Will of James Lewis - Tuscaloosa Co., AL
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Will of James Lewis  - Tuscaloosa Co., AL
Mon, 22 Mar 1999 

Book 1, pages 181-183 gives the will of James Lewis dated 15 October 1842
State of Alabama, Tuscaloosa County.

By this my last will and testament being in my proper mind, I do bequeath
and dispose of my property as follows to wit:
To my wife Catherine Lewis, I do bequeath all the following named negros to
wit: one negro man by name of Big Jim and Rose his wife, a nergo boy by name
of Lias, a girl Josephine and a yellow girl by name of Harriett.

To my son Charles A. Lewis two negros given him some time since, by name
Jake and Joe and at my death it is my will he shall have one other negro by
name Jim, the brother of Joe.

To my son James Lewis, two negros given him some time since by name Orange
and Isaac and at my death it is my will that he shall have one other negro
by name Perry.

To my son Andrew Jackson Lewis two negros given him some time since by name
George and William and at my death it is my will that he shall have one
other negro by name Wiley.

To my son George W. Lewis three negros given him some time since but not
delivered, by name Mase, Marcus and Noel and it is my further will that he
shall have at my death three other negros name Charles, Abram and Sally.

To my son Wesley Lewis three negros by name Lock, Shelby and March.

To my son Thomas Lewis, two negro boys by name Anderson and Henry and a girl
Jude.

To my daughter Mary Weatherford I bequeath the amount of certain notes,
drawn by her husband William Weatherford and myself in favor of James Duncan
for one thousand five hundred dollars, of which two hundred dollars have
been paid.

To my daughter Manerva Lyon I have given nine hundred dollars and it is my
will that at my death she shall receive the sum of six hundred dollars from
my executor to be collected as hereinafter directed.

To my daughter Sarah Hudson I have given three cows and a mare and it is my
will that she receive at my death the further bequest of one dollar.

To my daughter Martha Lewis, I bequeath the sum of one thousand five hundred
dollars.

To my daughter Margaret Lewis I bequeath the sum of one thousand five
hundred dollars.

To my daughter Lavinia Lewis I bequeath the sum of one thousand five hundred
dollars.

It is my desire and I do hearby enjoin it upon my executor that all of the
remaining negros which have not been herein bequeathed shall be kept
together until my youngest children shall come to the age of twenty one
years; it is my further will that out of the proceeds arising from their
labor shall be paid the several sums of money herein bequeathed to my
daughters as soon as a sufficient amount shall have been received by my
executor.

It is my further desire that all my landed estate shall remain in the
possession of and use and benefit of my wife during her life. That one
certain tract of land only, known as the McCain tract shall be reserved from
the the above bequest to be sold if necessary for the payment of my debts.

And it is my further desire that at the death of my wife all my landed
estate and negros as herein bequeathed to her for  the purposees mentioned
and for her use  and benefit with the exception of the above named negros
shall be equally divided among my sons, Charles, James, Andrew Jackson,
George W. Wesley and Thomas.

It is my desire that my son Charles A. and Andrew Jackson Lewis act as
executors of this my last will and Testament.
In witness of the above I have hereunto set and subscribed my name and
affixed my seal          James Lewis
In presence of:
Josiah Hollis
A.P.Few

CODICIL: It is my desire that my son Andrew Jackson Lewis shall hold and
have in his own right that certain tract of land whereon he now resides,
containing three hundred and twenty acres. This is my first codicil
subscribed to as above.       James Lewis
In presence of same witnesess as before.
M. Quarles