Last Will and Testament of Eli Staton Deceased
 
I Eli Staton a Citizen of the County of Tallahatchie State Of 
Mississippi, being of sound disposing mind and memory, do make and 
ordain, publish and declare this my last will and Testament, hereby 
revoking and  all others heretofore made.

Item 1st:  It is my will and I hereby direct that all my just debts and 
funeral expenses be paid as soon as soon as possible.

2nd:  Having heretofore donated by deed of gift to my Son Henry C. 
Staton The plantation and adjacent land upon which my said son now 
resides together with two tenements and herd of animals thereto 
belonging to him and his heirs and assign in fee simple forever, and 
regarding the donation contained in said deeds of gift ample so far as 
my said son is concerned.  I hereby devise and bequeath to my grand 
daughters, Callie F. Martin, Ida Martin, and Alice Martin share and
share alike all of the property, both real and personal of which I may 
die seized and possessed to have and to hold to themselves and their 
respective heirs in fee simple forever.

3rd: I hereby nominate and appoint Henry C. Staton Executor of this my 
last will and testament.}

                 In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand and 
affixed my seal this the 25th day of July 1874.

                                 Eli Staton {SEAL}

The forgoing instrument was on the day of its date, signed  sealed, 
published and declared by the said Eli Staton as his last will and 
Testament in the presence of the undersigned, and the undersigned 
signed the same as witnesses thereto on the day of its date, tn the 
presence and at the request of said Eli Staton and in the presence of 
each other.
                                 Rowan Thayer {SEAL}
                                 Eli  Garrett        {SEAL}
                                 W.B.Knox       {SEAL}


The State of Mississippi} Chancery Court
Tallahatchie County       } Amil Perm 1876
                                 In the matter of a certain instrument 
of writing purporting to be the last will and testament of Eli Staton 
Deceased.

         This day personally appeared in open court Towan Thayer and 
Eli Garrett, two of the subscribing witnesses to ordain instrument of 
writing, purporting to be the last will and testament of Eli Staton 
Deceased being dated July 25th AD 1874, who first being duly sworn 
according to lad deposed and said that Eli Staton signed sealed 
published and declared said instrument as his last will and testament 
in the presence of affiants and in the presence of W.B. Knox the other
subscribing witness to said instrument on the day of the date thereof;  
That said Testator was then of sound disposing mind and memory and more 
than twenty years of age, and that affiants and the said W.B. Knox the 
other subscribing witness thereto, subscribed said instrument as within 
thereto at the instance and request and in the presence of said 
Testator and in the presence of each other, and in the presence of W.B. 
Knox the other subscribing witness thereto on the day and date 
aforesaid.
                 E.C. Garrett

                 Rowan Thayer.
 
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