Will of John A. Newman, Monroe, Alabama

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The Will of John Newman of Monroe County, AL

I John Newman of Monroe County and State of Alabama being sick but of sound
and deposing mind, memory and understanding do make and publish this my last
Will and Testament hereby revoking and making void all former Wills by me at 
any time heretofore made.

First - I do hereby nominate constitute and appoint my friends John W. Moore
and Arthur P. Bagby Executors of this my Last will and Testament.

Second - I do give devise and bequeath that fraction of land known as
Fraction thirty three (33) East of the Alabama River Township Six (6) Range 
five (5) be sold and the proceeds of such sale de divided equally between the 
four oldest children of Peter Randon.

Thirdly - I further devise and bequeath that the three Quarter sections of
land in which I am possessed known as land in Section Thirty-four (34) Township 
Six (6) Range five (5) and the half Quarter Section being the west half of South 
west Quarter of Section Twenty Six (26) Township six (6) Range five (5) be sold 
and the proceeds be divided into four equal parts one part to be given to my 
Brother Thomas Newman one part to be given to my relatives the children of the 
Late John Fryer one part to Sarah Ann Miles daughter of Eliza and Philip Miles 
one part to my Executors John W. Moore and Arthur P. Bagby.

Fourthly - I devise that a claim I hold against John Fryer for 4500$ when he
obtains a Legal and complete Title to Fraction thirty three (33) West of the 
Alabama Township six (6) Range five (5) be given to the four oldest children 
of Peter Randon.

Fifthly - I give and bequeath to John Fryer and Adam Carson two half Quarter
Sections of land to wit the South half of Southeast and Southwest Quarters of 
Section twenty one (21) Township Six (6) Range five (5) on the condition that 
they pay a bond held by DR W. MRae against me for one Thousand dollars and 
also pay to my Executors five hundred Dollars.

Sixthly- My stock of cattle Hogs Horses and mules consisting of about forty
head of cattle marked with a swallow fork and uper bit in each ear forty head 
of hogs in same mark one bay mare one mule one year old filly I give to my 
Brother Thomas Newman Sarah Ann Miles and the children of the Late John Fryer.

Sevethly - I give and bequeath to my brother Alger Newman one bay mare
(named Star) and to my sister Susan one Roan Filly

I further desire as my Last Will that my Executor as above named be
authorisid and have full power to sell the above described Lands that they 
may be enabled to make the distribution as above desired in this my Last Will 
the interlinging of the Second third and fourth lines made before signing.  
In Wsitness whereof I the said John Newman have hereunto set my hand and seal 
this ninth day of April one Thousand eight hundred and thirty seven    

J. A. Newman

Signed Sealed and delivered by the above 
named John Newman as and for his
last Will and Testament in the Presence 
of us who at his request and in his presence 
and in the presence of each other have 
Subscribed our names as witnesses.

      Walter Wingate, Jr.
      John Davis
      Henry R. Pritchard

Codecil
I give and devise the five hundred dollars to be paid my Executors by John
Fryer and A. Carson to Arthur P. Bagby as compensation for his professional 
services.

      J. A. Newman

The State of Alabama }
Monroe County        } Personally appeared before me John J. Roach Judge 
of the County Court for Monroe County Walter Wingate junior and Henry R. 
Pritchard Witnesses to the within Last Will and testament of John A. 
Newman deceased who having been first duly sworn depose and say the 
foregoing is the last will and testament of the said John A. Newman 
deceased so far as they knew or believed that they saw the said John 
A. Newman sign seal publish and declare the same as his last Will and 
Testament that he signed it in their presence and that they signed the 
same as subscribing witnesses in the presence of the Testator and at 
his request that they saw the other subscribing witness sign his name
thereto and that at the time of signing that same the said Testator 
was of Sound and disposing mind.

Sworn to & Subscribed}             Walter Wingate
this 8th day of Sept AD 1837       Henry R. Pritchard