Last Will and Testament

John Dickson

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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.                                     
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State of Arkansas,                                                           
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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.                            
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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.                                    
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                           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.                         
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