Will of John Adcock 1852 - Drew County Arkansas ------------------------------------------------------------ USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. Extracted by Jamie Sanders Peacock Submitted by Jamie Peacock email: 26 Jul 2001 ------------------------------------------------------------ The State of Arkansas Drew County Be it remembered that I John Adcock of the State and county aforesaid being sound of mine, do by these presents on this day consulted make and appoint this my last will and testament as follows: To wit, First I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Sarah Adcock all my estate both real and personal of whatsoever name nature or description of to which I am seized or possessed together with all my rights and credits and every interest belonging or in anywise appertaining unto me in Law or equity to have and to hold unto her the said Sarah to her sole and only use benefit and behoof for and during her natural life except as herein after specified. Namely it is my desire that my executor herein after appointed shall pay all my just debts and funeral expenses and the following bequests out of any moneys I may have at the time of my decease, I give and bequeath to my son Thomas J Adcock the sum of five dollars and I also give and bequeath to my son William W Adcock to Mary Ann A Dill my daughter, to my son Henry C Adcock, to Elizabeth J Jones, my daughter, to my daughter Susan E Eubanks, and my daughter Alcy C Thomas the sum of five dollars each and to William J and Henry C Adcock heirs of my son John W Adcock the sum of five dollars jointly. The amount if there should not be sufficient money on hand belonging to me at my death, to be raised by sale of my personal property within twelve month from and after my death to be applied to the payment of my first debts, funeral expenses and the bequests before mentioned further it is my desire that my property herein before bequeathed to my beloved wife Sarah shall be divided in equal shares amongst my several children and my two grandchildren before mentioned at the death of my beloved wife Sarah. Subject however to the following conditions and restrictions, namely, my three sons Thomas J, William W and Henry G Adcock, my grandchildren and heirs of John W Adcock my eldest son now deceased shall recover their respective shares with my four daughters herein after mentioned that is to say my grandchildren above mentioned William J and Henry C Adcock shall take and share jointly equal to each of my before mentioned children, but it is my desire and I hereby expressly ordain that the several shares of my daughters Mary Ann A Dill, Elizabeth J Jones, Susan E Eubanks and Alcy C Thomas shall descend to them respectively and the lawful heirs of their bodies that the same shall never be subjected to the debts and liabilities of their several husbands but the same shall immune then and their children to them sold and only proper use benefit and behoove and I do further constitute and approve Henry G Adcock my executor for the purpose of carrying into effect this my last will and testament. I hereby inform upon him the faithful performance of the terms herein here unto my hand and afford my seal this 29th day of October 1833. Signed and sealed in the prescience of Benjamin D Smith January 13 th 1832 Drew County Courthouse Will Book B