Dallas County AlArchives Wills.....Minter, Joanna March 15, 1831 ************************************************ 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: Sonja Graham http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00016.html#0003940 January 26, 2010, 8:11 pm Source: Dallas County, Alabama Probate Court Written: March 15, 1831 Recorded: June 6, 1832 Transcribed by Sonja Graham January 25, 2010 Submitted by Sonja Graham Dallas County Alabama Probate Court Will Book A, 1821-1849 Pages 80-81 Joanna Minter, Will Probate was taken on the last will and testament and the said will ordered to be recorded (see minutes B page 231 which is in the words and figures following - to wit - I Joanna Minter of the Bounty State of Alabama calling to mind that I must some time die; do make and ordain this my last will and testament as to my earthly goods and revoke all other wills and legacies by me heretofore made viz, 1st I desire that my body be decently buried as conveniently as may be to those about me at the time and that all of my just debts and funeral expenses be paid. 2nd I give and bequeath to my son Anthony Minter one negro boy named Julius to him and to his heirs forever. 3rd I give and bequeath to my daughter Nancy Cullen two negro men by names Bob & Ben to her and her heirs forever. 4th, I give and bequeath to my son, Robert R. Minter one negro man named Peter to him and his heirs forever. 5th I give and bequeath to my grand daughter Joanna Graves my negro girl Viney, to her and her heirs forever. 6th I give and bequeath to my grand son Lewis Morgan Barnes Five hundred dollars in money also a bed and its firnature to be paid over to him after the division of my estate. 7th I give and bequeath to my son William Minter the tract of land known as section two township sixteen and range ten on the east side of the Alabama River where I now live and cultivate also a negro woman named Rachel also one bed and its firnature also half doz chairs and also all the kitchen firnature and also all the plantation tools to him and his heirs forever. 8th I give and bequeath to my grand daughter Joanna Nolly one bed and its firnature to her and her heirs forever. 9th My will and desire further is that after my death all the balance of my estate not herein disposed of shall be sold or lotted off in six parts by my executors, both real and personal, and that proceeds thereof to be divided into six equal parts by my executors of which my son Anthony shall be entitled to and receives one part. My son Robert R. by deduction out of his part Five hundred dollars for monies paid to him heretofore is to receive one part, my daughter Polly Gardner one part, my daughter Sally Brantley one part and my son William one part and my daughter Fanny Nolly one part. The two parts which I intend for my son, Robert R. and my daughter Fanny it is my wish, directions that it shall be kep by my executors in their hands and under their directions for the use of my son Robert R. and my daughter Fanny for their use and the use of their heirs. 10th after a division of my property into six parts should each division amount to more than one thousand dollars it is my wish and directions that my daughter Fanny Cullen shall come in and receive one twenty one part of the surplus over the thousand which each one of the six Legatees has received which I specified in the ninth Section above referred to. Lastly I hereby nominate and appoint my sons Anthony Minter and William Minter Executors to this my last will and testament. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this Fifteenth day of March One thousand eight hundred and thirty one. Signed Sealed published and delivered {Signed} Joanna Minter (Seal) In the presence of the witnesses who have been named witnesses at the request of the testator and in presence of each other Josephus D. Echols, John H. Miller, Jos Pickens, The State of Alabama Dallas County personally appeared in Open Court the above named Joseph Pickens one of the delivering witnesses to the foregoing last will and testament, who being duly sworn on oath saith, that he saw the above named Joanna Minter the testator whose name is hereto subscribed, sign seal and execute same on and for her last will and testament that she was of sound mind and disposing memory at the time of her writing the same, that he signed the same in presence and at the request of the testator and that he saw Josephus D. Echols and J H Miller the other subscribing witnesses sign the same in presence of and at the request of the testator on the day and year therein named. (Signed) Jos Pickens Sworn to and subscribed in open court the 9th January 1832 Attests James D Craig clk Recorded 6th June 1832 James D Craig clk File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/dallas/wills/minter326gwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 5.1 Kb