Will of Jacob Hollingsworth

Book A, page 192
Williamstown Madison County, State of Mississippi November the twenty eighth in the 
year of our Lord one thousand and eight hundred and firty(sic) eight.

Know all men by these presents that I Jacob Hollingsworth being in sound and 
disposing mind do make and publish this my last will and testament rescinding and 
revoking all former wills, codicils and instruments of all kinds .. I first bequeath my 
soul to God.

Secondly, I will and bequeath to my wife Sarah the Negros to wit. A man named Evans 
and a woman named Rose, and a small boy named Robert and I also give and bequeath to 
my wife Sarah two eighths of land, one the eighth on which I may be living at the time of 
my death together with all houses and appurtenances thereunto belonging and the eighth 
adjoining the same and I also give and bequeath to her all the household and kitchen 
furniture and I will that at my death that all my horses and stock of every description 
whatever that I may possess shall be equally divided between my two sons John & Isaac 
and my wife Sarah and all the other property at the time of my death after paying all my 
just debts shall be equally divided between my two sons John and Isaac.

Signed sealed and published in the presence of 	/s/ Jacob Hollingsworth
William W. Smith
Willie J. Smith
Wm. Willoughby

The State of Mississippi, Madison County}  In the Probate Court of said county at the 
October term 1853 .. In the matter of a certain instrument of writing purporting to be the 
last will and testament of Jacob Hollingsworth late of said county, deceased.
	
Be it remembered that at a term of Probate Court of said County of Madison and 
State of Mississippi being and held at the town of Camden in the County aforesaid on the 
second Monday of October 1853 personally appeared Wm. M. Smith and W. J. Smith 
subscribing witnesses to a certain instrument of writing purporting to be the last will and 
testament of Jacob Hollingsworth deceased bearing date November the 28th 1848 who 
having first been duly sworn disposes & says that Jacob Hollingsworth signed sealed 
published and declared said instrument as his last will and testament in the presence of 
the testator and in the presence of themselves and W.J. Willoughby the other witness in 
the day of the date thereof.  That said testator was then of a sound and disposing mind 
and memory and .. that these deponents subscribed said instrument as witnesses .. at 
the insistence and request of said testator on the day and year aforesaid.  Sworn to in open 
court October 15th, 1853

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