Will of Henry Bacon, Madison Co., MS, Will Book A

	I Henry Bacon of the County of Madison in the State of Mississippi being of 
sound disposing mind and memory do make, publish and declare this to be my last will 
and testament as follows:  

Item 1st  It is my will and desire that all my just debts be paid by my executrix 
hereinafter named as soon as convient and practicable after my decease.

Item 2nd  I hereby devise and bequeath to my wife Emily J. Bacon all of the residue and 
remainder of my estate real, personal or mixed of which I may die seized and possessed 
or in any way entitled to, left after payment of my said debts & funeral and administrative 
expenses for and during the term of her natural life; charged however with the support, 
clothing, tuition and all necessary expenses of all such children as I may have living at 
the time of my death, up to the time of their respective marriages, majorities or deaths.

Item 3rd  I hereby devise and bequeath all of my said estate real, personal and mixed 
which shall remain at the death of my said wife to my children share and share alike and 
if any of them should be dead leaving descendants such descendants to have the share or 
shares that their ancestor or ancestors would have recieved had he, she or they been living 
at the death of my said wife.

Item 4th  I hereby nominate and appoint my said wife to be executrix of this my last will 
and testament and guardian of the persons and estates of my minor children and direct 
that she shall not be required to give bond or security as such executrix or guardian; and 
in case my said wife should renounce the said executrixship and guardianship or either or 
should be __ from discharging the duties of the same or either of them it is my will and 
desire that my brother Montford Bacon be executor of my said will and guardian of my 
said children.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 13th day of 
August AD 1867	/s/ Henry Bacon
Signed, sealed, published and declared by the said Henry Bacon as and for his last will 
and testament in our presence, who in the presence of said testator and at his request and 
in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses on the day 
of the date of said last will and testament.
/s/ John G. Howard, Jacob A. Ross, G. W. Edwards

In the matter of a certain instrument of writing purporting to be the last will and testament 
of Henry Bacon.

This day Emily Bacon widow of Henry Bacon deceased presented in Open Court a 
certain instrument of writing purporting to be the last will and testament of said decedent 
with her petition for letters testamentary thereon & on taking and reading the testamony 
of Dr. John G. Howard and Jacob A. Ross subscribing witnesses thereto the court after 
hearing and considering all the proofs and alligations adduced proposed and submitted 
and it being proven in open court in addition to the written affidavits of the subscribing 
witnesses that G. W. Edwards one of the subscribing witnesses to said instrument is dead.  
The Court is now fully