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INDEX TO RECORD OF WILLS
1908 - 1924
This is an abstract of public records found in the office of the Forrest County Chanceery Clerk in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The documents were presented to the clerk for filing and recording. The clerk copied the documents into the record book and it is the clerk's typed or handwritten copies of the original documents that are abstracted here. Sometimes spellings varied and names and initials were interchanged. I tried to write what the clerk wrote. Sometimes there are names but no relationship with the testator is given and sometimes the relationship is given but not the name. If you request copies from the clerk's office please note the full title of the book including the dates. If the document is multipaged you will need to request copies of each page. |
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A B Batson, Laomi 2-3 Brown, Mons A. 37 Burnett, Allison Dill 26-89 Brown, M. B. 127-128 C Colton, Julia E. 10-13 Colton, Julia E. 14-16 Colton, Sarah O. 16-18 Conner, W. M. 25-26 Cox, Mary A. 33-34 Carter, Sarah A. 35-36 Crow, T. E. 38-39 Collier, D. W. 47-49 Collier, Morey C. 70-73 Calhoun, Miss A. A. 84-86 Cochran, G. 94-95 Campbell, Jno W. 108-109 D Dunn, Mrs. Flora A. 118 Draughn, V. W. 128-129 Draper, Jason T. 14-5-9 E Eddins, Mrs. Mary Ann 21-7 F Fairley, John 7-8 Frost, Harriet E. 8-9 Flowers, A. F. 110-118 Fohey, Michael D. 133-5 G Goldsmith, Early 3-4 Griffin, J.C. 82-83 Gomez, Mrs. Gertie 90-1 Griffin, D. B. 106-7-8 Gordon, Lizzie 59-161 H Herrin, W. E. 69 Herrin, W. E. (Proof) 68-69 Hawkins, Mrs. Ellen Lee 102 Herrin, Mrs. Pearl Gardner 119-120 Holloway, Ann (see Deed Rec. 23 p. 150) Hudson, John C. 126-127 Harris, Irene 140-1 J Jenkins, W. J. 22-23
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N Norton, Mrs. N. S. 41-2 P Porter, James F. 5 Powe, F. H. 30-1 Queen 135-6 Pitts, J. R. S. 99-101 R Storey, Simon H. 59 Rick, Mrs. A. E. 28-9 S Saley, Emily 20 Sims, Mrs. Chester 31-2 Sloan, Lizzie 40-1 Stevens, J. J. 97-99 T Thompson, M. L. 57 Townsend, J. A. 123-4-5 Trigg, Albertus, S. 130 Turner, John L. 150-2 W Wahrindorff, Henry 13 Winslow, J. M. 1-2 Watson, Mrs. Martha A. 73-81 Ward, Mrs. L. L. 103-105 West, Nancy P. 108-109 Wyatt, Myrtle 137-8 Watkins, Mamie 136 Watkins, Mamie Inman 138-9 (Affidavit of Subscribing Witnesses) White, A. H. 153-157 Y York, Mrs. W. J. 122-3
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Page 1
Last Will and Testament of Alice P. Mento
Page 2
Last Will and Testament of Laomi Batson
Page 3, 4
Last Will and Testament of Earley Goldsmith This appears to be an insurance policy written by the Masonic Benefit Association to pay to Earley Goldsmith upon his death the sum of $700. It is dated 3 August1905 and signed by E. E. Purvis, secty. It is followed by a will and it is the only property mentioned in the will.
Page 5
Last Will and Testament of J. F. Porter This is an insurance policy written by the Masonic Benefit Association and issued 13 July 1905 for the sum of $600. Only the policy and will are filed. The dates filed and recorded are not noted and no proofs (affidavits of witnesses) are present.
Page 6
Blank page
Page 7
Last Will and Testament of John Fairley
Page 8
Last Will and Testament of Harriet E. Frost The will is not dated but the affidavit of J. E. Davis says that Harriet Frost signed the will on 3 January 1901 and died 13 February 1907.
Page 9
Last Will and Testament of Adelaid Katzenstein
Page 10
Last Will and Testament of Eugene Katzenstein
Last Will and Testament of Julia E. Colton
Julia E. Colton died in New Orleans, Louisiana on 20
October 1907.
Page 11, 12
Last Will and Testament of Sarah A. Colton
Sarah Colton died in New Orleans 28 October 1907.
Succession of Miss Julia E. Colton No. 84123 These documents appear on pages 10 - 12 and 14 - 19 of the Will Book and all relate to an estate in New Orleans, Louisiana owned by three unmarried sisters. Each sister made her will so that the estate passed to the last surviving sister. Julia E. Colton died in New Orleans, Louisiana on 20 October 1907. Her sister Sarah A. Colton died on 28 October 1907. Their sister Matilda Colton was named sole heir and legatee. They had a married brother and a sister with three sons. They lived at 3650 and 3652 Magazine Street in New Orleans, Louisiana. The matter appears in Forrest County records because the sisters owned three lots on the corner of Claiborne and First Streets in Hattiesburg.
