WILL OF ALBERT G. BROWNING

(Wife of Olive S. NICHOLAS and sister to Caroline Irene BROWNING Nicholas)

     Book:1 Page:338-339

     Last will and testament of Albert G Browning      
     The State of Mississippi
     Lafayette County
                      I, Albert G Browning of Lafayette Co in the State of 
         Mississippi being advanced in years and feeble in health, but of sound 
         and disposing mind and memory and being admonished of the uncertainty 
         of life and the certainty of death do hereby make Constitute and publish
         the following as my last will and testament, that is to say,

     1st It is my will that all my just debts and funeral expenses be paid out 
         of my estate remaining at my death

     2nd I will and bequeath to my son Albert R Browning one feather bed,      
         mattress, bedstead, and bed clothing, one silver watch, one brindle   
         cow named Ida, and her increase

     3rd I will and bequeath to my daughter Nancy E Browning, one feather bed, 
         bedstead, mattress and bed clothing, meaning the bed and furniture on 
         which I have usually slept, one red cow with a white face named Nelly, 
         and her increase, one small trunk

     4th I will and bequeath to my son B.B. Browning ten dollars in cash to be 
         paid out of my estate after my death, he having received more than the 
         other children this is intended in lieu of all other bequests to him

     5th It is my will and I direct that all my entire estate, real, personal  
         and mixed which is not herein bequeathed shall be sold after my death 
         by my executors herein after to be named-  That all my just debts an  
         funeral expenses first be paid out of the proceeds, and the ballance I 
         direct to be qually divided among all my children or their descendants 
         except B.B. Browning who has been fully provided for. And except      
         further that because of and in consideration of the Kind Care and     
         attention given me by my son Albert R and my daughter Nancy C. Brown-
         ing in declining years I direct that my said Executors pay to each of 
         them Fifty dollars out of the proceeds of my estate in addition to the 
         bequests herein before given to them before the said general distrbu-
         tion is made, which I direct shall be done share and share alike among 
         all my children except to B.B. Browning as aforesaid

     6th I hereby nominate and appoint my son, Albert R. Browning my sole     
         executor to carry out the provisions of this my last will and testa-
         ment hereby revoking all wills by me heretofore made.  Testimony      
         whereof I hereunto set my hand subscribe my name and affix my seal    
         this the Nineteenth day of February 1884.

                                                       A. G. Browning (Seal)

     Signed Sealed & published in the presence of us and subscribed by us as wit
     nesses in the presence of the testator and in the presence of each other the 
     day it bears date
     Hugh K Martin
     E. O. Fruison
     J. N. Hamilton

Charlotte Curlee Ramsey
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