Tyre Freeman Will - 1854
Submitted by: Catherine F. Liepins
Will of Tyre Freeman - March 11, 1854
Department of Archives and History
Inventory of County Archives, Wills.
Ala. Chambers County,
TYRE FREEMAN DEC'D WILL, VOL. 2- Page 437
Tyre Freeman dec'd Will;
The State of Alabama
March 11th, 1854
Chambers County
In the name of God Amen, I Tylor (sic) Freeman of the county and
State aforesaid do constitue and make this my last Will and
Testament, Being in modeate health and of sound mind..
1st. Item I give and bequeath unto my wife Kiseah D. Freeman
all my land and premises and the stock and appertanances ___?___
there unto belonging to have and enjoy during her natural life
time, with full power to sell at any time, all or any part of
said land or property for the benefit of the Family.
2- Item I give and bequeath unto my beloved daughter,
Elizabeth F. Freeman to the amount of seventy five dollars worth
of propety to be received by her at her marriage.
3rd. *Item I give and bequeath unto my beloved son Joseph
Freeman, Seventy five dollars worth of property to paid over to
him at the age of twenty one years.
4th. Item- I give and bequeath unto my beloved son John T.
Freeman, seventy-five dollars, worth of property to be paid over
to him at the age of twenty one years.
5th. Item- I give and bequeath unto Lee Synthia Freeman the
same amount, to be paid over to her at her marriage.
6th, Item I give and bequeath unto my beloved daughter Monah
Freeman the same to be paid over at her marriage.
7th, Item I give and bequeath unto my beloved daughter Lucy
Freeman, the same amount to be paid at her marriage.
8th, Item I give and bequeath unto my beloved son Dedleton
(sic) Freeman, the same amount to be paid out to him at the age
of twenty one years.
9th, I give and bequeath unto my beloved son James Freeman, the
same amount to be paid at his attaining the age of twenty one
years, making them all equal to an amount I advanced to Green B.
Freeman, my son at the time he arrived at twenty one years of
age.
10th, Item I give and bequeath unto the lawful heirs of my
beloved daughter Julia Ann Daniel and equal portion with the
rest of my heirs at the death of my wife and I hereby constitute
and appoint my son Green B. Freeman, trustee for the heirs of
Julia Ann Daniel.
11th, Item I hold in my hands one hundred and five dollars,
bequeath to Elizabeth F. Freeman, Josiah Freeman, John T.
Freeman, Lucinthia Freeman, Monah Freeman and Lucy Freeman by
their grand father to be paid over to them equally at their
arriving at twenty one years of age.
12th, Item In conclusion I hereby appoint Green B. Freeman and
Leroy W. Moore and my beloved wife Keseah D. Freeman my
Executors of this my last will and Testament.
In testamony where of I have here unto set my hand and seal this
11th, day of March A.D. 1854
Tyre Freeman (Seal)
Test. John W. Standard
Wm. A. Carpenter
Jesse Carpenter
The State of Alabama
Regular Court of Probate, July 10, 1854
Chambers County
Personally appeared in open court, Jesse Carpenter, and Wm. A.
Carpenter who being duly sworn, dispose each and say on oath,
that they saw the within named Tyre Freeman, sign seal and
publish the followin instrument as and for his last Will and
Testament on the day the same bears date, that they each belived
the said Tyre Freeman to be of sound and disposing mind and
memory at the time of signing the same that they each signed the
same as subscribing witnesses at the request and in the presence
of the said Tyre Freeman and that they each saw John W.
Standard, the other subscribing witness sign the same at the
request and in the presence of the said Tyre Freeman and that
they all signed the same in the presence of each other.
Sworn to and Subscribed in open Court the 10th, day of July A.D.
1854
Be it remembered that the witness will was on the 19th day of
July 1854 probated in the court of Probate Chambers County
Alabama,
In the foregoing affidavit of Jesse Carpenter and William A.
Carpenter two of the subscribing witnesses to the same, and duly
recorded in Records of Wills, Vol. 2, Page 437--439
Samuel Pearson
Judge of Probate
