Will of Samuel Moore, Amite Co., MS State of Mississippi, Amite County. In the name of God, Amen. I, Samuel Moore of said county, being weak in body but of sound and perfect mind and memory, blessed be to almighty God for the same, considering the uncertainty of this mortal life, do make and publish this my last will and testament in the manner and form following, to wit: Firstly I give and bequeath unto my first four beloved sons John Moore, William B Moore, Allen Moore, Thomas L. Moore. Also as there is no doubt of my wife June Moore bringing forth another heir, provided it should live, it shall receive an equal portion with my four sons above mentioned, also this heir above mentioned shall come under the guardianship of my son Thomas L. Moore, further, if this heir above mentioned should die without an heir ____ ____, that its property shall be equally divided between my four sons above mentioned, "to wit" the property mentioned as follows The north east quarter of Section Twenty four in township four of range four east of the Basis ______ line. Also another piece of land, the east half of northeast quarter of Section No. twenty three in township N four of range No. four, containing seventy nine acres and ____ ____ ____ also another tract of land it being in range f___ east, containing one hundred and sixty one acres, and fifteen hundredths of an acre, also the set of mills on this tract of land last mentioned, another tract of land it being the c west half of the north west quarter of section northwest quarter of section mentioned township N four of range No. four of range No. five east containing eighty two acres and sixty hundredths of an acre, and further: I give to my four beloved sons John Moore, William B. Moore, Allen Moore, and Thomas L. Moore and the fifth Heir above mentioned twenty two Negroes named as follows, Little Joe, Phillip, London, Adger, Dimmis, Benjamin, Sarah, Lititia, Abby, Lavina, Martha, Eve, Angeline, Roger, John, Peter, Brittos, Gibeon, Sam, Darren, Moses, Samuel. I further give to my sons land above mentioned and the fifth above mentioned all my stock of horses, hogs, cattle, sheep, goats and mules also my waggon and oxen, also all my household and kitchen furniture of whatever kind it my be, and my gins and blacksmith tools, and all the other farming utensils belonging to the plantation of whatever kind or sort they may be in. I further give to my four beloved sons and the fifth heir above mentioned ten shares which I hold of the Capital stock of the Agricultural Bank of Mississippi; also all my present crop of whatever kind it may be and all the property above mentioned to remain in the plantation under the care of my executor till the first day of January eighteen hundred and thirty seven or until the debts are paid of the estate. Further if my daughter Martha Moore dies without an heir of her body the negroes deeded to her named as follows: Joe, Hannah, Malinda, Henry and Claiborn; also the negroes deeded to Mary R. King named as follows, Kitty and Charlott, also those deeded to Elizabeth Dinman named as follows: Peggy, Ishmahel, Sam, if either of my three daughters above mentioned dies without a bodily heir, their property shall be equally divided between my four sons John Moore, William B. Moore, Allen Moore, Thomas L. Moore and the heir above mentioned. Secondly, I give and bequeath unto my beloved daughter Sarah Ann Moore, now Sarah Ann Marsalis and Thomas Marsalis her husband four negroes named as follows Big Sarah, Starling, Drucilla, and Minerva to be their right and property at my death. After the doctor's bills and my lawful debts are paid all the above mentioned property assigned to my four sons namely John, William B., Allen, Thomas L, and the above mentioned heir to be equally divided between them. I further appoint John Moore and Thomas L Moore sole executors of this my last will and testament, hereby revoking all former wills by me made. In witness whereof I have set my hand seal, this the second day of September one thousand eight hundred and thirty four. /sign/ Samuel Moore [seal] Signed Sealed Published and delivered by the above named Samuel Moore to be my last will and testament in the presence of us. W.B. the word "divided" underlined before assigned Test Sodwick Weathersby Solomon Weathersby William Adams Sam F. Swearingen State of Mississippi, Amite County Personally appeared in open court Sodwick Weathersby, Solomon Weathersby, & William Adams who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that they saw Samuel Moore sign seal publish and declare the above and foregoing instrument of writing as his last will and testament that they together with Sam F. Swearingen signed their names thereto as witnesses in presence of the testator, and at his request and in the presence of each other. Sworn to and subscribed in open court this 18th day of January 1836. S.R. Dans, Clk. Solomon Weathersby, William Adams, Sodwick Weathersby ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free Information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. 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