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I, Joseph Watkins, Sr., in consideration of the age that
I have to and the affliction that I have been under for some time past do
believe that I am not far from the end of my natural life, I therefore
commit my immortal Soul to God who gave it, I also request my Children to
inter my Mortal body in the grave in decency as circumstances will admit I
think therefore proper to make my last will & testament in which I
deem it my duty to dispose of that portion of worldly property that God
has been pleased to bless me with. It is my will that my wife Fanney
have all the property that I possess during her natural life Namely the
land that we now live on also two head of Horses thirteen head of Hogs and
six head of Cattle with the household furniture & C & C it is my
will and desire that my wife if I should decease first shall have the use
& benefit of the aforesaid property during her natural life and at her
decease for the land to be equally divided between my two daughters namely
Esther, John Fricks' wife & Alcey, G.W. Edmondson's wife and the other
property to be disposed of at my Wife's discretion. I also bequeath one
dollar to my daughter Jane Denny one dollar to my daugher Cassey Fricks
one dollar to my Son Thomas Watkins & one dollar to my Son Henry
Watkins also one dollar to my daughter Frances Fricks - I sign this my
last will & testament -- May the sixth eighteen hundred & twenty
seven.
in present
of
Joseph X (his mark) Watkins Senr
test Nimord
Sullivan
Pazen Hinton
Henry
Cobb
Not recorded in Will Books A, B, and C.
Recorded August 21, 1829
Proved August
21, 1829
John Harris, O.P.D.
Roll No. 737
Microfilm V22-4 SC
Will
Transcripts 1782-1868
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