Greene County NcArchives Wills.....Holliday, Thomas 1866
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Source: Evans Memorial Library
Written: 1866

THOMAS HOLLIDAY WILL

Typed copy sent by Julia Dixon Stout for posting. Thomas Holliday was born in 
Greene County, NC and moved to Mississippi with his parents.

From Evans Memorial Library, Genealogical File – Holliday Collection

The State of Mississippi
Monroe County S. C. T.

In the name of God amen: I, THOMAS Holliday, of said County and State, being now 
of sound and disposing mind and memory, but mindful of the close of my life at 
some day and desiring to dispose of my estate, by Will and testament, so hereby 
make the following my last Will and testament thereby revoking all others by me 
heretofore made.

Imprimis:  I wish my just debts, and funeral expenses paid out of any money on 
hand at my death.

Item I.  To my nephew JOHN HOLLIDAY, the son of my brother JOHN HOLLIDAY, of 
Aberdeen, Mississippi, I give my double barrell shotgun.

Item 2.  To my niece, MARY ANN HOLLIDAY, daughter of my said brother JOHN, I 
give the sum of three thousand dollars, in case, in currency.

Item 3.  I have secretly agreed with my nephew BENJAMIN P. HOLLIDAY son of my 
said brother JOHN, to enter into a retail mercantile business in the town of 
Okolona, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, in partnership with said BENJAMIN; and 
to that end have placed under his control, in cotton and in coin, about four 
thousand dollars, part of which is but to him to help make up his part of the 
capitol of the concern.  To the same end I have also purchased from Murdock & 
Parchman in said town of Okolona a lot of ground on which I have caused to be 
built a store house and fixtures, which house & lot I value at fifteen hundred 
dollars in currency.  I hereby give and devise to my said nephew BENJAMIN in fee 
simple the said store house & lot at said valuation of fifteen hundred dollars; 
and out of said means placed under his control for said mercantile retail 
business I bequeathe to him enough more to make up to him three thousand dollars 
in currency, including the store house and lot at said valuation, so as to make 
him equal in benefit under this will to his said sister MARY ANNE.

Item 4.  All the rest and residue of the estate of which I may die seized and 
possessed, or which may be due to me, and of whatever nature it may be, in 
possession or in action, and in law or Equity, I hereby devise and bequeath in 
fee simple to my said brother JOHN HOLLIDAY of Aberdeen and to his heirs 
forever. (which it shall be optional with himself to comply with, and is not 
coupled with this devise and bequest as a condition thereof), viz: - that at 
such time and in such manner as he may deem best and most suitable, he shall so 
dispose of the residuary and estate here devised and bequeathed to him with all 
of his children of his present marriage shall receive equal benefit from my 
estate ultimately, charging therein to MARY ANNE and BENJAMIN the aforesaid 
provisions made for them therein in and by Items two and three.  His children 
are all alike beloved by me, and I would like for them at the proper time to 
derive equal advantage from my entire estate.  This however is left optional 
with himself, as above expressed.  I trust along to his impartial affection and 
justice toward his said children, and his respect for my private wishes.

Item 5.  I hereby appoint my said brother JOHN HOLLIDAY sole executor of this my 
last Will and testament, and I direct that he be allowed to qualify as such 
without giving Security on his bond.

In testimony of the foregoing I here to set my hand and affix my seal this 
twenty seventh day of October AD eighteen hundred and sixty six.

Thos. Holliday

The foregoing Signed, Sealed and published and declared by THOMAS HOLLIDAY on 
the 27th day of October AD 1866 and as for his last Will and testament, in the 
presence of us, who here attest the same at his request, in his presence and in 
the presence of each other.

JNO. B. SALE, JOHN L. TINDALL, COLUMBUS LOVE

(on the back) Probate Court, Dec. Term 1866
The within Will examined and approved Dec. 5th and admitted to Probate and 
ordered to be recorded and filed.
THOMAS H. DAVIS
Judge of Probate

Recorded Dec. 15th /66
In Inventory 20 page 138
J. R. Gilleylen, clerk


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