Devereux Hightower Will, Webster County, Missouri - Devereux Hightower died in Webster County, Missouri in 1872. In the Name of God Amen I Deverex Hightower of the County of Webster and State of Missouri, being of Sound mind and memory do hereby Ordain, publish and declare this to be my last will and Testament That is to Say First I will my Soul to God who gave it Second It is my will that all my just debts be paid Third I Will and bequeath to my Grand Son Thomas Hightower, Son of WmHightower decd, one Horse Saddle and Bridle worth one hundred dollars Fourth I Will and bequeath to my daughter Delila who intermarried with Empsom Fitch the Sum of Ten dollars Fifth I Will and bequeath to my Son Deverex Hightower Ten dollars Sixth I Will and bequeath to my Grand Son John Hightower Son of Francis Hightower, one Horse Saddle and bridle to be worth one hundred dollars. Seventh I Will and bequeath to my daughter Sarah Chandler Ten dollars Eighth I will and bequeath to my Son Joshua Ten dollars Ninth I will and bequeath to my Daughter Martha who intermarried with Benjamin Simpson the Sum of Ten dollars Tenth I will and bequeath to my daughter Isabella who intermarried with Thomas Rice Ten dollars Eleventh I Will and bequeath to my Grand daughter Sicily Palmer daughter of Susan Palmer deceased, one good Bed, bedding and bed stead one cow and calf and one Horse Bridle and Saddle worth one hundred dollars Twelfth I will and bequeath to my Son Epaphroditus Hightower Ten Dollars Thirteenth I Bequeath to my Son Abner Hightower Ten dollars Fourteenth I will and bequeath to my Son Thomas Russell Hightower the South East qr of the South West quarter of Section Twelve and the North East Quarter of the North West Quarter of Section No thirteen all in Township No thirty one of Range No. Seventeen, also all my farming and Black Smith Tools with all my waggons Harnes sand Geering consisting in part of Plows Harrows Reaper and Mower Fifteenth I will and bequeath to my daughter in law Martha wife of my Son Thomas R. all my household and Kitchen Furnature consisting of Beds bedding cook stove, Tables and Table ware Sixteenth It is my will that the residue or remainder of my property both Personal and Real be equally divided among my heirs as follows The heirs at law of my son William Hightower decd one Share My Grand Son John Hightower son of Francis Hightower decd one Share, Sarah Chandler my (daughter) one Share, the Children of my daughter Isabella Rice on Share, the Children of my deceased daughter Susan Palmer on Share. To my Sons Epaphroditus, Abner and Thomas R Hightower on Share each This last clause of my will is that all the heirs therein named Shall Share and Share alike and my Grand children herein named are to Share their parents part except the Ten dollars Specially willed Seventeenth I hereby appoint my Son Thomas Russell Hightower my executor of this my last will and testament In Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and Subscribed my name this Twenty third day of March A.D. one thousand Eight hundred and Seventy Two (1872) The above and foregoing ) his instrument was Subscribed ) Devorex X Hightower (Seal) by the said Devorex ) mark Hightower in our presence ) I the Subscriber at the request of the testator and acknowledged by him to) and in the presence of the each of us to be his last will ) Subscribing witnesses and Testament and we ) hereto did subscribe at the testators request and ) the testators name in his presence have ) H. H. Lea Subscribed our names as witnesses hereto Benj T. Shields Joseph A. Copening ******************************************************************* USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. File submitted by Nancy Jones Crawford These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, 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. ******************************************************************