Will of William Balfour
Book A, page 19

In the name of God, Amen.  I William Balfour of the County of Madison in the state of 
Mississippi being sick of body but of sound and disposing mind and memory knowing 
that it is appointed unto man to die and the days of the years of my pilgrimage are but 
few, if it being as surely all fall to the common lot of all men.  I think it best to make a 
disposition of the little property that it has been the pleasure of God to bless me with in 
the following manner, to wit. My will and desire first is that after my death my body be 
disposed of according to the wish of my children, for God hath said of man dust thou art 
and unto dust thou shall return again, my soul I commend unto God who gave it and hath 
said as I live you shall live also.  My will and desire next is that all of my just debts be 
paid and the balance of my property after my debts shall have been paid be equally 
divided between my three children to wit, Charles R. Balfour, Eliza Ann Balfour and 
Emily Balfour and if either of my children without lawful heir of their body shall die my 
will and desire is that the property be equally divided between the other two and so in 
case of a second death the survivor receives the whole.  And in case all my three 
aforesaid children to wit, Charles R. Balfour, Eliza Ann Balfour and Emily Balfour shall 
without legal heir of their body that the whole of the property be equally divided between 
William L. Balfour and Julia Gartley my daughter and wife of William Gartley and their 
children.  I constitute and appoint Charles R. Balfour executor to this my only and last 
will and testament.  I further decree that should Charles R. Balfour my executor as 
aforesaid it __ to advantage of all concerned to sell any or all of the household estate he 
shall have full power so to do first by arising to consent of my son William L. Balfour 
and my son-in-law William Gartley and the money arising out of __ to be laid out in the 
manner and for the benefit of my children to wit Charles R. Balfour, Eliza Ann Balfour 
and Emily Balfour subject to the same __ aforementioned before as the ___ had not been 
sold.  And when the money arising out of such sale shall be laid out it must be by my 
executor Charles R. Balfour by and with the approbation of my son William L. Balfour 
and my son-in-law William Gartley.  In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and 
seal this 19th day of Nov. 1834.	/s/ Wm. Balfour
	Robert N. Davis, Wm. A. Echols

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