Page 13
Last Will and Testament of Henry Wahrendorff
Page 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19
Succession of Miss Julia E. Colton No. 18123
This document included all of the previous proceedings in
this matter and formally named Miss Matilda Colton as sole
heir and universal legatee of Sarah A. Colton and Julia E.
Colton.
Page 19
Last Will and Testament of Palmyre Mary Maitrejean, Wife of
Rudolph M. Kornddorffer
Page 20
Last Will and Testament of Emiley Soley
Page 21
Last Will and Testament of J. M. Winslow
Page 22, 23
Last Will and Testament of W. J. Jenkins
This will is followed by insurance policies in the amount
of $5000 on the life of Wiley J. Jenkins.
Page 24
Last Will and Testament of A. T. Matthews
Page 25
Last Will and Testament of W. M. Conner
Page 26, 27
Last Will and Testament of Mary Ann Eddins
Page 28, 29
Last Will and Testament of Anna E. Rich
Page 30
Last Will and Testament of F. H. Powe
Page 31, 32
Last Will and Testament of Mrs. Christian Sims
Page 33, 34
Last Will and Testament of Mary A. Cox
No provision is made for her husband, who is not named,
because they divided their estates when they moved to
Hattiesburg from Lucedale.
Page 35, 36
Last Will and Testament of Sarah Carter
She leaves nothing to her sons because "they do not need
it."
Page 37
Last Will and Testament of Mons A. Brown "Sevart" may be Servant. The testator did not mention family and his named heirs seem to have been people with whom he had longstanding business relationships. The effect of his will was to release several of them from obligations to him and the tone suggested that he had extended assistance to them because they needed help and he was able to help them.
Page 38, 39
Last Will and Testatment of T. E. Crow
Page 40
Last Will and Testament of Lizzie Sloan
Page 41, 42
Last Will and Testament of Mrs. N. C. Norton This will is followed by the affidavit of Mr. Huddleston of Tippah County, Mississippi dated 2 October 1916 wherein he declined to serve as executor because of the inconvenience entailed in coming to Hattiesburg from Tippah County.
Page 43, 44, 45, 46
Last Will and Testament of Francis Marion Morris, Sr. and
wife Lucinda Elizabeth Morris
Children J. O. Morris, L. J. Morris, Mrs. Hattie
Hartfield and Forrest M. Morris had already received
advancements and were not otherwise included in the will.
Page 47, 48
Last Will and Testament of Daniel M. Collier
One bequest to his sons was "furniture belonging to my
first wife".
Page 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54
Last Will and Testament of William McPherson, Jr.
An affidavit filed by R. Bruce McPherson on 4 February
1915 states that William McPherson, Jr., testator, died 3
January 1915 in Howell, Michigan and that he left a will
dated 7 June 1884 and codicil dated 14 August 1902 disposing
of an estate of estimated value $100,000 real and $100,000
personal property. The affidavit lists the following
devisees, legatees and heirs of William McPherson, Jr.: Jennie McPherson, wife, deceased Alex McPherson, brother, Detroit Martin McPherson, brother, Howell Edward G. McPherson, brother, Howell Isabelle Mills, sister, deceased Elizabeth Gregory, sister, deceased Mary L. Browning, sister, Howell Ella Smith, sister, deceased Owen McLennon, stranger, Grand Rapids Minnie McPherson Boglow, daughter, Easton Alice McPherson Spencer, daughter, Howell Robert Bruce McPherson, son, Howell Henry Norman Spencer, grandson, Howell Mw McPherson Spencer, grandson, Howell (William?)
Page 55, 56
In the Matter of The Last Will and Testament of William
McPherson, Deceased
Page 57, 58
The Last Will and Testament of M. L. Thompson
Page 59
The Last Will and Testament of Simeon Story
Page 60
The Last Will and Testament of Alexander McPherson, Deceased
See also pages 49 - 56 above, The Last Will and Testament
of William McPherson, Jr.
Page 64
The Last Will and Testament of Emmie Lorena Laird
Page 65
Last Will and Testament of B. L. Anderson
Page 66, 67
Last Will and Testament of B. J. Allen
Refers to property in Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee and
Oklahoma. Probated in DeKalb County, Alabama and recorded
there in Will Book C at pages 53 and 54 on 1 May 1918.
Page 68, 69
Last Will and Testament of W. E. Herren
Residence on Bay Street in Hattiesburg to wife and
Margaret.
Page 70, 71, 72
Last Will and Testament of Morey C. Collier
Page 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81
Last Will and Testament of Martha A. Watson The document refers to her deceased husband, Amasa B. Watson and her ward, Marian Mead. She owned land in Jones and Greene County, Mississippi upon which there was a claim for taxes prosecuted by J. V. Johnson, state revenue agent for Mississippi. A note on the last page of this record states that seventeen pages were recorded in Greene County, Mississippi on 22 May 1917.
