Will of Fielding Oakley

Will Book A, page 30

	In the name of God amen.  I Fielding G. Oakley of the County of Madison and 
State of Mississippi being sick and weak in body & sound mind do make and declare this 
my last will and testament in manner following, that is to say I do hereby approve James 
T. Clark my executor.

I give and bequeath all my effects after my debts are paid to my three brothers and two 
sisters to be divided yearly among them share and share alike.
I appoint my brother William the executor or administrator after his death trustees for my 
sisters to hold all the effects that paid to them as their share of my estate for their use the 
proceeds of said estate be paid to them annually or biannually as my sisters may desire.  I 
give to my brother William over and above his share of my estate my watch.
I give to Eliza Clark my sorrell pony for her kind attention to me during my last illness.  
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal and published this 
as my last will and testament.		Fielding Oakley (his mark)

Signed, sealed & published as his last will and testament by the testator in our presence 
and at his request and in his presence have hereunto set our hands as witnesses.
/s/ John Allsworth, Wm. Clark 

A ___ codicil to the last will and testament of Fielding Oakley.
	The said Oakley gave and declared it as as his last will and desire that his mother 
should __ the first share taken from his estate proceeds sufficient to purchase her a negro 
as __ __ as she might wish.
Declared on his death bed in the presence of  John Germany and William Clark  


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