Lowndes County AlArchives Wills.....May, Susannah October 28, 1864
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Source: Lowndes County Will Book C, Pages 60-61
Written: October 28, 1864
Recorded: January 30, 1866

Will of Susan May
Lowndes County, Alabama Will Book C, pages 60-61

Know all men by these presents that, I Susan May of the State of Alabama and
County of Lowndes, being of sound mind and memory, do make, declare and publish
this my Last Will and Testament.

1st:  I give and bequeath to my son, W. H. May, all the land I possess at my
death, also one sixteen hundred dollar note on Caroline McClelland due January
1st, 1864.  Said note to be sold provided slavery is abolished by the present
war with the United States and the Confederate State; if slavery is not
abolished the said Caroline McClelland and H. McClaud shall pay said note to my
son, W. H. May whenever they think he needs it.

2nd:  I give and bequeath unto my daughter, Caroline McClain and Sarah A. Dennis
all my household furniture that I am possessed of my death.

3rd:  I give and bequeath unto my son, Simon B. May, Wm L May, James May, J. C.
B. May, M. P. May, A. S. May, and the heirs of John May, each one my sons named
in the 3rd Item five dollars each, also the heirs of my son, John May five
dollars to paid ____ my death after my death.

4th:  I do nominate and appoint my son-in-law H. McClain and my daughter
Caroline McClain to be the executors of this my Last Will and Testament to
control and manage the amount I have willed to my son, W. H. May, as they think
best for him to support upon and also my Executors to this my Last Will and
Testament.

In testimony whereof to this my Last Will and Testament I then hereunto set my
hand and seal this October 28, 1864.

                           her
                 Susan  X   May
                         mark

Signed, sealed, declared and published by the said Susan May and for her last
will and Testament in presence of us, who at her request and in her presence,
and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses hereto.
                  J. J. Evans (Seal)
                  W. P. Lotheir (Seal) [W. P. Collier]

The State of Alabama, Lowndes County
Probate Court of said County

In the Matter of the Probate of the Last Will and Testament of Susannah May, dec’d.

Before me, James W. Graham, Judge of Probate Court, in and for the County and
State aforesaid, personally appeared in open Court, J. J. Evan who having been
by me first respectively duly sworn and examined did and does depose and say
that affiant is a subscribing witness to the instrument of writing now shown
him, and which purports to be the Last Will and Testament of Susannah May,
deceased, late an inhabitant of the County, that the said Susannah May, since
deceased, signed and executed said instrument on the day the same bears date,
and declared the same to be her last Will and Testament, and affiant set his
signature thereto on the day the same bears date with W. P. Collier as a
subscribing witness to the same, in the presence of said Testatrix and in the
presence of each other subscribing witness, that said Testatrix was of sound
mind and disposing memory and in the opinion of deponent, fully capable of
making her last will and testament at the time the same was so made as aforesaid.

Affiant further states that said Testatrix was on the day of the said date, of
the full age of twenty-one and upwards.
                                               J. J. Evans

Subscribed and sworn to
In open Court before me
This 15th day of January, 1866
James W. Graham
Judge of Probate

The foregoing is a true copy of the original Will admitted to Probate and record
January 15, 1866 and recorded January 30th, 1866.


Additional Comments:
Susannah was the widow of James May who likely died in about 1860 in Pike
County, Alabama.

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