Perry County AlArchives Wills.....Stewart, Andrew J. January 21, 1871
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The State of Alabama
Perry County

	In the name of God  amen.  I Andrew J. Stewart of the 
      County and State aforesaid being of sound mind and memory 
      and considering the uncertainty of this frail and 
      transitory life do therefore make ordain publish and 
      declare this to be my last will and testament. I give and 
      bequeath to my beloved wife ______ Stewart my present 
      Homestead known ____ designated as the North 1/2 of the 
      E 1/2 of the _____ of  section No 17 and the SE 1/4 _____ 
      NE 1/4 of Section No 17. and the NE 1/4 of E 1/4 of the 
      ?same? section all in Township No ___ Range No 9 in said 
      County and the ____ __ ___ belonging, to have and to hold 
      for sole use and benifit during her natural life and at her 
      death the same to descend to my son Garrett Stewart. 
      2nd . I give and bequeath to my son Garrett Stewart my mule 
      Rhody, my gold watch my plantation wagon an bed and furniture 
      and an cow named Stan and her calf, them and their increase, 
      said wagon and said cow and calf and their increase to remain 
      in the family so long as my said son Garrett and his mother 
      both live.
	3rd.  I give and bequeath to my beloved wife the balance of 
      my stock of cattle to have and to hold during her natural 
      life, and at her death them and their increase to be equally 
      divided between these daughters Margaret Martin Elizabeth J 
      Hughes and Mary Frances Ivey.
	4th.  I give and bequeath to my said wife all my stock of 
      hogs and goats my horse Reb all my farming tools and the 
      balance of my Household and Kitchen furniture during her 
      natural life and for my son Garrott also to have and to use 
      and benefit of the same as long as he continues to remain 
      with his said mother and at her death the property bequeathed 
      in this 4th Item to be equally divided between my four 
      children Garrett Stewart Margaret Martin Elizabeth J Hughs 
      and Mary Francis Ivy.
	5th.  I make constitute and appoint my said son Garret 
      Stewart Executor to this my last will and testament hereby 
      revoking all former wills by ___ made.  In witness whereof 
      I have hereunto __scribed my name and affixed my seal 
      unto____ the 21st day of January AD 1871.
      Signed : A.J. Stuart

The above written instrument subscribed by A.J. Stewart in our 
presence and we at his request do hereby subscribe our names 
as witnesses thereto this the 21st day of January A.D. 1871

Florilla Tomblinson
Benj. F. Bolling

State of Alabama
Perry County
Probate Court Special Term Dec 22nd 1871
The probate of the last will and testament of A.J. Stewart dec'd
Before me A. C. Hinze a Judge of Probate formally appeared Florilla 
Tomblinson and Benjamin F. Bolling two of the subscribing witnesses 
to the paper proported? as the last will and testament of A.J. 
Stuart , dec'd who being by me first duly sworn to speak the truth 
the whole and nothing but the truth depose and say that A.J. Stewart 
executed the paper  proporoted? as his last will and testament on 
the day of the date thereof in their presence: that they attested 
said instrument in the presence of said testator and at his request 
on the day of the date thereof  __ further say that at the time ___ 
said will said testator was of sound ____ and memory and fully 
capable of ___ said will that he was then a re-___ of Perry County 
Alabama and over __age of twenty one years, and that never ___ 
influence the executor of said will as for ___ him in balance, and 
that said A.J. Stuart died in the County on the __ day of 1871.  
Sworn to and subscribed before me this the 21st day of Dec 1871 
A.C. Hinze, Judge of Probate

Benj. F. Bolling (signature)
Florilla (her X mark) Tomblinson

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