Clarke-Marengo County AlArchives Wills.....McClure, Samuel February 21, 1820
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Source: Clarke Co, Alabama Courthouse In Grove Hill
Written: February 21, 1820

Last Will and Testament of Samuel McClure
Clarke Co., Alabama Courthouse
copied and transcribed July 25, 2005 by SDA

In the name of God. Amen. I, Samuel McClure of Clark county, State of Alabama, 
being weak in body, but of sound mind and considering the certainty of death 
and the uncertainty of time; and to the end I may be the better prepared to 
leave this world whenever it shall please God to call me hence do therefore 
make and declare this my last will and testament in manner following that is 
to say first and principally I commend my soul unto the hands of Almighty God 
my creator, hoping for free pardon and remission of all my sins, and to enjoy 
everlasting happiness in his heavenly kingdom through Jesus Christ my Savior, 
my body I commit to the Earth at the discretion of my Executors herein after 
named ~ And as to my Land stock of all Kinds and all the property I may die 
possessed of I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Elizabeth McClure To 
hold during her natural life or widowhood, for the comfortable support of 
herself and the younger children I may leave with her ~ hoping that she will 
take good care of them and bring them up decently ~ My Eldest Son Ben I have 
given as much as I could afford to give the other children being married off 
and doing well I leave it in the breast of my wife to give to them what she 
pleases at her Death ~ My Debts I desire my wife to pay out of my property 
left to her ~ and all Debts due to me, I desire my said wife to collect for 
her own use and the use of her children she has in charge. 
It is my further will and desire that if my wife should think proper to marry 
after my death that My property then in her hands shall be equally divided 
between her and my younger children
I further declare my wife that my said wife Elizabeth McClure and my son 
Robert McClure be and hereby are made Executrise and Executor of this my last 
will and Testament   In witness whereof I Samuel McClure have to this my will 
Set my hand and Seal this 21st day of February 1820, 
Samuel McClure (his mark)(hand drawn seal)

Signed in the presence of
Lewis W. Pearce
John Green (his mark)
James Savage

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