BLEVINS, Kitturah



From: "Pattie Causey" [ pacausey (at) mindspring.com ] 



Kitturah Blevins, Book B, page 56



"In the name of God Amen, I Kitturah Blevins of the County of Hempstead in the State of Arkansas, being in good bodily health and of sound and disposing mind and memory, calling to mind the frailty and uncertainty of human life and being desirous of settling my worldly affairs and directing how the Estate with which it has pleased God to bless me shall be disposed of after my decease while I have strength and capacity so to do, do make and publish this my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking and making null and void, all other Wills and Testaments by me heretofore made. And first, I commend my immortal being to him who gave it, and my body to the Earth to be buried with little expense or ostentation by my Executor herein after named. And as to my worldly Estate and all the property real personal or mixed of which I shall die seized and possessed, or to which I shall be Entitled at the time of my decease, I devise, bequeath and dispose thereof in the manner following, to wit: My Will is that all my just debts and funeral charges shall be paid by my Executor herein after named, as soon after my decease as shall by him be found convenient. 

Item I give, devise and bequeath unto my two grand daughters Kitturah Blevins and Martha Ann Blevins children of my son Carter Blevins deceased my negro man Slave for life named Martin aged about forty years and my Will is that my Executor herein after named shall hire out the said negro man Martin from time to time and divide the hire? ? Equally between my two said Grand daughters herein before named, and my Will is that the said negro man Martin shall never be sold, but that the proceeds of his labour and hire shall go to the support and maintenance of my said Grand children Kitturah Blevins & Martha Ann Blevins and in the direction & controle of my Executor herein after named. Item I give devise and bequeath to Each of my children and other Grand children the sum of One Dollar each to be paid by my Executor herein after named. 

Item I give, bequeath and devise to my two Grand children Kitturah Blevins & Martha Ann Blevins children of my Son Carter Blevins, all the rest and residue of my Estate, real, personal and mixed, of which I shall die Seized and possessed, or to which I shall be Entitled at the time of my decease. 

Lastly I do nominate and appoint my Grand Son Allen W. Blevins to be the Executor of this my last Will and Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this 8th July 1844 

Kitturah (her mark) Blevins (seal) 

Signed, sealed and acknowledged 

in our presence at the request 

of the Testator & in the presence 

of each other as Witnesses 

G.D. Royston 

I.F. Johnson"

(probate 28 Oct 1844)