Will of Benjamin Stovall, Morgan, Alabama

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Will of Benjamin Stovall 22nd June 1833

                                      In the name of god Amen. I Benjamin
Stovall of the County of Morgan & State of Alabama being of Sound & 
disposing mind and memory thanks be to Almighty God for the same, but being 
persuaded the certainty of mortality am know moved to make & ordain this my 
last will & testament revoking all other will Legacy or bequeathests-----In 
the first place it is my will and desire that my Funeral exspences & Just 
debts be first paid & satisfied.  In the next place I give & bequest unto my
beloved, wife Margaret Stovall all my Estate both real & personal to have & 
to hold during her natural life or widowhood for the purpose of her suport 
and for raising & schooling my children that are under age after what is 
hearin after mentioned & bequeathed----first I five & bequeathe unto my son 
in law Phillip Watkins eighty dollars in cash and other articles the amount 
of sixty eight dollars inwhich he hath already received & charged with 
-------- secondly I give & bequeathe unto my son in law Rich Gellentine? the
sum of sixty seven dollars & seventy five cents in cash and other articles 
to the amount of sixty eight dollars which I have been charged with and he 
hath already received also twelve dollars & twenty five cents to be paid in 
cash here after----Thirdly I give & bequeathe unto William Hendon one 
hundred cents to be paid out of my estate----It is also further my will & 
desire that my wife Margaret Stovall shall give unto each of the rest of 
our children as the come of age the sum of eighty dollars in money and the 
further sum of sixty eight dollars in property---last ly after the death of 
my wife or the end of her widowhood it is my desire that the whole of my 
estate both real & personal after the aforementioned bequeatheas are 
satisfied, be sold and equally divided among my legal heirs William Hendon 
excepted-------------------------------- I do herey constitute & appoint my 
Brother Drury Stovall my friend Robert Johnson and my son Thomas Tilmon 
Stovall Executors to this my last will & testament in testimony wheretoof 
I have hear unto set my hand & seal this 22nd day of June 1833
Test:  Peter Stovall                               Benjamin Stovall (SEAL)
         Edmund Stone
          John Glaze?

State of Alabama
Morgan County.  The above last will and testament of Benjmain Stovall, 
having been duly recorded, by the oath of Peter Stovall & edmund Stone.  
It is ordered to be recorded as such September 11th 1838 Green D. Rice

Reocrded July 25th 1846 of Drury Stovall guardian of my wife Elizabeth 
Stoval fifty five Dollars in parte of her legacy. Ansel H. Stovall

Recorded January 24th 1847 five hundred Dollars of Drury Stovall as guardian
of my wife Elizabeth stovall in parte of her legacy. Ansel H. Stovall

Recorded June 17th 1848 of Drury Stovall guardian for my wife Elizabeth
Stovall two hundred and twenty five Dollars on saide guardianship Ansel H.
Stovall