Missouri, Callaway County, Will Book A, pp. 313-318 I, William Coats Sen, of the County of Callaway, State of Missouri, Being of sound mind and disposing memory do make this my last will and testament.-- 1st - After my just debts is paid I will and bequeath to my daughter Polly Agee, 1 bed and furniture, 1 cow and calf, two head of sheep and ten dollars in cash the whole amounting to forty dollars which money has been received.-- 2-- I will and bequeath to my son James Coats one hundred acres of Land, one horse and saddle, one cow and calf, two head of sheep the whole amounting to tow hundred and ninety fore dollars which money has been received 3rd--I will and bequeath to my daughter Rachel Reed one bed and furniture, one cow and calf, 2 heard of sheep and ten dollars in cash amounting to forty dollars, which money has been received. 4th--I will and bequeath to my son William Coats, 1 horse and saddle, one hundred dollars, one cow and calf and 2 heard of sheep, amounting to one hundred and ninety four dollars which money has been received.-- 5 -- I will and bequeath to my daughter Nancy Callaway one bed and furniture, one cow and calf, ten dollars in cash 2 head of sheep, amounting to forty four dollars, which money has been received. 6-- I will and bequeath to my son John Coats one horse and saddle, eighty dollars, one cow and calf, tow head of sheep, amounting to one hundred and seventy fore dollars, which money has been received. 7th--I will and bequeath to my son Wilson Coats one horse and saddle and one Hundred Dollars, one cow and calf two head of sheep, amounting to one hundred and eighty fore dollars which money has been received. 8th--I will and bequeath to my daughter Dicy Phillips one bed and furniture, one cow and calf, two head of sheep and ten dollars in cash, amounting to forty four dollars which money has been received. 9th--I will and bequeath to my daughter Tabitha Callaway one bed and furniture, one cow and calf, two head of sheep, ten dollars in cash amounting to forty four dollars which money has been received. 10th I will and bequeath to my daughter Franky Laughlin one bed and furniture, one cow and calf, tow head of sheep, ten dollars in cash amounting to forty four dollars which money has been received. 11th-- I will and bequeath to my daughter Mahala Dodds one bed and furniture, one cow and calf, two head of sheep, and ten dollars in cash amounting to forty four dollars which amount has been received. 12th-- I have gave unto Polly Agees heirs one hundred dollars since her decease which makes the whole of her amount one hundred and forty dollars. 13th-- I have gave unto Rachel Reed fifty dollars making the whole ninety dollars. 14th-- I have gave unto Tabitha Callaway one hundred dollars making the whole amount one hundred and forty four dollars. 15th-- I have gave unto Mahaly Dodds one hundred dollars making the whole one hundred and forty four dollars, one hundred dollars not yet received. 16th-- I have gave unto Dicy Phillip one hundred dollars making the whole one hundred and forty four dollars. 17th -- There is one hundred and sixty acres of land that I own lying south of Fulton, MO. The Southwest quater of section twenty nine, in township forty seven of range nine west, which land I wish to be sold when they may think best and the money divided equally among all my living children with the exception of Hiram Coats and Lemuel Coats they are not to have any share in the money that the land is sold for. Rachel Reed is to have fifty dollars more of this money than the rest of the children to make up her equal share. 18th--I will and bequeath to my wife Nancy Coats the two quarter sections of land where I now live also my household and kitchen furniture with as much of the stock as she may see proper to keep and at her death I will and bequeath the said tract of land to my two youngest sons, Hiram Coats and Lemuel Coats, the said land to be equally divided between these two. that stock my wife don't see proper to keep, I wish Hiram Coats to have one third of it and Lemuel Coats one third and the balance to be sold and my wife to have the money, this stock that is to be divided is the hogs and valves that we raised lately. 19th-- I bequeath unto Nancy Callaways heirs, one hundred dollars making the whole one hundred and forty four dollars which money has not been received. 20th-- I bequeath to Franky Laughling heirs ten dollars, which money has not been received. April 18th 1836. 21-- At my wife's death I want her things sold or equally divided among all my living children likewise the money if any. I do hereby constitute and ordain William Thornton and William J. Gilman my Executors to my last will and testament. Attest Isaac Agee John Morrow William Coats (seal) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Charlotte Coats (© 1997 Charlotte Coats ) USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and 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 presentation by other organization or persons. 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