Freestone County, Texas
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Last Will and Testiment of Richmond Carrroll

State of Texas, County of Freestone

Book 1-5 Page 199
 

In the Name of God, Amen; whereas I, Richmond Carroll, a resident of the county
of Freestone in the State of Texas, am possessed of certain property 
consisting of land, horses, cattle, hogs, mules, money.  Possessing notes, and
c.; and am now of sound and disposing mind and memory conscious of the 
uncertainty of life and death on account of great age and my present affection
of body, I can not live many years and whereas I desire my children who are 
living and the children of my deceased children to inherit and receive my 
property after my death now therefore:

1st, I will and devise and bequeath so much money as may be necessary to pay 
all my debts and expenses of my last sickness and burrel to be emmidiatly 
paid by my executor to whomsoever they may be owing.

2nd, I give devise and bequeath unto my children John D. Carroll, Washington 
B. Carroll, Martha W. Shinpoch, Elizabeth B. Telford, Mahala Jeneson, George 
R. Carroll, Marry Ann Telford, Alabama Wingfield; each the sum of Five 
hundred sixty dollars in specia or if paid in the paper legal tender or other 
paper currency of the United States the sum of Seven hundred eighty-five 
dollars.  I also give, will, devise and bequeath a like sum of money to wit
if paid in specie Five hundred sixty dollars or if paid in said currency 
Seven hundred eighty-five dollars to the children of my son Allen A. Carroll 
and a like sum as above stated receiving as above stated to the children of 
my daughter Exar L. Cullins each of said children before stated  receiving as
above stated either for themselves or when dead through their children if 
paid in specie the sum of Five hundred sixty dollars or if paid in currency 
the sum of Seven hundred eighty-five dollars.

3rd, I give will devise and bequeath unto my children above named and to the 
children of said Allen and said Exar the children of  said Allen representing 
him a one share and the children of said Exar representing her as one share 
and also to my son Francis M. Carroll to be equally among them to share and
share alike all the remainder and ballance of my property afore said after 
the payment  of the legacies aforesaid.
 

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4th, To execute and carry out the provisions of my last Will and Testiment I 
do hereby appoint Julus Driver of said County and State my executor hereby 
confirming upon said Julus Driver all rights and privileges which by law as 
said Executor he may be entitled to the reason why I so not bequeath the sum 
of Five hundred sixty dollars specie or the currency before stated to Francis
M. Carroll is because I have given to him to wit: about November AD 1866 in 
land what I consider equals to the sum of money.

In testimony of this my last Will and Testiment I, here unto set my hand and
seal using scrowl for seal this fifty day of October A.D. Eighteen hundred 
and sixty eight.

Richmond Carroll (Seal)

Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of :

M. Farley
J.T. Williams
J.A. Driver
 

Note:  died December 1, 1868