Dallas County AlArchives Wills.....Webster, Thomas J. December 10, 1862
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Source: Dallas County, Alabama Will Book
Written: December 10, 1862
Recorded: January 26, 1863

Will of Thomas J. Webster

The State of Alabama & Dallas County

I Thomas J. Webster of the County of Dallas & State of Alabama being of sound 
mind and memory, but feeble in body; and knowing the uncertainty of life, do 
make, publish and declare this my last will and testament, hereby annulling and 
making void all other wills by me heretofore made.  In the first place I wish 
my executor hereinafter named to collect all debts due me, and pay all the just 
debts I am owing.  

Second  I will and bequeath to my beloved wife Sarah Webster my home and lot in 
Pleasant Hill where I now reside, together with all my household & kitchen 
furniture, also a tract of land near Pleasant Hill containing One Hundred 
acres, known as the McInnis tract also a small vacant lot on Pleasant Hill 
adjourning lots of Coman & Hardy & Rice & Lovelace and Sarah M. Doolittle, to 
have and hold in her own right, 
and dispose of as she pleases.

Third I will and bequeath to my son Felix P. Webster Twelve hundred dollars for 
the purpose of paying for his tuition, board and clothing for two years after 
the present year, also enough to pay for a good gold watch, whenever he has acquired his 
education.

Fourth	I will and bequeath to my daughter Sarah Salina Webster my piano, also 
Twelve hundred dollars, for the purpose of completing her education and paying 
for her board and clothing while at school.

Fifth I will and bequeath to my son Robert E. Webster the sum of six hundred 
dollars for the purpose of buying him a horse & buggy.
Sixth I will and bequeath to my son John T. Webster an amount sufficient to buy 
him a good gold watch.

Seventh I will and bequeath to my son Dan R. Webster & my daughter Cornelia 
Melvira Webster the sum of four thousand dollars each for the purpose of paying 
for their education - board & clothing.

Eighth	I will and desire that my Executor, either buy or rent a plantation and 
keep my negroes together and I work at the same, and he is hereby empowered to 
buy property; or sell any of my present property except that specially herein 
bequeathed & that would be for the benefit of my estate.

Ninth I will and bequeath, that after the payment of the foregoing special 
legacies that my beloved wife Sarah Webster and my children Thos. P., Robert 
E., John T., Felix P., Sarah S., Danl B., Cornelia M., all draw an equal part of my estate, 
share & share alike, and that those not of age or may become of age can at any 
time have their portion allotted off for them.  I hereby capitulate and appoint 
my son Thomas P. Webster, Executor of this my last Will and Testament.  Given under my hand 
and seal this tenth day of December AD 1862.

                                                                                
                                                  Thos J. Webster   SEAL

Signed, sealed, published and declared to be the last Will & Testament 
of Thomas J. Webster in our presence, and in the presence of each other 
on the 10 day of December AD 1862.  While he was of sound mind 
and memory.
                                                             }   I J. R. Butler
                                      Subscribing Witnesses  }   I P. A. Wood
                                                             }   W. A. Rice

The State of Alabama
/Dallas County

Personally appeared in Open Court, James R. Butler, one of the subscribing 
witnesses to the foregoing Will, who being duly sworn diposeth and saith that 
he saw Thomas J. Webster sign seal & duly execute the same, on this day and 
year therein named, as and for his last Will & Testament, and that the said 
Testator, was of sound 
mind and disposing memory at the time of executing the same, and I that he this
deponent, Jas R. Wood & Wm A. Rice signed the same as witnesses in presence of 
and at the request of the said Testator and in the presence of 
each other on the day the same bears date.

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Sworn to and subscribed in                                J. R. Butler
Open Court before me this 19th
January AD 1863.
Tho G. Rainer, Judge
Recorded 26th January 1863 Tho G. Rainer, Judge of Probate



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