Wilcox County AlArchives Wills.....Young, James G. September 25, 1856
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Source: James G. Young Will
Written: September 25, 1856

State of Alabama, Wilcox County

	In the name of God   I James G. Young of the State and County 
aforesaid being weak in body but of sound and disposing mind and memory do 
make and declare this my last will and testament as follows.
first: I desire my just debts to be first paid.

second: It is my will that the whole of my estate after my debts are both real 
and personal be kept together and managed and controlled solly by my beloved 
wife during her natural life and the proceeds arising therefrom shall be 
applied to the benefit and use of my family. If the proceeds should more than 
support the family then and in that event my beloved wife has the power to 
purchase such property as she may think fit and proper.

third: If my beloved wife should die during the years my estate is not to be 
divided until the crops then growing shall be gathered.

fourth: After the death of my beloved wife I desire my property to be disposed 
of as follows

First I desire my land to be sold in one body to the highest bidder on one, 
two, three & four years, the and second notes payable at maturity without 
interest but the two remaining to bear interest from date thereof.

Second I desire that all my horses, mules, cows, and all stock of any 
description after the death of my beloved wife be sold in a credit of twelve 
months.

Third: I desire after my beloved wife’s death that my slaves to be divided 
eaqually between my following named children to wit: Elizabeth Ann wife of S. 
Hardaway, Harriet C Younge wife of Henry Young Jr., Virginia A. wife of Wm. D. 
King, Lucy O. Young and Mary P. Young.

Fourth: I desire such of those children as have received any Negroes from me 
to account for them when the bal. of my negroes are divided.

Fifth: It is also my will that the above named children shall have eaqually in 
all the money that may arise from the sale of such property as I have directed 
to be sold and also all monies that may come to or belong to my estate not 
herein mentioned.

Sixth: I do hereby nominate and appoint Henry Young Jr. trustee for my beloved 
daughter Mary P. Young and desire him to hold and manage her property as 
guardians are required to manage the property of their wards.

Seventh: I do also nominate and appoint Henry Young Jr. trustee for my beloved 
daughter Virginia A. King and to receive such property as she may receive on 
the division of estate and to manage and controll such as may be received as 
in his judgement will be most judicious.

Eighth It is my desire that my son Hardaway Young shall not receive any 
portion of my property nor have any controll of it in any way whatsoever as I 
have given him as much as I intend to give. I do hereby nominate and appoint 
my beloved wife Elizabeth G. Young Executor of this my last will and testament.
Witness my hand and seal this the 25th day of September 
A.D. 1856 				(Signed) James G. Young

Witnesses: Wm W. Clark, Geo W. Heath, Augustus Tomlinson

Probated: January 25, 1858.

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