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Last will and testament of William Newell, of Wilkinson County, 
Mississippi.

William Newell was born in Tennessee, date unknown, and became a wealthy
plantation owner in Wilkinson county Mississippi.  He married Adaline
Dupuy of Louisiana.

William's plantation lay to the south of Woodville, near the
plantation of his brother George, and those of the Walker and McKee
families.  He died in 1834, however some of the conditions of his will
were not carried out until 20 years later, and then only as a result of 
a lawsuit by one of the heirs.

Anyone interested in the Newell family is invited to contact Brett Hope,
bhope@gbso.net, a direct descendent of William Newell.
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The Last Will and Testament of William Newell
     
In the name of God amen, I William Newell of the county of WIlkinson 
and State of Mississippi being of sound mind an memory though weak
and deseased in body, do make and ordain this my last will and
testament , 

Item 1st I do will and bequeath my immortal soul to that great and 
merciful God who gave it, trusting in the efficacy of the blood of a 
crucified Savior, my perishing body to the dust, 

2nd, I t is my  will that all my property both real and prsonal be kept
together in   the Plantation on which I now live, that my dear wife
have the   management of the same, under the direction of my friends 
Hugh Connell  and E.H. Wailes, and  that no part thereof of its proceeds
be removed  from this state until my children all become of age and 
receive their just proportion of the same, 

3rd, It is my will that my dear wife shall bear equal heir with my 
children in all my effects after the  settlement of all my just debts
and following legacies,

4th I do  hereby give and bequeath to my daughter Jane the two following 
mulatto girls to wit Nancy and Patsy,

5th I do give and bequeath to my oldest son George Newell my gold watch,

6th It is my will that my estate that  is my heirs have the same 
interest in the firm of JP Harns & Co that I  now individually have so 
long as it may meet the approbation and  pleasure of said Harns, and 
my friends and Ececutors to continue that busines, 

7th I do give and bequeath the little mulatto girl Celeste to my
daughter Caroline, 

8th I do give and bequeath to my son Blanchard,  the negro boy Armistead,

9th All the household and kitchen furniture I  give and bequeath to my
dear wife, 

10th The tract of land which I purchased of the estate of John Connell
the deed to which is in my own name belongs to or will belong in part
to Thomas Lye that one undivided  half of the same on the said Lyne
paying on half of the purchase money  for the same and it is my will 
that my executors make him a deed to said half on his producing indince
to them of his having so paid said  half of the purchase money.

11th, Thomas Lye is entitled to one third  of the proceeds of the
present crop on the place purchased Jointly by  him and myself of the
estate John Connelly and it is my will that any  executor pay over to
said him that proportion of said proceeds,

12th   It is necessary and my will in continuation of the 10th article 
of  this my last will and testament that Thomas Line pay his part or 
proportion of the purchase money of the tract of land purchased of the
estate of John Connell punctually as the installments become due
otherwise that he forfeit his interest in and claim to the said land 
to my estate. 

13th It is my will that in the event of the birth of one or more 
children with which my dear wife may now be pregnant,  that they or it
shall have and recieve each or either as the case may be, a negro equal 
in value to the one willed to my son Blanchard to be designated by my 
dear wife, 

14th It is my desire that my friends Hugh Connell and E.H. Wailes, 
superintend and direct the education of my  dear children together with 
my dear wife, 

15th It is my will that Miss  Caroline Dupuy the neice of my wife 
continue at the school of Mr. Ranaldson or some other good school two
years from the time she commenced with the said Ranaldson and that her
board tuition and clothing and other necessary expenses for that time
be defrayed out of  the proceeds of my estate. 

16th It is my will that Hugh Connell and E.H. Wailes be the executors of 
my estate or my wife be executrix of the same, Hereby exhonerating my 
said Executors and Executrix from securityship for the faithful 
execution of the same having confidence in their honesty and  integrity. 

Given under my hand and seal in Wilkinson County this  twenty fourth day
of October AD Eighteen hundred and thirty three.
     
     Witnessess                     William Newell (his mark)   seal
     Lydia H. Newell
     Wiley Deloach
     John P. Harris                
                                   Probated for  record Oct. 28th 1833
                                                               
     HS Randolph
                                                                            
     Judge of Probate

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