Will of Hugh J. BradleyState of Arkansas County of Bradley I, Hugh J. Bradley of the County and State aforesaid, being of sound and disposing mind and memory do make, ordain, publish and declare, this to be my last will and testament, hereby revoking, and making null and void all last wills and testaments, by me at any time heretofore made, and do dispose of the property with which I am blessed and possessed as follows... Item, I give devise, and bequeath to my bloved sister Rebecca A. Hearing all of the property real, personal, and mixed, of which I may die seized and professed. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my seal this the 17th day of March A D 1802. H. J. Bradley (seal) Attest A. C. Jones I. H. Pennington John R. Cross State of Arkansas County of Bradley Before the Clerk in vacation On this the 24th day of June A D 1803 Personally appreared before me C. H. Seay Clerk of the Circuit Court and Ex Officio Clerk of the Court of Probate in and for aforesaid County and State. A. C. Jones & I, H. Pennington who being duly sworn, made oath that H. J. Bradley the testator to the foregoing will, did sign, seal, publish and declare, the same to be his last will and testament, in the presence of each of us, and in the presence of eath other, and at the request of the testator did sign their respective names thereto as witnesses. A. C. Jones I. H. Pennington Sworn to & subscribed before me day & date above written. In testimony whereof I hereto set my hand & official seal of said court at office this 24th June AD 1803. C. H. Seay Clerk by ? Wiess Deputy Clerk (seal) State of Arkansas County of Bradley I, C. H. Seay Clerk & Ex Officio Recorder in and for aforesaid county & state do hereby certify that the annexed and foregoing will was filed in the Office of the Clerk for said County & State on the 24th day of June AD 1803 for proof probation & record, and that the same, together with the certificates thereto after having been duly proven, probated and ordered of record, is now duly record in Record book of Wills page 21. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official Seal of my Office this 28th July A D 1803. C. H. Seay, clerk by WmG (?) Wiess Deputy Clerk (Bradley County, Arkansas Will Book B, Page 28) |
Transcribed for the Bradley County Wills page by Ann Ragsdale and made available by Peggy Bowman who went to the courthouse and copied it, and Jann Woodard who shared it.