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The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net *********************************************************************** Leonly Stuart Will, Jefferson County Probate Book C, page 761, 1845 I, Leonly Stuart of the County of Jefferson and State of Mississippi, being of sound and disposing mind, do make and constitute and ordain this my last will and testament. First, I desire that my executor herein after appointed shall as soon as may be after my decease pay and satisfy all just and legal demands against my estate. Second, I devise and give to my son William L. Stuart and to his heirs and assigns forever all the lands and real estate I have in the county of Jefferson except such as I may herein after designate being a part of the Mead tract lying on the left hand side of the now road to Fayette bounded by the lands of Jas. Clark Snr., Daniel Sillers, and the land devised by James Stuart to said William L Stuart containing one hundred and eighty acres more or less-I also give and bequeath to my said son William L. Stuart my four Negro slaves viz. Jerry, Rachel, and her child Jane, and William, and their future increase-but the foregoing devise and bequest to my son William L. Stuart are on the terms and with the restrictions and limitations hereinafter expressed. Third, I give and bequeath to my daughter Roche L Stuart my five Negro slaves namely, Mary, Alice, Ella, Owens, and Dave and their future issue-but on the terms and limitations hereinafter expresses. Fourth, I give and bequeath to my daughter Sarah A. G. Humphreys my four Negro slaves namely, Sanford, Lucy, Albert, and Aron together with their future issue also on the terms and limitations hereinafter expressed. Fifth, I give and bequeath to my daughter Caroline Ann Sillers my five Negro slaves namely Bill, Maryann, Martha, Ralph, and Van with their future issue. Also on the terms and limitations hereinafter expressed-to wit, the devise and bequests to my aforesaid four children William L. Stuart, Roche L. Stuart, Sarah A. G. Humphreys, and Caroline Ann Sillers are each of them on the conditions limitations and restrictions following, to wit, that if any one or more of them shall die without children shall go and revert in common property to the survivour or survivours as the case may be and to their heirs executors and assigns forever but such reverting share to be held on the terms and limitations and conditions aforesaid. Sixth, I give and bequeath to my grandson Tulley B. Stuart, son of my son Wiley B. Stuart, my Negro slave named Edmund to have and to hold to him his heirs executors and assigns forever. Seventh, I give and bequeath to my son Thomas H. Stuart five dollars in money. Eighth, I give and bequeath to my son Victor M. Stuart my entire interest it being one half in a tract of land consisting of two hundred and fourteen acres bounded by the lands of Wm. L Stuart, William Harper, Stephen Terry, and Michael Trimble during the lifetime of my said son Victor M. Stuart but on the following condition, to wit, that should he not reside on it I then will and bequeath the said land to my son William L Stuart. At his death said interest in said land I will and bequeath said land to my son William L Stuart. Ninth, I will and bequeath to my daughter Adaline M. Gibson my entire interest in the stock of sheep now on the place where I reside. Tenth, I will and bequeath all my household furniture to William L. Stuart, Roche L. Stuart, Sarah A. G. Humphreys, and Caroline Ann Sillers, to be equally divided among them. Eleventh, I will and bequeath to Leonly Stuart, daughter of Victor M. Stuart, my Negro slave Polly, to her and her heirs forever and desire that my hereinafter appointed executor shall deliver said slave to the guardian of said Leonly Stuart as soon as may be after my decease. Twelfth, I will and desire that the property aforesaid bequeathed with the exception of the eleventh bequest shall continue and remain in the hands of my executors hereinafter appointed until those to whom it is bequeathed shall arrive at the age of twenty one years at which time he shall deliver to them respectively as they arrive at that age the share respectively allotted to them together with such increase and profits as may arise from them. Thirteenth, I do hereby constitute and appoint my son Wiley B. Stuart executor of this my last will and testament. I give, devise and bequeath whatever shall remain of my estate real or personal after the payments of my debts and the aforesaid legacies to my four children William L Stuart, Roche L. Stuart, Sarah A. G. Humphreys, and Caroline Ann Sillers and in my hand and subscribed my name this 17th day of March anno Domino one thousand eight hundred and forty five. Attest W. A. Fogle Philip O Hughs Jno. H Duncan Jr. Leonly x Stuart her mark.