Will of Susannah Gibson - Coosa Co., AL
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Sun, 04 Oct 1998 20:52:17 -0500
Contributed by Ronald D. Bridges <Bridgesrd@worldnet.att.net>
Will of Susannah Gibson - Coosa Co., AL

Susannah Gibson’s Will (1)

The State of Alabama
       Coosa County}                              In the name of God - Amen
I, Susannah Gibson of Said State and County, being of sound mind and memory 
do hereby make and declare the following to be my last will and testament, 
and hereby revoke all others heretofore made by me, to with,
  First,  At my death I resign my soul to God who give it, and my body to 
the dust from whence it came,
  Second. After my death, I desire that my body be decently buried, and my
last resting place marked by some suitable and plain but durable slab of 
marble or granite, and the expenses of which, paid out of my estate, after 
which, I will and bequeath  to my beloved daughter Martha Miller, wife of 
John M. C. Miller, one hundred and fifty dollars in money to be paid out of 
my estate, and all other money, notes, accounts, or other personal property 
(except wearing apparel and bed and bed clothing and furniture) I will and 
bequeath to my beloved daughter Mary Miller, widow of James Miller deceased,
and my wearing apparel and bed clothing and furniture I will and bequeath to
my said daughters Martha and Mary to be as equally as possible divided
between them.
  Third. I hereby appoint my beloved daughter Mary Miller my Executrix to 
execute this my last will and testament, and desire that she shall not be 
required to give hand as said Executrix, nor be required to do anything 
with my estate in the Probate Court, after this my last will and testament 
is duly admitted to probate as my last will and testament,  
Signed and published this the fourth day of August AD 1874.
                                                               her
                              Susannah  X Gibson
                                                               mark

The above was signed in our presence and published and declared by the said 
Susanah Gibson to be her last will and testament in our presence, and we 
signed the same in her presence as witnesses, and in the presence of each 
other this the fourth day of August 1874,                     his
             S. B Wellingham, W. A. Cagle, John A. X Smith, Jno. S. Bently
                                                          mark
(1)This is W & OCR Bk II p.269 1843-1883, located in the Coosa Co. 
Courthouse, Rockford, AL. Researched by Ron Bridges on 3 Mar 1998.

Note:Susannah Gibson (her maiden name is unknown) was born 12 Jun 1785 in 
SC and died 30 Jul 1875 in Coosa Co., AL. She is buried in Miller-Patterson 
Cemetery, Coosa Co., AL.