____________________________________________________________________________ State of Arkansas, County of Pike, Know All Men By These Presents: That I, John Dickson, knowing the uncertainty of life and the certainty of death, and being in my proper mind and desiring to make a distribution of my property among my children before my death, do make and decree that the following shall be my Last Will and Testament. 1st. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Lydia Caroline Vickery, and to the heirs of her body, the following described tracts of land, to wit: The Southwest Qr. of the Northwest Qr. of Section Fourteen in Township eight, South of Range twenty-six, West, in the District of Lands subject to sale at Washington, Arkansas, containing forty acres; also the Southeast Qr. of the Northeast Qr. and the Northeast Qr. of the Southeast Qr. of Section Fourteen, Township eight, South of Range twenty-six, West, containing Seventy-nine and 79/100 of acres; also the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Qr., all in Section Fourteen, Township eight, South of Range twenty-six, West, containing in all one hundred and twenty-eight and 51/100 acres. 2nd. I give unto Elijah Kelley the following described tract of land, to wit: The Southeast Qr. of the Southeast Qr. of Section Fourteen, Township eight, South of Range twenty-six, West, containing forty acres. This my will, that the above described Lydia Caroline Vickery and Elijah Kelley shall have the above described tracts of land with all the improvements thereon, with all the rights and privileges that are vested in me, and they and their heirs shall have and hold the same forever. 3rd. This my will, that the balance of my property shall be equally divided among my six children, namely: Priscilla Kelley, Clement Dickson, Sion Bradley Dickson, Lydia Caroline Vickery, Beverly R. Dickson and Larissa W. Fenter. In testimony whereof, I have affixed my hand and seal, Oct. 13, 1867. John (his x mark) Dickson Witnesseth: H.H. Meredith Alex (his x mark) Sanford John Sharp A true copy of the original will. Teste: Jas. H. Howard Clerk. ____________________________________________________________________________ State of Arkansas, ss. County of Pike, To All To Whom These Presents Shall Come, Greeting: Know ye, That the last Will and Testament of John Dickson, deceased, of Pike County, hath, in due form of law, been exhibited, proved and recorded in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Probate in the County of Pike, a copy of which is hereunto annexed: And to the end that the property of the testator may be preserved for those who shall appear to have a legal right or interest therein, and that the said last Will may be executed according to the request of the testator. We do hereby appoint & authorize John M. Davis as Administrator, with the Will annexed of said deceased, to collect and secure all and singular the goods, chattels, rights, and credits, which were of the said John Dickson at the time of his death, in whosoever hands or possession the same may be found and to perform and fulfill all such as may be enjoined upon him by said Will, so far as there shall be property, and the law charge him; in general, to do and perform all other acts which now are or hereafter may be required of him by law. In testimony whereof, I, Jas. H. Howard, Clerk of the Circuit Court, and Exofficio Clerk of the Court of Probate in and for the said County of Pike, have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court at office, in said County, this 14th day of December, A.D. 1867. (Circuit Court Seal) Jas. H. Howard, Clerk. ____________________________________________________________________________ I, M.W. Hill, Clerk and Ex-Officio Recorder within and for the said County of Pike and State, aforesaid, do hereby certify that the annexed and foregoing instrument of writing was filed for record on the ____ day of ________ A.D. 187_ at ___ o'clock _.M. and the same, together with certificate of acknowledgement thereto, is now duly recorded in Record Book B, pages 94 & 95. In testimony whereof, I hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, at my office in Murfreesboro, this 10th day of Nov. A.D. 1876. (Circuit Court Seal) M.W. Hill Clerk. ____________________________________________________________________________ Certificate of Record. State of Arkansas, ss. County of Pike, I, R.N. Alford, Clerk of the Circuit Court and Ex-Officio Recorder for the County, aforesaid, do hereby certify that the annexed and foregoing instrument of writing was filed for record in my office on the 2nd day of Sept. A.D. 1911 at 10 o'clock, A.M., and the same is now duly recorded, with the acknowledgement and certificate thereon, Record Book Vol. A, Wills, pages 97-100. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set and affixed the seal of said Court, this 6th day of September, A.D. 1911. (Circuit Court Seal) R.N. Alford, Clerk By D.F. Arnold, Deputy Clerk. ____________________________________________________________________________ HTML file and design by David Kelley, 1997. All rights reserved.