Will of William Finley
Page 241

I William Finley of the County of Madison and State of Mississippi being of sound and 
disposing mind & memory and understanding do make publish and declare this to be my 
last will & testament hereby revoking and making void all former last wills and 
testaments and writings in the nature of last wills and testaments.  _________
_______ It is my will and ___ that my funeral expenses and just debts shall be paid by 
my executor hereinafter named.  In the second place it is my will that the residue of my 
property and estate _____ ___ to my __ payment of my just debts, funeral charges and 
the ___ the execution of this my last will and testament aforesaid ___ of my estate shall 
descend to my beloved wife Elizabeth H. Finley and my dear children in equal ___ 
division of my said estate to take place until __ my said children shall have attained the 
age of twenty one years or have ___and ___ _____ 
__ my said estate and then ___ my will that such child so ___ his or her support ___
____ It is also my will that each of my other children shall upon attaining the age of 
twenty one years or marrying __ share of my said estate in like manner as the first.  It is 
also will that my said estate __ be kept together and managed by my executors  
hereinafter named to the best advantage of my said wife and children ____
____ and I do nominate and appoint my brother Lewis Finley and my friend and brother 
Jesse R. Powell also executors of this my last will and testament.  I also ___ whereof ___ 
have hereby published my ___ 18th day of May 1856.
Signed sealed published and declared by the said William Finley as and for his last will 
and testament in presence of us and at his request have hereto subscribed our names as 
witnesses in the presence of each other.
Jas. H. Galloway, Joseph B_____, D. W. Finley  

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