or state.
3rd	I give and bequeath to my daugh(ter)Terrissa C. Wilkins Six
hundred dollars (to) be given to her when she marries or arrives at the
age of twenty one (for)her use and benefit during her (life) and after
her death to be equally (distrib-)uted between her children, (and)
further more when she arrives at (the) age of fourteen it is my will that
(she) choose a guardian who is hereby authorized, after giving hand and
security take 
charge of said bequeath.
4th	I give and bequeath to my son Jul(ius) C. Wilkins six hundred
dollars, one go(ld)
watch, all my medical books, and when he arrives at the age of eighteen
that one hundred dollars be taken fr(om) that portion of the property in
her hands _____ exclusive of the six hundred doll(ars) above be
______________ and the

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latter amount he is to receive when (he) arrives at the age of twenty one
year(s of) age to take charge of said manage said amount.
5th	I give and bequeath to my daughter America M. Wilkins six
hun(d)red dollars and that she choose (a) guardian when at the age of
fourteen who shall take charge of said amount thus bequeathed and deliver
to her when she arrives at the age of twenty one (or) marries, and the
said money is to be (for)her use during her life and after h(er de)ath to
be equally distributed a(mong) her children.
6th	I give and bequeath to my dau(ghter) Montera L. Wilkins, six
hundred (dollars)and that she choose a guardian at the (age) of fourteen
who shall take charge of
said amount and when she marries or arrives at the age of twenty one
(the) said money is to be given her for (her) use during her life and
after her (death) to be equally divided between (her) children.
7th	I give and bequeath to my daughter Cora C Wilkins six hundred
dollars and when she arrives at the age of

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fourteen she shall choose a gu(ard-)ian who will take charge of (said)
money and deliver to her (when) she marries or arrives at the age of
twenty one for her use durin(g) her life and after her d(eath) to be
equally distributed betw(een) her children.

And I do further more hereby and by these presents nominate constitute
and appoint my said (wife) executrix and also John (Y) Trammell of the
county of C(ham-)bers and state of Alabama.  (My) executor who are hereby
autho(rized) to take charge of all property bo-(th) real and personal and
marriage and dispose of said prop(erty) as above required after giving
bond and security in double the amount of the estimated (notes) of the
said property and furthermore that they make a full and complete
inventory of all property both real (es)tate and personal property, and
return the same to the Judge of Probate of Chambers County Ala, as soon
after letters of administration is granted to them as time allows.  And
in witness &

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whereof I hereto subscribe my
name and seal this the 5th October ______

Attes:	Stone A. Filder			John L. Wilkins
            James W. Hardy
	John M. Phillips.


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