Marengo County AlArchives Wills.....William C  Thompson May 1854
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Source: Marengo Co Al Courthouse
Written: May 1854
Recorded: June 1854

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Probate Court June term 1854 

Will of Wm C Thompson
I William C Thompson of the county of Marengo and state of AL being in feeble 
health but of sane mind do make, declare and publish this my last will and 
testament as follows. First after the payment of my just debts and funeral 
expenses I give and bequeath to the Annual Alabama Conference of the Methodist 
Episcopal Church South the sum of 4000.00 dollars to be used and expended in 
such manner as said conference may consider most conducive to said Methodist 
Episcopal Church South. The said sum of 4000.00 dollars to be paid by my 
executor herein after named as followed to wit: 1000.00 dollars on the first 
day of January AD 1856, 1000.00 on the first day of January AD 1857, 1000.00 
dollars on the fist day of January AD 1858, 1000.00 dollars the balance due on 
the first day of January AD 1859.

Second I give, devise and bequeath to my beloved wife any land, slaves cash on 
hand, notes and all of the property real and personal and mixed which I shall 
die seized and possessed of. And have by constitute and appoint her my sole 
executor with request that the probate court will not require surety from her 
in granting her letters testamentary on this my last will and testament. In 
writing whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this first day of May in 
the year 1854.

W C Thompson (Seal)

The foregoing last will and testament of the said Wm C Thompson was signed by 
him in our presence we subscribe our names as witnesses thereto in his presence 
on the day and year therein mentioned.

Wm E Clarke (Seal)



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