Isam Sheffield's Will - Wilcox Co., AL
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Cindy Patterson <boogie@hpnc.com>
Sat, 16 Jan 1999 13:16:11 -0600

Subject: Isam Sheffield's Will - Wilcox Co., AL

ISAM SHEFFIELD'S WILL
dated 2 July 1841/proven 21 Feb 1842
(Submitted by Cindy Patterson)

Wilcox Co. Alabama
Will Book 1 page 368

Sworn to & subscribed in Open Court 21 February 1842

In the name of God Amen. I - Isam Sheffield of the county of Wilcox & State
of Alabama being low in body but of sound memory of mind & understanding do
make this to be my last will & testament in manner and as follows--hereby
revoking all other wills by me made-  First my will & desire is that all of
my just debts & funeral expenses be paid-  Second I give and bequeath to my
son EVERETTE SHEFFIELD my daughter MILLEY MORGAN wife of Joseph Morgan my
daughter SUSANNAH wife of James Mcgee- my son WILLIAM SHEFFIELD my daughter
SALLY KELLY  wife of Albert B. Kelly my daughter ROXALINA WRIGHT wife of
Mathew Wright--all of my property of any description, both real & personal
money accounts goods & chattels--Negroes crops & stock of every description
to my said six children to share & share alike to them & their heirs
forever--
third I give & bequeath to my son in law Bailey Manas who intermarried with
my deceased daughter HANNAH SHEFFIELD and his children that he had by said
daughter the sum of five dollars to them & their heirs forever--Fourthly--I
cancel my loan of James Giden [prob.Green] who intermarried with my
deceased
daughter ELIZA MORGAN widow of the late James Morgan & formerly ELIZA
SHEFFIELD fifty dollars--I now give him said fiftly dollars and give him
and
the childen that my said daughter Eliza has living the sum of five dollars
to them & their heirs forever-  I do herby nominate & appoint my two
sons--EVERETT SHEFFIELD & WILLIAM SHEFFIELD executors to this my last will
&
testament-- In testamony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my
seal to this my last will & testament.
This the second day of July in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred &
forty
one.

(signed) Isam Sheffield

signed sealed & acknowledged
in the presence of us
Wm A Hicks
A Hillyer
J Radcliff

The State of Alabama
Wilcox County

Personally appeared before the Orphans Court of Wilcox County Abram Hillyer
who being duly sworn [ ?] &[ ?]  that he saw Isam Sheffield sign seal and
publish the above instrument of writing as his last will and that he with
the other subscribing witnesses Wm A Hicks & John Ratcliff signed the same
as witnesses in presence of each other and of the testator and that the
testator was of sound mind & memory when he published the same as his last
will & testament
subscribed & sworn to in open court.  Wm F Gee (?)

Abram Hillyer