Will of Thomas Reeves
Greene County, Alabama
Will Book B, pg 207-208
16 Aug 1838
State of Alabama }
Greene County }
In the name of God Amen. I Thomas Reeves being indisposed in body but sound in mind; do make and declare this to be my last will and Testament in manner and form following (to Wit, first, it is my will that my funeral expenses be paid, likewise all my just debts after which it is my will that all my property both personal and real be sold to the highest bidder (excepting the dower which my wife Rosannah Reeves holds on my lands and excepting also a certain negro girl named Eliza which I wish excluded from the sale) on a credit as follows viz, I wish my personal property with the above exception sold on a credit of twelve months & my real estate sold on a credit of one & two years, that is to say, half the amt to be paid twelve months after date, the after half to be paid twenty four months after date, Second it is my will that my beloved wife Rosannah Reeves, shall have an equal division, in addition to her dower of land, that is to say, a child’s part of my personal property which I will to her, during her lifetime, & at her death, her part of the property both personal and real shall be sold & equally divided amongst my children, Thirdly, it is my will that the above named girl Eliza shall remain and be in the possession of my wife Rosannah Reeves during her life time & for her use & benefit alone and at the death of my wife Rosannah Reeves it is my will that this girl Eliza above named together with her increase shall belong & be the property of my daughter Permelia C. Reeves independant (sic) of an equal share or division with the rest of my children in all my other property excepting one third of the valuation of said girl, Eliza & her increase, which it is my will that this one third of their value, shall be paid to my daughter Harriett N. Reeves by my sd Daughter Permelia C. Reeves, so soon as she shall get into her possession the girl Eliza & her increase. ~ Fourthly, It is my will that my two daughters Harriet N. & Permelia C. Reeves, receives a horse apiece worth Eighty dollars, a bridle saddle & blanket apiece two cows & calves a piece a bed and furniture, a piece which property it is my will they shall receive at the time of a division of property among my children. Fifthly, It is my will that the amount of property or that portion of property which I have willed to my two daughters, Betsy Thatch & Fanny Carnes shall be at their deaths equally divided amongst their children, that is the portion of property which is willed to each one of them at their death shall be divided amongst their own children, Sixthly & Lastly It is my will that my son Robt S Reeves & Wm Hales act as my Executors, & I do hereby declare this to be my last will and testament revoking all former wills by me made, In Testimony whereof I do hereby set my hand and affix my seal in the year of our Lord one thousand, eight hundred & thirty eight and on the sixteenth day of August.
Signed in the presence of the §
Subcribing witnesses § Thos. Reeves (Seal)
Attest
A D Hutton }
Wm S Mayes }
The State of Alabama §
Greene County § Orphans Court Regular term
held at the Court house in Erie on Monday the 8th day of October 1938. Present the Honorable William B. Strect Judge of said Court ~
This day the Last Will and testament of Thomas Reeves decd. was presented to the Court, and the Court being fully satisfied that the heirs have fully consented that the said Will should be admitted to probate and registration and no objecting being offered, The Court proceeded to examine on oath William S. Mayes one of the subscribing witnesses thereto, touching the legal execution of said Will and being fully satisfied from his testimony It is ordered by the Court that the said Will be received and established as to personal property, and be recorded ~
Attest J. C. Snedecor Clerk
By A. R. David D.C.