Lowndes County AlArchives Wills.....Young, George November 18, 1862 ************************************************ 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 February 16, 2009, 9:22 pm Source: Lowndes County Will Book C, Pages 43-45 Written: November 18, 1862 The State of Alabama Lowndes County In the Name of God, Amen! Know all men by these presents that I, G. W. Young, being feeble in body, but sound in mind, with a full knowledge of the uncertainty of life and the certainty of death, do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all others. Item 1st I commit my body to the grave and my spirit to the God who gave it. Item 2nd: It is my will and desire that all my just debts be paid as soon as convenient after my death. Item 3rd: I will and bequeath to my beloved wife S. M. R. Young, my tract of land lying in Lowndes & Dallas County Known as the Walker place two miles last of Benton with all of the household and kitchen furniture, also my entire stock of horses, cattle & hogs for her own use, benefit and behoof in the term of her natural life. Item 4th: I will and bequeath to my beloved wife, S. M. R. Young, a negro man, Anderson, also a negro woman, Mary and her two children, to have and to hold for her own use, benefit, and behoof for the term of her natural life. Item 5th: I will and bequeath to my four daughters now with me viz: Sarah E, Dorotha B, Manerva L, & Susan A each a bedstead, bed & bed furniture, the value of each shall be registered in my second book where the property given to my married daughter is already placed, that it may be part of their portion in the final settlement of my Estate. It is also my will and desire that my two youngest daughters, viz: Manerva L & Susan A. be placed at some good school for the term of one scholastic year, and the expense of the same paid out of the annual income of my Estate. Item 6th: It is my will & desire that my negroes Sam, Jane, Frank, George, Edward, Delsa, Mahida & Emily be hired out until my youngest child becomes eighteen years of age, or marries at which time it is my will and desire that my entire Estate be sold on a credit of twelve months, except that portion bequeathed to my beloved wife, and the proceeds be equally divided between all my children viz: MA Frances[hard to read], Martha F. Earnest, Emily Hardy, Sarah E. Young, Dorotha B. Young, Manerva L. Young, Susan A. Young. Item 7th: It is my will and desire that my land on Dry Cedar Creek be rented out until my youngest child becomes eighteen years old or married, and then sold as directed in Item 6. Item 8th: I will and bequeath to my beloved wife S. M. R. Young, my gold watch and the spectacles I use for reading for the term of her natural life. Item 9th: I will and bequeath to my daughter, Mrs. M. F Framer [hard to read] the gold spectacles I use for seeing at a distance. Item 10th: It is my will and desire that at the death of my beloved wife, S. S. F. Young then that portion of my estate willed to her shall be sold and the proceeds equally dived between all my children as mentioned in Item 6. Item 11th: To carry out this my Last Will and Testament I hereby constitute and appoint my son-in-law, W. F. Earnest and A. J. Warren my sole and lawful Executors. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this the 18th day of November, 1862. In presence of G. W. Young (Seal) S. J. Middleton J. W. Joner P. H. Lundy Codicil It is my will and desire that my carriage and buggy shall be kept by my wife, S. M. R. Young, for her own use and the use of my unmarried children so long as any child shall remain unmarried. It is also my will and desire that my unmarried children shall be supported out of the general proceeds of my Estate until the youngest shall become eighteen years of age. Should all so remain unmarried, each thus supported up to the time of their marriage respectively and should all remain unmarried then all their supportede up to the division of my Estate as directed in Item 6 of Will. In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix my seal this 3rd day of December 1862. In presence of G. W. Young (Seal) J. W. Jones P. H. Lundy The State of Alabama Lowndes County Probate Court May 4th, 1863 In the matter of the Probate of the Last Will of G. W. Young: Before me James W. Graham, Judge of the Probate Court of said County, personally appeared P. H. Lundy in open Court, who being duly sworn on oath, depose and says that he is a subscribing witness to the instrument now shown to him and which purports to be the Last Will and Testament of G. W. Young, deceased, late an inhabitant of this County, that said G. W. Young, since deceased, signed & executed said instrument on the day the same bears date, and declared the same to be his last Will & Testament and that affiant set his signature thereto, on the day the same bears date as a subscribing witness to the same in the presence of Testator, that said Testator was of sound mind and disposing memory and in the opinion of deponent, was fully capable of making his Will at the time of making the same as aforesaid affiant further states that said Testator was on the day of said date of said Will of the full age of twenty-one years & upwards. Subscribed, sworn to before me May 4th 1863 P. H. Lundy James W. Graham, Judge of Probate File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/lowndes/wills/young307gwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 5.9 Kb