Pickens County AlArchives Wills.....Allen, Uriah E. April 13, 1901
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Source: Pickens County Will Book A, Page 310
Written: April 13, 1901
Recorded: April 29, 1901

The State of Alabama}
          Pickens County}

I, Uriah E. Allen, in the name of God, a resident citizen of said County and 
State, being of sound mind and disposing memory, though feeble in body do 
hereby, on this the 13th day of April, A. D. 1901, declare and publish this my 
last Will and Testament. –
1st.  It is my will that my executor hereinafter named, shall immediately after 
my death take possession of all my notes and accounts and other evidence of 
credits, collect the same as expeditiously as the nature of the said credits 
will admit, and out of the proceeds of the same he shall pay all my just debts, 
Medical bills, funeral expense and have erected at my grave a suitable marble 
grave stone. 
2nd.  It is my will that my said Executor shall take charge of my beloved wife 
Nancy G. and at her death provide and pay for out of the proceeds of the assets 
aforesaid, the expense of her burial, and a neat tombstone to be by him erected 
at her grave.  
3rd.  It is my will that my said beloved wife shall have the use and benefit of 
all my household goods and furniture during her lifetime, and that after her 
death whatever remains of said goods, shall be taken charge of by my said 
Executor and disposed of as the other portion of my property remaining in his 
hands.  
4th.  It is my will that after having collected all debts due me and paid all 
of my just debts and other necessary expense in and about the Executor of this 
my will, should there	remain a surplus of money in his hands, then in that 
event my said Executor shall divide the amount equally, share and share alike, 
between each of my children to wit: - Martha J. Mullins, Wm. D. Allen, J. W. 
Allen, A. J. Allen, Theodosia Jones wife of W. J. Jones, S. F. Allen, and John 
T. Allen, and children of my deceased daughter Mary Ann Shaw, to wit:  Luther 
Shaw, Emory Shaw, Nancy Shaw, Flora Dunaway wife of Monroe Dunaway and Callie 
Gibson wife of Wm. Gibson shall have their mothers share, to be equally divided 
between each of said grand children. 
5th.  It is my will that my said Executor shall be exempt from giving bond as 
such Executor and he is hereby empowered and authorized to do and perform any 
and all things necessary in and about the Execution of this my last will and 
testament in any way and manner as he may deem best; and he is further 
authorized to make conveyance by deed of lands by me sold, to the purchaser 
upon the payment in full of the purchase money due on said lands; and my said 
Executor shall have reasonable pay for his services. 
6th.  It is my will, and I do hereby appoint my beloved son John T. Allen sole 
executor of this my last will and testament.  Given under my hand and seal this 
the 13th day of April, A. D. 1901.  

                                               U. E. Allen  {Seal}

Witness: - 

The above was signed by the testator in our presence and we as attesting 
witnesses signed the same in the presence of the testator and in the presence 
of each other this April 13, 1901.  

                                                W. G. Robertson
                                                J. H. Land

The State of Alabama}
          Pickens County}

I, L. C. Hudgins, Judge of the Probate Court, in and for said County and State, 
do hereby certify that the within instrument of writing, has this day in said 
Court, and before me the Judge thereof, been duly proven by the proper 
testimony, to be the genuine last will and testament of Uriah E. Allen, 
deceased, and that said will together with the proof thereof has been recorded 
in my office in Book of Wills “A” page 308 – 312.  In witness of all of which I 
have hereunto set my hand this 23rd day of May 1901. 

                                                L. C. Hudgins  
                                                Judge of Probate

Files in the Probate Office of Pickens County, Ala., on the 29th day of April, 
1901. 

                                                L. C. Hudgins
                                                Judge of Probate 


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