Will of William Fuller |
In the Matter of Last Will and Testament of WILLIAM FULLER dec'd Probated March term /89 Recorded March 6th /89 WILL L. WILKERSON Clk. I, WILLIAM FULLER being of sound mind & disposing memory but in feeble health do make & publish this as my last Will & Testament, hereby revoking all wills by me at any time made. First, I desire all my just debts be paid by my Executors out of the first money that comes to his hands or as soon after my death as may be. Second, I give to me beloved wife MARY A. FULLER my whole estate real personal & mixed during her natural life or widowhood subject to the following restrictions and limitations. She is to manage the sane So as that it is not to suffer loss or be permitted to run to waste and is to use the home and farm for the benefit of the family as long as the children remain single unless after they arrive at 21 years of age they choose to remove from their old home. And my beloved wife is also to give my son WILLIAM a reasonable English Education out of the proceeds of S'd farm stock &c. without any charge to him and my two youngest daughters LOUISA HARRIET and LENORA are to be educated so as to enable them to read and write well and there is to be no additional charge against them for such Education but the same is to be paid for from the proceeds of the farm stock &c. Item Third, At the death or marriage of my beloved wife I desire my whole remaining Estate or what is left of my Estate real personal or mixed evry thing that is then or have to be sold by my Executors and the real estate conveyed without the aid of any court on such terms as sd Executors may deem most for the interest of my heirs and the proceeds to be by said Executors equally divided between my children as follows; MARTHA C. JACKSON one share, MARY ELIZABETH FULLER one share LOUISA HARRIET one share and LENORA one share and WILLIAM C. one share. My daughter STACY ANN REBECCA having married against my wishes and advise and in spite of my remonstrances, I feel it to be my duty to exclude her from the benefits of this will. I therefore direct my Executors not to include her in the division of my Estate. Item fourth, if my beloved wife should marry again it is not my intentions to exclude her from the benefits of my estate but in the event of her marriage I direct that she have dower in my real estate & a childs part of the personal property just as though this will had not been made. I hereby appoint SMITH PARKS and MICHAIL O. KING Executors of this my last will and Testament and in the event my beloved wife may think it best to sell part of the stock and use the proceeds in support of the family if necessary. Sept. 6 1869 WM. FULLER
Witnesses: After mature reflection I have determined by this Codicile to change this my last will and Testament in regard to the property herein given to my four daughters MARTHA C. JACKSON, MARY ELIZABETH JOHNSON LOUISA HARRIET, LONORA FULLER in so far that I will and direct that all the property of evry kind & discription whatsoever it may be whether real personal or mixed to which my said four daughters may be entitled to under this will I give to them for and during their natural lives, And is not to be subject to the contorl or liable to the debts of their present Husband, or any future husbands they may marry and at the death of my S'd daughters S'd property shall decend to the heirs of their body WM. FULLER |
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