WILL OF FEREBE THOMAS

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Date: 5 Nov 2009
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Will of Ferebe Thomas, 4 Jan. 1855, Hempstead Co., Arkansas, Loose Will
File, or, Will Book C:74-76. Co. Clerk's Office, Hope, Arkansas. Transcribed
line for line from a photocopy of the original loose will.
          State of Ark Hempstead County Jan. the 4th 1855
          I Ferebe Thomas beleving I must die wish now while
     in common health and in my propper mind and memory
     to make this my last will and testament in the following
     manner (viz)
          1st I command my soul to God who gave it and my
     boddy to the grave.
          2nd I wish all my debts if any to be paid
          3rd my wish will and desire is that my son Francis M Thomas
     is to have the boy Harrison to him and his hers forever
          4th I give and bequeath to my daughter Margaret E. McCown
     the sum of two hundred dollars to her and her heirs forever
          5th I give and bequeath to my daughter Mary Ann Loftis the sum
     of five dollars to her and her Children forever.
          6th I give and bequeath to my daughter Martha H Loftis
     the some of five dollars to her and her heirs forever
          7th I give and bequeath to my daughter Sarah M. Black
     burn the sum of five dollars to her and her heirs forever.
          8th I give and bequeath to the heirs of my daughter Jane
     B. Austin the sum of five dollars each to them and thar
     heirs forever.
          9th all the balance of my estate both real and personal
     to be equally divided between my three sons Robert P.
     Thomas  A D Thomas  Frances M Thomas and my daug
     hter Margaret E. McCown.
          10th my further wish will and desire is that my son-
     Frances M. Thomas have Jim and Faney his wife
     estimated by me at five hundre dollars each and
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     all my interest in the tract of land I now live on
     estimated by me at eleven hundred and fifty dollar--
     and that he the Said Frances M. Thomas have four
     years time to pay the other legatees thare proportion
     able part of the above discribed property
     and do appoint my son Frances M. Thomas as my
     Executor to this my last will and Testament
     & Testamony where unto I hearby have sit my
     hand a affixed my seal the day and year above
     written.
          attest              Ferebe thomas
     W.W. Vaughn
     Frances M. Thomas
     Simeon McCown
     The State Arkansas
     County of Hempstead
                             In the Hempstead Court of
                             Probate July Term
                            July 10th A.D. 1855
               Be it remembred that on this day
     personally appeared in open Court William W.
     Vaughn and Simeon McCown two of the subscribing
     witnesses to the foregoing paper containing a will
     of Ferebe Thomas deceased and they being first duly
     sworn depose and say that on the 4th day of
     January A.D. 1855 the said Ferebe Thomas acknow-
     ledged that she had subscribed her name at the
     End of said paper writing a Will in the presence
     of them the said William W. Vaughn and Simeon
     McCown attesting witnesses, and that the
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     said Ferebe Thomas at the time of making such
     acknowledgement declared the same to be her last
     Will and Testament that they the said Vaughn
     and McCown at the same time signed their names
     as witnesses thereto at the request of the testate
     and that the said Ferebe Thomas at the time of
     making such acknowledgement am declaring
     the said paper writing or will to be her last
     Will and Testament was of sound and disposing
     mind and memory; So Help us God
                    W.W. Vaughn
                    Simeon McCown
                In Testimony that the foregoing deposition of
                Williamson W. Vaughn and Simeon Mc
                Cown was made and Subscribed in
                open Court, I Simon T. Sanders Clerk
                of said Court have hereto set my hand
                as Clerk and affirm the seal of Said
                Court this 10th day of July A.D. 1855
                         S.T. Sanders Clerk
     State of Arkansas
     County of Hempstead
                               I Simon T.
     Sanders Clerk of the Circuit Court and
     Ex Officio Clerk of the Court of Probate for the
     County of Hempstead do hereby certify that the
     foregoing Will or paper writing was filed for Record
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     in my office on the 10th day of July A.D. 1855
     and the same is now duly recorded in
     Will Book C pages 74, 75 & 76.
               In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto
               Set my hand and affix the seal
               of office at Washington this 10th am
               of July A.D. 1855.
                         S.T. Sanders Clk


Leonard J. McCown, Irving, Texas -- 
McCown Family History 
leonard@mccown.org -- http://www.mccown.org 
People will not look forward to posterity who never look backward to 
their ancestors. -- Edmund Burke, 1790