Page 82, 83
Last Will and Testament of J. C. Griffin
Page 84
Last Will and Testament of Adrian Affleck Montague
Page 84, 85
Last Will and Testament of Miss A. A. Calhoun This was a holographic will. Miss Calhoun stated that she was born in Mobile, Alabama to parents Joseph C. Calhoun of South Carolina and Sarah Ann Gross of Tennessee who were at the time of their marriage living in Green County, Alabama. They moved to Mobile, Alabama, where they and their children who had passed away were buried at Magnolia. Miss Calhoun described the disposition of her mother's estate in Mobile in detail and then made her own bequests.
Page 86, 87, 88, 89
Last Will and Testament of Allison Dill Bennett
Page 90, 91
Last Will and Testament of Mrs. Gertie Gomez Mrs. Gomez referred to herself as "widow of Charles Wile first, Henry Wile second and Benjamin Gomez third."
Page 92, 93
Last Will and Testament of I. B. McClanahan (Butler
McLanahan)
Page 94, 95
The Last Will and Testament of G. Cochran
Page 96
The Last Will and Testament of W. N. Archer This was a letter addressed to Mrs. R. L. Archer, 607 East Pine Street, Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It was written by W. N. Archer to his mother on the occasion of his going off to fight in World War I. In it he praised his mother, thanked her, and expressed his heartfelt love and appreciation for all she had done for him. He left everything to her, and requested that she pay his debts to H. W. Dewitt, Dr. T. W. Gillis, C. D. Chenault, and Deas& Duke.
Page 97, 98
Last WIll and Testament of Joseph J. Stevens
Page 99, 100, 101
Last Will and Testament of J. R. S. Pitts
There is a note that the testator lived in Wayne County,
Mississippi.
Page 102
Last WIll and Testament of Ellen Lee Hawkins
Page 103, 104, 105
Last Will and Testament of L. L. Ward
According to her will Ms. Ward was a widow with no
children.
Page 106, 107
Last Will and Testament of D. B. Griffin
Page 108
Last Will and Testament of Jno. W. Campbell
Page 108, 109
Last Will and Testament of Nancy P. West
Page 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118
Last Will and Testament of F. A. Flowers
F. A. Flowers died 7 December 1914 in Montgomery,
Montgomery County, Alabama. His will was admitted to probate
in Alabama 23 January 1915.
Page 118
Last Will and Testament of Flora A. Dunn
Page 119, 120
Last Will and Testament of Mrs. Pearl Herren
Mrs. Pearl Herren died 27 January 1922 in Hattiesburg,
Mississippi. The terms of her will included a trust fund of
$1000 to maintain her plot in Hickory Grove Cemetery but the
location of the cemetery is not given.
Page 121
The Last Will and Testament of Mrs. W. H. Arledge
The entire text of the will reads, "If I should die
before my youngest daughter Lorena marries, I want her to
have all the furniture she wants that is in the house and as
much of the property that is left and all the money that I
have."
Page 122
The Last Will and Testament of Mrs. W. J. York
Page 123, 124
The Last Will and Testament of Jessie Alexander Townsend
Page 125
Estate of Ann Holloway
page is blank
Page 126
Last Will and Testament of John C. Hudson
Page 127
Last Will and Testament of M. R. Brown
Page 128, 129
Last Will and Testament of V. W. Draughn
Page 130
Last Will and Testament of Albertus S. Trigg
Page 131, 132
Last Will and Testament of H. A. Camp
Page 133, 134
Last Will and Testament of Michael D. Fohey
Page 135
Last WIll and Testament of F. W. Queen
Page 136
Last Will and Testament of Mamie Inman Watkins
Page 137, 138, 139
Last Will and Testament of Myrtle Wyatt
The title of this document entered in the book by the
clerk is Last Will and Testament of Gertrude Williams but
the will is actually the will of Myrtle Wyatt.
Page 140
The Last Will and Testament of Irene Harris
Page 141, 142
Last Will and Testament of James O'Neal Acree
Probated in Mobile Alabama on 3 August 1923
Page 143, 144
Last WIll and Testament of Annie Rebecca Kamper
Page 145, 146, 147, 148, 149
Last Will and Testament of Jason True Draper
A note at the bottom of the will says that not included
in the will is sister Luzetta Emerson.
Page 150, 151, 152
Last Will and Testament of John S. Turner
Page 153, 154, 155, 156, 157
Last Will and Testament of Alfred H. Waite
In his will Mr. Waite referred to his sons as though they
were minors and also mentioned his "present wife". He left a
portrait of his "former wife" to Alfred and directed that a
copy of the portrait be made for Ralph. He owned property
both in Hattiesburg and Meridian, Lauderdale County,
Mississippi.
In the addendum Mr. Waite provided that his sons live
with their sisters, whom he did not name, rather than their
stepmother. He appointed Mr. James L. Chandler guardian of
his sons.
Page 158
Last Will and Testament of George E. Mixon
He was living in Newton County, Mississippi when he
signed this will. He referred to his mothers and sisters in
Dallas County, Alabama and left land there to them.
Page 159
Last Will and Testament of Lizzie Gordon She and her son lived in
the McLaurin Community according to the will. |
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