Will of Mary B. Forrest Castleberry[Spelling errors and lack of punctuation preserved from original document] In the name of God amen I Marry B Castleberry of the County of Bradley and State of Arkansas being of sound mind and memoray and concedin the uncertinty of this frail and tracitry life do thare fore make ordain publish and declare this to be my last will and tesament that is to say first after all my lawful debts are paid and discharged the residue of my estate real and pesonal I give bequst and dispose of as follos to wit to Emelay Wildar Jacob F Castleberry and William F Castleberry Cindarella Hick man Anna S. Johns Elisabeth H Osmant to the above named cildren the [discribed as follos] [STRUCK THROUGH] land discrbed as follos the [west half of the north East quarter of setion fifteen in Town ship forteen South of the base line in Range nine west contaning eighty acars] [STRUCK THROUGH] also the west half of the north west quarter of setion fifteen in township fourteen sought of the base line in range nine west contaning 80 acars the north west fourth 1/4 on right bank Saline River of setion forteen (14) in township fourteen (14) S of the base line in Range nine (9) contaning ninty five and 71/100 acres also the west half of the north west quarter of setion no fifteen in Township fourteen of Range nine (9) contaning eighty acars the above discribed land I give to the a bove named cildren I give my sorrel hors nown by the name of Carley to Daniel Boon my grandson I give and devise all the rest residue and remainder of my real and pesonal estate to my children now living or to my or their heirs who my be living at the time of my deceased to be devided equally betwen them shear and and shear alik this my last wil and testament hear by revoking all fomer wills by me made in witness ware of I have [illegible] subscribed my name and affixt my seal the seventeenth day of July one thousand eight hundred and sixty six the above writen instrument was subscribed [?] by the said Mary B Castlebery in our presants and acknoledg by her to each of us and she at the time published and declard the above instrument sa subs scribed to be her last will and testament and we at her request and in her presants signed our names as wineses witneses Mary B Castlebery |
Transcribed for the Bradley County Wills page by Katy Calloway.