STATE OF
In
the name of God Amen, I Dolly King of said State and County being of advanced
age and knowing that I must shortly depart this life deem it right and proper both
as respects my Family and myself, that I should make a disposition of the
property with which a kind providence has blessed me, so therefore make this my
last will and Testament, hereby revoking all others heretofore made by me.
1st
Item I desire and direct, that my body
be buried in a decent and Christian like manner suitable to any circumstances
and condition in life, My soul, I trust shall return to rest with God who gave
it, as I hope for Eternal Salvation through the merits and Atonement of the
blessed Lord & Saviour Jesus Christ.
2nd
Item I desire
and direct that all my just debts be paid without delay by my Executors
hereinafter appointed.
3rd
Item I give and
bequeath and devise ? unto my beloved Son William J. King my Bed & Furniture
and one half of my Negro woman Darcus.
4th
Item I give and
bequeath unto my beloved Daughter Nancy King the other half of my Negro woman Darcus
5th
Item I give and bequeath unto my beloved Son George W. King Five dollars.
6th
Item I give and
bequeath unto my beloved Grand Children the Children of my beloved Daughter
Elizabeth Tillman Five dollars
7th
Item I give and bequeath unto my beloved Daughter Mary Hattaway
Five dollars
8th
Item I give and bequeath unto my beloved Daughter Sarah Hattaway
Five dollars
9th
Item I give and bequeath unto my beloved Daughter Letty
McGee Five dollars
10
Item I hereby constitute and appoint my beloved Son William J. King and William
Philips Executors of this my last will and Testament this
her mark X
Dolly
King
Signed,
sealed, declared and published by Dolly King as her last Will and Testament in
the presence of us the subscribers who subscribed our names hereto in the
presence of the said Testator at her special instance and request, and of each
other this August, 1849 William L.
Philips, Lewis L. Lane, John Brandon
Jasper
Court of Ordinary
June ( ) 1856
Before me P.P. Lovejoy Ordinary of said County in
open court. Personally came
William J. King one of the nominated Executors of the last will & Testament
of Dolly King late of said County (die)? and produced before me the said will
of Dolly King deceased and two of the witnesses of said will to witness, Lewis
L. Lane & John Brandon each witnessed being duly sworn depose and say that
they saw Dolly King the Testatrix sign seal declare and publish the instrument
now presented, as her last will and Testament, freely volunteerly
and of her own accord, and without any compulsion or influence whatever that at
the time of the execution of said will said Testatrix was of sound and
disposing mind and memory. That deponents signed said will as witnesses in the presence
of the Testatrix and at her special instance and request and in the presence of
each other and that William L. Phillips,
Sworn
to and subscribed before in open court
Will
of Dolly King Recorded in book 82 page
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Copied
by Janet King Sikes, ( JABOSIKE@aol.com ) from original will located in The
RG-SG-S:179-02-004,