Will of Polly Knight, widow of Allen Knight, Montgomery, Alabama http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/montgomery/wills/pknight.txt ================================================================================ USGENWEB NOTICE: All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed and copyrighted by: Mary Lee Barnes ================================================================================ July 2002 Polly Knight was the widow of Allen Knight who died in Lowndes Co. in 1839 Last Will Polly Knight August 31st 1847 of The State of Alabama Montgomery County Know all men by these presents, I Poley Knight feeling that my definitive is close at hand, being low in health but strong in mind as memeory I feel dispose to dispose of my wordly goods personal estate for the Love and respect- for my dather Juleye P Davis for her good attention to me in my affliction I give her and the heirs of her body my negro woman Siser and her child by the name of Jack to the bodey Jueley P Davis; I give to my beloved son Wm A Knight one bed and furnitey and one clock an famely Bible, the balance of my goods and chatels an my bed, and furnety I leave to be Eakuel to be divided amonge all my children my old negro woman Lover I give to my daughter Junley P Davis under her spelel care amd pentation this beine my last will I know ÿ comite my soule to God, as witness my hande and seale day and date above writen. her test. Poley X Knight(seal) A.S Dubberly mark James F. Knight State of Alabama ) Montgomery County) Personally appeared in open court A S Dubberly and James F Knight Subscribing witnesses to the last will and testament of Polley Knight whon their oaths do say that they saw the said Polley Knight whose name appears to the above instrument sign and seal the same as her last will and testament that she was at the time of a sound disposing mind and memory, that they signed the same as witnesses in the presence of and at the request of the testator and in the presence of each other. Sworn to and Subsribed A S Dubberley in open court James F Knight Thos S May, Judge 7 Feby 1848 Probated to the personal estate of Polly Knight decd and (maid sic) of record, 1 Feby 1848 Thomas S May Judge