1840 - MS, LaFayette Co., [As transcribed by Peggy Calk]

 

WILL OF REV. WILLIAM REDWINE

WRITTEN 18 SEP 1840-ANNEXED 7 DEC 1841

AT ; OXFORD, LA FAYETTE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI

 

In the Name of God Amen

I William Redwine weak in boddy but sound in mind and memory as is

appointed for man to die and afte that Judgement. I make this my last

will and testimony. First I will my spirit to God who gave it and my

boddy to the dust from whence it came. As touching the worldly goods

that All mighty God has bestowed on me I wish all my just dets paid. I

then give and bequeath to my dear beloved Wife Jane my lands and

servants and stock of every kinds and goods and chattles and the whole

that I am worth during her Natural life should Jane see propper to move

she can sell the land at her own pleasure and after her departure I give

all the benefits arising from Nancy to Francis Matthews the said Negro

to be hired out by my execuetrix every year and the said Francis

Matthews and her children to enjoy her proffits or her hire or bid her

of at the sale as she may see proper should frances Mathes Decease I

wish then to sd negro nance to return to the family again and her

children receive one hundred dollars out of her Value or out of my

Esstate I then give and bequath to all my daughters one hundred Dollars

Each Vz. Sintha Kelly MalindaHunt, Luviza R Malden, Harriett M Mathes and

I wish Catharine Joisey and Deana & Asberry Chappel Sewe My grand

children to have one hundred dollars out of my Esstate that is twenty

five dolla Each and Jane R Sewel Two hundred dollars Should thare be any

over after all Expencis is paid I wish it to be Equeally devided among

all my Children and Sewels orphants coming as one Child. Should the

above named nigro nance die before the devition I wish Frances Mathiss

then to come in and draw an Equeal Share with the rest of my

Children____Should William C. Redwine Jun fail to pay the hire of a

Certain negro man by the name of Jeff I then wish my Executrix to sell

him at sufficent time for the use of Joshua Sewels hiers as

administrator for Said Josshua sewel as the papers will show I wish no

letters of appraisment on my Esstate at all and my Executrix to give no

securety. Should William C. Redwine pay punctualy the hire of sd Jess I

whish my wife Jane Redwine to make a presant of sd. negro Jess to him__I

here by appoint Hullum D Redwine and Thomas Malden as Executrix to the

above named will given under my hand and seal this Eighteenth day of

september 1840

Test

John Wilson Wm Redwine (signed)

Jesse Tatum

Wm M Moring

 

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