Lamar-Marion County AlArchives Wills.....Stanford, George March 10, 1877 ************************************************ 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: Bill Hansford wchansford@aol.com August 28, 2006, 8:49 pm Source: Lamar County, Alabama Probate Office Written: March 10, 1877 Recorded: September 24, 1878 The State of Alabama, Sanford County [now Lamar County, Alabama] I George Stanford of said county and state being now of sound mind and memory and cosidering the uncertainllty of this earthly life make publish and declare this to be my last will and testament that is to say first I resign my soul to God who gave it to me my body I desire to be buried at the discretion of my relatives and friends then after my burial expenses and all my debts are fully paid and discharged the residue of my property I dispose of as follows to wit First I give and bequeath unto my wife Mary L and to my seven children by her to wit Mary Elizabeth Jane Savannah Davis McCullah William Elijah Virginia Ellen Tennesse Idella and, Carry [may be Cassy] Ann all of my estate of all sorts kinds and descriptions to have and to hold in equal parts that my said wife shall take charge and control of my estate and also to take charge of my said seven children and manage and control all my estate and children in her own way during her natural life or widowhood and in the event of her death or marriage then my will and wish is that my whole estate be equally divided between my said wife and said seven children in equal parts and portions either by selling the property and dividing the proceeds or otherwise a division in property to be made by some three disinterested persons it is also my will and wish that my said wife send my said children to school and have them educated as best she can out of the effects of my estate to my children by my first wife five in number three living and two dead. I bequeath one dollar each the heirs of Sarah Parthena and Eli Jackson are to sahre the dollar bequeathed to their parents and that the provision of this my last will and testament shall be fully carried out I do make constitute and appoint my said wife Mary L to be executrix and my friend William M Molloy executor of this my last will and testament and it is also my will that my said executrix and executors shall not be required to give any bond for the execution of the trust as confered on them by this my last will and testament and that I hereby revoke and set a side all other wills by me made Given under my hand and seal this the tenth day of march AD 1877 George Stanford LS seal Signed sealed and published and declared by the said George Stanford as and for his last will and testament in the presence of us who at the request of the said George Stanford and in his presence have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses thereto W.F. Elliott seal John. T. Armstrong seal J.D. Gann seal State of Alabama, Lamar County We Joseph D Gann and Wm. Elliott whose names are signed as witnesses to the foregoing will do solemly swear that George Stanford whose name is signed to the within will acknowleged before us that his signature to the will was put there at his special request and he requested at his special request and in his presence and I W.F. Elliott signed his name in the presence of John T Armstrong as one of the subscribing witness and said Johtn T. Amstrong signed his name as witnesses thereto in his presence and in the presence of the said George Stanford and we both signed our names as witnesses at his special request as or about 10 March 1877 W.F. Elliott J.D. Gann Sworn to and subscribed before me Sept 2nd, 1878 Alexander Cobb Judge of Probate The State of Alabama Lamar County I Alexander Cobb, Judge of the Court of Probate in and for said county and state do herby certify that the within will and testament of George Stanford deceased has been this day duly proven before me in said court and duly recorded with the proof thereof in my said office in Book of Wills No. 1 Pages 1 and 2 in witness whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court this 24th day of September A.D. 1878. Alexander Cobb, Judge of Probate. [There is no punctuation in the will and it appears each of the seven children has double names] Additional Comments: Sarah Etta Belle (Stanford) Casson, daughter of Joseph William E. Stanford, and granddauther of George Stanford reported that George Stanfore made settlements with all the chidren by his frist wife prior to writing this will. Bill Hansford (grandson of Sarah Etta Belle (Stanford) Casson File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/lamar/wills/stanford159gwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 5.4 Kb