Will of Nathan Lumpkin May, Lowndes, Alabama

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Nathan Lumpkin May was the son of Rev. William May and Elizabeth "Betsy"
Browning May.  He was born in 1821 in Montgomery County (part became
Lowndes County in 1830) and died Aft. June 27, 1862 near Richmond, VA.
He was married, from the will, but her maiden name or the location
of the marriage is unknown as is if there were any children.  Family
Legend says he was buried in the family plot in the Mt. Gilead
Church, but it is more likely he was buried near the battlefield where 
he died.

Will of Nathan Lumpkin May
Lowndes Co., Alabama
Will Book C, pages 8 - 9

The State of Alabama }  Feeling myself in the enjoyment of health and
Lowndes County       |  the full possession of my natural mind, I make this my 
Last Will in the distribution of my earthly affairs which, to say in the first 
place, I desire all my just debts paid and the balance then of my property to go 
to my wife Dorothy Susan May if she should bear and have living children to me.  
If, however, she should not, only one-half to her, my wife, and the other half 
to be equally divided between my surviving brothers and one niece, namely:  my 
brothers John Browning May, William Smith May, David Francis May, and lastly my 
niece, Nancy Cornelia Haralson.

Having thus made known my desire and wish in the above instrument of writing, 
witness this my signature on the 5th day of April, in the year of your Lord, One 
thousand Eighteen hundred and Sixty-two (1862).

Witness:                         N. L. May
J. W. Cowling
J. W. Kelley
W. H. Tarrance


State of Alabama  }
Lowndes County    }  Probate Court of said County

Before me, James W. Graham, Judge of said Court, personally appeared in open 
Court, J. W. Kelley who, having by me been duly sworn and examined, did and does 
depose and say under oath, that he, J. W. Cowling, and W. H. Tarrence, are each 
subscribing witnesses to the instrument of writing now shown to him, and which 
purports to be the Last Will and Testament of Nathan L. May, deceased, late an 
inhabitant of this County, that said May, since deceased, signed and executed 
said instrument on the day the same bears date, and declared the same to be his 
last will and testament, and that affiant and said other subscribing witnesses 
above named, set their signature thereto, on the day the same bears date, as 
subscribing witnesses to the same, in the presence of said Testator.  That said 
Testator was of sound mind and disposing memory, and in the opinion of deponent, 
fully capable of making his Will at the time the same was so made as aforesaid.  
Affiant further states that said Testator was on the day of the date of said 
Will of the full age of twenty-one years and upwards.

Subscribed & sworn to before me this         J. W. Kelley
25th day of October 1862.

James W. Graham
Judge of Probate


The foregoing is a true copy of the original Will admitted to Probate and Record 
in this Court on the 25th day of October 1862, and recorded the 18th day of 
April, 1863.

                                   James W. Graham, P.J.L.C