____________________________________________________________________________ Abstract made by an unknown abstractor about 1890 from original records of Pike County, Arkansas and recorded in Abstract of Title Book Prior to 1890 ____________________________________________________________________________ Will Book A page 95. Last Will and Testament of William B. Hagood. Dated May 2nd 1876. "That after my just debts and funeral expenses are paid, what property God has intrusted me to hold shall be divided among my beloved children as follows. My homestead on which I now reside and is described as the East half of (the) South West quarter of section seventeen in Township five South of Range twenty-three West in Pike County, Arkansas shall be divided into four equal parts by parallel lines running north and south and the first lot on the east side I give to my daughter Sarah M. Adams and the next to my daughter Susan D. Hagood and the next to my daughter Nancy W. Lay and the next to my daughter Martha A. Hagood." He then bequeaths personal property. "I appoint my sons Thomas C. Hagood and George H. Hagood my executors and request that they carry out this my last bequest faithfully. I also appoint my much respected friend and neighbor Robert S. Burke to assist in the division of the above mentioned property." Witnesses, Franklin Good, Albert G. Jones (and) A. Standlee. I hereby certify that this is a true copy of William B. Hagood's last Will and Testament, signed and witnessed in my presence on the 2nd day of May 1876 in Pike County, Clark Township at his residence. L.P Holmes, J.P. The witnesses named testify before said (L.P.) Holmes J.P. that said (William) Hagood did sign said instrument &c. in their presence and that he was in his proper mind at the time. Date(d) June 2nd 1876. July 3rd 1876. L.P. Holmes appears before (the) Clerk of (the) Circuit Court and May 14th 1877, A.S. Standlee and F. Good appear before M.W. Hill, clerk of (the) Circuit Court and they being first duly sworn each depose and say, that they saw said William B. Hagood sign his name to the annexed paper &c. and heard him declare the same to be his last Will &c., that they signed said instrument in his presence and in the presence of each other, and that said (William) Hagood was of sound and disposing mind and more than twenty-one years of age &c. ____________________________________________________________________________ Abstract of Title Book Prior to 1890, page 311. ____________________________________________________________________________ HTML file and design by David Kelley, 1997. All rights reserved.