Wills of Stoddard Co. MO - Taylor, Jacob - Book A pg.10-11
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Record Book of Wills in the County of Stoddard, Missouri 
Book A, pg. 10 & 11



I Jacob Taylor of the county of Stoddard and State of Missouri being of Sound 
Mind do make and publish this my last will and testament in manner following 
that is to say first it is my Will that all my expenses and Just debts shall be 
paid second I give devise and bequeath to Daniel A. Taylor eldest Son of 
Benjamin Taylor my deceased Son five Dollars. Third I give devize and bequeath 
to John D. Taylor Son of Benjamin Taylor my deceased Son the sum of Five 
Dollars. Fourth I give and bequeath to Henry Taylor Son of Benjamin Taylor my 
said Deceased Son five Dollars and it is my Will that the said Daniel A., John 
D. and Henry Taylor be precluded from any further benefit of my Estate. Fifth I 
give and bequeath to my Daughter Elizabeth two hundred dollars and it is my Will 
that after Said two hundred dollars together with other legacies mentioned in 
this my last Will and testament are deducted that my said Daughter Elizabeth do 
have and shear an equal perportion of my imaproperated property & Estate with my 
other heirs at Law. Sixth I give devize and bequeath to my Sons John, William, 
Jacob, Hamilton and my daughter Nancy all my Slaves to be equally divided 
between them according to value and it is my will that they Shear an equal 
proportion with my other children in all my imaproprated property and Estate. 
Seventh it is my will that Moses Norman continue to hold the stock that I have 
let to him according to contract which is that he have the stock ranging about 
him and North of him during the term of five years and return me the original 
Stock and two thirds of the Increase at wich time it is my will that they follow 
the ordinary distribution of my imaproprated property lastly I hereby constitute 
my wife Salie Taylor my son Philip Taylor and my Son in Law Henry Mayer to be 
the Executors of my last Will and testament revoking and annulling all former 
Wills by me made and ratifying and confirming this and none other to be my last 
will and testament. 
In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and Seal this Seventh day of 
May in the year of Our lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine. 
Signed Jacob Taylor 


Signed published and declared by the above named Jacob Taylor as and for his 
last will and Testament in presence of us at his request who have signed as 
witnesses to the same. 
Hey K. Hatch 
Henry Foster 
Recorded Jun 2nd AD 1842 Levi W. Sankersley Clerk