Wills of Stoddard Co. MO - Roberson, R. B. - Book B pg. 108-109 ***************************************************************** File contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives Compiled and submitted by ©1999,2000, Connie Perkins ------------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *************************************************************************** Record Book of Wills in the County of Stoddard, Missouri Book B, p. 108-109 I have tried to keep the original spelling and punctuation as close to the original as possible. September 18th 1884 Know all Men by these Presents that I R.B. Roberson do Make this as My last will & Testament that I bequeth to My wife Rebeckey Jane Robertson all off My Personal Property & real Estate to have & to hold dewring her Natural life after Selling a nough to Satify all My Just debts & at her deth all of Said Property or So Much as there is left to go John W. Harris to have & to hold with all the rights & Privileges ... belongin there too In witness whereof I have asign My Name. R.B. Roberson - his mark Test. B.F. Poe Test. L.L. Street State of Missouri, County of Stoddard In the Matter of Proving the last will and testament pg. 109 of R.B. Roberson late of Stoddard County Deceased. Probate Court of Stoddard County In Vacation On the 23rd day of September 1884 before Me P.G. Wilson Judge of the Probate Court within and for Said county personly came B.F. Poe and L.L. Street by Me duly Sworn on their oaths Says that they were present and Saw R. Bryant Roberson Sigen the foregoing Instrument perporting to be his last will and Testament and that at the time of Sigeing and Publishing the Same the Said R. Bryant Roberson was of Sound and disposing Mind and that the deponants Subscribed their names thereto as witness to the Same In the presents of and at the request of the Testator and In the Presents of each other. B.F. Poe L.L. Street Subscribed and Sworn to before Me this 23rd day of September 1884 P.G. Wilson, Judge of Probate State of Missouri, County of Stoddard In vacation In the Probate Court of Stoddard County I P.G. Wilson Judge of the Probate Court of Stoddard County having Examined the foregoing Instrument Purporting to be the last will and testament of R. Bryant Roberson and Signed by him the Said R. Bryant Roberson and having heard the Testamony of B.F. Poe and L.L. Street Subscribing witnesses thereto in relation to the Execution of the same do declair and adJudge Said Instrument to be last will and testament of the Said R. Bryant Roberson late of Stoddard County deceased. In testamony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and affixed the Seal of the Probate Court of Stoddard county at office in Bloomfield this 23rd day of September A.D. 1884. P.G. Wilson Judge of Probate Book C, pg. 164- Letters of Administration