Submitted by Deborah Parks (bdparks@ixlmemphis.com)
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Will of Allen Jones Sr.

The 25 day of December 1830, I ALLEN JONES of the County of Russell and State of 
Kentucky being sound in mind thanks be to Almighty God calling to remembrance the 
uncertain state of this transitory life and that all flesh must yield to death when it shall 
please God to call do make constitute ordain and declare this my last will and testament 
in manner and in form this to be taken only for my last will and testament and more other 
and first I give and commit my sole to almighty God and savior and my body buried to be 
where my executors please.  Hereafter named to appoint and now for the selling my 
temporal estate and such goods chattels as it hath pleased God, far above my deserts to 
bestow upon me I do order give and dispose the same in manner and form that is to say, 
first I will that all those debts and due I owe which at this time I don’t now that I owe  
anything at all, I think, I give all my ready money to my well beloved wife to help in her 
widowed estate and further.  It is my wish for my children to be made even.  As with the 
first which I believe they all have been to POLLY JACKMAN and they for my beloved 
wife SARAH to keep the rest all together in her own hands, as long as she lives and at her 
death for all my state to be sold or divided by disinterested persons so that there may be 
no defraud in the division of my estate. That is for my wife to live on the plantation and 
keep the slaves in her own hands as long as she lives and as for my executors I appoint 
DAVID JONES and ABNER JONES and ALLEN JONES and JOHN JONES and 
BAXTER JONES and ALEXANDER JACKMAN and WM JONES these I do appoint 
for executors to do justice in the division and witness.

Signed by ALLEN JONES SR..
Witnessed by
AOHN BALLINGER
BAXTER JONES
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