Alabama Records, Vol. 211 Coosa County

Lawsuits, Revolutionary Pensions,

1812 Pensions, Cemeteries, Wills,

Bible Records

By Pauline Jones Gandrud 
p. 27

Will of John Fleming

Coosa Co., AL

Wills & OCR 2 page 40

The State of Alabama

Coosa County

I John Fleming of the said County and State being of sound mind and
disposing memory do make and publish this my last will & Testament.

And first I desire that my body be decently buried and that my funeral
expenses and the expenses of my last sickness be paid out of the rent of
my land in the County of Covingtona in said state and recently purchased
by me and now rented to James B. Russel of said county or from the sale
of my cattle that my friend James B. Russell ha(s) promised to take care
of in said county of Covington. 
2nd I give and bequeath all my land to be Equally divided share &
share alike lying in the County of Covington in said State and described
as the SW 1/4 NW 1/4 of Section 29 Township 7 Rang 17 containing forty
acres unto my sons John Quincy James Fulton Robert H Jackson Lafayette
and William J and my Daughter Sarah Jane and if any one or more of them
should die without issue then my desire is that the survivor or survivors
should take said Land as fully and entirely as though thare ware no other
heirs of my estate. 
3rd I give and bequeath unto mhy daughter Ann Saphlow the infant child
of my present wife the three notes I hold on John A Seltzer of Coosa County
amounting in all to one Hundred & thirty seven 50/100 Dollars and due
25th December next & for the purpose of aiding my said wife in raising
and Educating my said daughter Ann Saphlow I also direct that the whole
of my household furniture shall be and remain the absolute property of
my beloved wife Rachael Fleming together with all of my worldly goods of
whatever name or character all choses in action of right title and Interest
that I may have in of any Act of Congress passed the 28th day of September
A D 1851 and other of my personal Estate not hereinbefore bequeathed and
I hereby make and ordain my esteemed friend and neighbor N Smith Graham
Executor of this my last will and testament.  In witness whereof I
John Fleming the testator have to this my will set my hand and seal this
the 29th day of March A D 1851. 
Signed sealed and

delivered in thepresence of us

who have signed in the presence of

each other

Rachael Fleming interlined before signing

B S Griffin

Francis J Hutton

M D Graham

A N Lightfoot

     attending physician

Will probated 17 April 1851

 

Alabama Records, Vol. 211 Coosa County

Lawsuite, Revolutionary Pensions, 1812 Pensions,

Cemeteries, Wills, Bible Records

Compiled by Pauline Jones Gandrud,