Dallas County AlArchives Wills.....Olds, William W. June 1, 1849 ************************************************ 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: Carolyn Golowka http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00012.html#0002972 September 8, 2006, 2:06 pm Source: Dallas County Will Book B, Pagers 85-87 Written: June 1, 1849 Recorded: August 11, 1853 In the name of God, Amen. I William W. Olds of the State of Alabama and County of Dallas, being of sound mind and feable health and mindful of my mortality, do this the first day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty nine, make and publish this my last will and testament in manner following: First I desire to be decently buried in the family graveyard by the side of my deceased wife with the usual funeral sceremonies [sic] Also I desire all my property of every description and quality to be kept together upon the plantation until all my just debts are fully paid. Also I desire that property I have heretofore given to each of my children should remain theirs as I intended at the time when given, that is to say: to my son William H. Olds I have heretofore given title to a certain parcel of land intersecting the late residence of my said son. Also a negro by the name of Ben, and a negro girl by the name of Louisa. And to my daughter, Lucy S. Hatcher, wife of John Hatcher, the following negroes viz.: a girl named Mary Ann, a boy named Jack and a girl named Hanna (?) and to my son James W. Olds the following named negroes viz.: a boy by the name of Benny, his wife, Nancy, and her children Haret (Hanet?_ Millie and Jim, and a boy by the name of Sandy. And to my son John J. Olds, the following named negroes, viz>: a boy by the name of Wiley, a girl named Marjarette, a boy named Louis, a boy named Harrison and a girl named Caulice (?). And to my daughter, Martha E. Trayler, wife of Champion T. Trayler, the following named negroes viz.: a negro man named Jess, his wife, Sarah, and her child named Henderson and a girl named Sophia, and in addition, I desire that the sum of two hundred dollars shall be given to my said daughter, Martha E. to make her lot of negroes equal to any of the balance of my said children. And to my daughter Sarah Ann Rainey, wife of William M. Rainey, the following named negroes heretofore given in ____ ___ her sole and _____ use viz.: a woman by the name of Susa and her four children, a boy named Edmund, a boy named Bob, a boy Armitesa and a boy named Ahum, a girl named Rachel, also a girl named Letha, in the event of the death of my grandson Carl Rainey before he arrives to the age of twenty-one years. And to my daughter Elizabeth W. Olds, the following named negroes viz.: a woman by the name of Charlette and her two children, a boy by the name of Prince and a girl named Lizza, a boy named Reubin, a girl named Betsey and a boy named William. And to my son, Stanton D. Olds, the following named negroes, viz.: a man by the name of George, a boy named Tom & a girl named Ginny. Al the rest and residue of my real and personal Estate whatever and wherever of what ____ kind or quality that some may be, and not herein before given and disposed of, after the payment of my just debts and funeral expenses, I desire shall be equally divided amongst my children. And for the purpose of ____ ___ full effect my foregoing desires and having full confidence in the honest integrity and ability of my sons William H. Olds and John J. Olds, I do hereby appoint them as Executors of this my last will and testament and desire that the Executors shall agree between themselves as to the compensation that my son John H. Olds shall receive for attending to the of settling all my debts. Wm. W. Olds (SEAL) Signed, Sealed published and declared by the said testator as ___ for his last will and testament in our presence who at his request in his presence have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto. Henry Averyt (Seal) John J. Day (Seal) Wm H. Norris (Seal) The State of Alabama, Dallas County Personally came into open court Henry Averyt, on of the subscribing witnesses to the forgoing will who first being duly sworn saith on both that he was present and saw William W. Olds, the testator, sign the same as and for his last will and testament and that the said testator was of sound mind and disposing memory at the time of signing the same and that he de____ to ____ with John J. Day and Wm. H. Norris at the request of and in the presence of the said testator signed the same as witnesses in the presence of said testator and in the presence of each other on the day and date therein written. H. Averyt Sworn to and subscribed in open court before me this 8th day of August AD 1853. Thomas G. Rowin Judge of Probate Recorded this 11th day of August 1853 Thomas G. Rowin, Judge File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/dallas/wills/olds35nwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/alfiles/ File size: 5.3 Kb