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Sarah, Swift, Martha, Jackson, Harriett, Lilsey, that
Said Arthur Jones died [Lestate?], and by his last will and
testaments executed on the [blank] day of December 1835, he appointed
John W Jones, Isaac Winston, And Jacob Haugh his Executors
which will was regularly admitted to Probate by the
Orphan Court of Franklin County, Alabama, the County
in which Said Jones resided, previous to his death, by Said
will he devised to his widow Nancy Jones, in Case She
Survived him, One third part of the lands of which he
died Seized, including his dwelling house, And one
fifth part of his personal estate after the payment of his debts,
And funderal expenses, dividing all his property real, personal
&c between the Said Nancy And his Children by as previous
marriage, in a manner therein Specified, which will more
fully appear by reference to a Copy of Said will hereinth
accomp- And marked C, and prayed to be taken as
a part of this bill, the Children of Said Jones provided for
by Said Will are as follows Viz. John W Jones, Wylie B Jones,
Martha W Adair, Widow of William Adair decd, Sarah W
Warthington, formerly Sarah W Jones, who intermarried with John
W Jones, whose portion of Said property, under and by provision
of Said Will is to be placed in charge of Jacob Haugh And
John W Jones, as Trustees and their Successors for the Seperate use
of Said Sarah W, And her heirs, Catherine B Winston, formerly
Catherine B Jones, who intermarried with Isaac Winston, Lucy W
Carroll, formerly Lucy Jones, who intermarried with George W
Carroll, And Matilda Haugh, formerly Matilda Jones, who
intermarried with Jacob Haugh, All of whom Are the children
of Said Arthur Jones Decd, by a previous marriage, Letters
testamentas, Were granted to the Said John W Jones. And
Jacob Haugh on the [blank] day of [blank] by the Orphans Court of
Franklin County, Ala, who took with their possession as your
Orator is informed and believes Amongst the personal property
of Said Arthur decd, to Said Slaves Sarah, Swift, Martha,
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