Wills of Stoddard Co. MO - Hobbs, James- Book A pg.22-24
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Record Book of Wills in the County of Stoddard, Missouri 
Book A, pgs. 22-24



In the name of God Amen 
To all to whom these presents shall come Greeting. Know you that I James Hobbs 
of the County of Stoddard and State of Missouri being in a low State of bodily 
health but of Sound mind do make and ordain this my last will and testament 
hereby revoking all others. First I do Will that my body be decently buried and 
my Soul unto God who gave it. Second I do Will that my funeral expense and all 
my just debts be paid. I do Will unto my Wife Polly M. Hobbs one dollar and also 
I do Will and bequeath unto my daughter Fanny Ann Hobbs the following described 
property, To Wit, My two Buream my walnut dinner Table, also one Setter and four 
windsor chairs and one fancy bedstead and one bed quilt and one counterpain to 
be Selected from my beding by herself and also my clock and looking glass and 
further I do will that the balance of my personal property be sold and the 
proceeds of the same to be divided between my legal heirs as follows, To Wit, I 
do Will and bequeath unto John Henry Hobbs my son Seventy five dollars and also 
I do Will and bequeath unto my son Isaac Hobbs one dollar and also I do Will 
that the balance of my Estate real and personal be equally divided between my 
two sons James Hobbs, Solomon B. Hobbs and my daughter Fanny Ann Hobbs. I do 
appoint Thomas M. Adams and Henry Miller to execute this my last will and 
testament. In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal this the 10th 
day of May AD 1847. 
Signed - James Hobbs 


Test 
H.A. Shook 
C.B.N. McCabe 


State of Missouri, County of Stoddard 


I Charles B. N. McCabe do Solemnly swear that James Hobbs now deceased did on 
the tenth day of May in the year of Our Lord Eighteen hundred and forty seven 
publish the within & forgoing as his last will and testament that he was then of 
sound and disposing mind and memory, that he Subscribed the same in my presence, 
and that I signed my name as a witness to the same at the request and in the 
presence of the testator and also in the presence of Hiram A. Shook the other 
subscribing witness to the within will, and that the said testator then and 
there declared the same to be his last will and testament. 
Signed - C.B.N. McCabe 


Sworn to and subscribed before the undersigned, clerk of the County Court of 
Stoddard County in the State of Missouri this 13th day of May AD 1847 - Reuben 
P. Owen Clerk 


State of Missouri County of Stoddard 


I Hiram A. Shook do Solemnly swear that James Hobbs now deceased did on the 
tenth day of May in the year of Our Lord Eighteen hundred and forty seven 
publish the within forgoing as his last will and testament that he was then of 
sound and disposing mind and memory, that he Subscribed the same in my presence 
and that I signed my name as a witness to the same at the request and in the 
presence of the testator, and also in the presence of B. N. McCabe the other 
subscribing witness to the within will, and that the said testator then and 
there declared the same to be his last will and testament. 
Signed - Hiram A. Shook 


Sworn to and subscribed before the undersigned, clerk of the county Court of 
Stoddard County in the State of Missouri this 13th day of May AD 1847 -
Reuben P. Owen Clerk
Received for record and Recorded May 14th AD 1847 Reuben P. Owen Clerk 




*A counterpain is a fancy bed cloth, like a bedspread* 






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