Carroll County MO Archives Wills.....Murphy Barnes, Sondra December 12, 1843
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Source: Fhl 959466/fhl2195432
Written: December 12, 1843
Recorded: January 4, 1848

Know all men presents that I Samuel H. Williams of the County of Carroll and 
State of Missouri make this my last will and testament and so by these 
presents constitute and appoint my true and trusty friend George Munro of the 
County of Livingston and State aforesaid my entire executor. First I will and 
bequeath to my beloved wife Nancy the following named and described property 
to wit: three head of horses, three head of cattle, four B[ush]shier sows, so 
much of the house hold and kitchen furniture as she said Nancy may think a 
sufficient for the comfort of the family also two hundred dollars which the 
executor is to purchase a small tract of land and have it improved to make the 
family comfortable and said land to revert _______ to the heirs at her death 
to said heirs all the remainder of the personal property to be sold at public 
auction except the slaves which is to be hired or kept by said Nancy my wife 
______ to assist in raising said children the heirs of said Samuel H. 
Williams, the farm with __________ appurtenances to be rented annually and on 
the third to be paid over to said Nancy the remainder to be applied or so much 
of it as may be necessary for the tuition of _______ heirs and otherwise that 
may be of benefit to said heirs the real estate with all moneys and personal 
property to be an equal division made at such time the court having cognizance 
may deem necessary at the same time in a devi_____ of the slaves and said 
Nancy my wife to have one third during her natural life in testimony whereof I 
have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this twelth day of December in 
the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty three.
                                            Samuel H. Williams
Attest:
Jonathan Trobe
John Hall

Additional Comments:
Chilren of Samuel H. Williams and Nancy Munro: Rachel Ann, Samuel, Eliza Jane, 
Andrew Jackson and Giles Henry.

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