Jasper County, MS
Last Will and Testament of Nancy McCarty Dec'd.
In the name of God Amen, I Nancy A. McCarty being of sound mind
memory & understanding do make publish and declare this my last
will & testament in form following towit: I give my body to the
dust and my soul to God who gave it whatever worldly estate I may
die possessed of I dispose as follows.
Item 1st I give to my son Thomas C. McCarty my Gray horse named Charley.
Item 2nd I give to Martha Clark, Thomas C. McCarty, Monroe McCarty & Columbus McCarty my beloved children all and every species of property
I may die seized out possessed of to be equally divided among them
share & share alike.
Item 3rd I hereby appoint my son John McCarty executor of this
my last will & testament.
Nancy x her mark A. McCarty (Seal)
Signed sealed published & declared in the presence of the testator & in the
presence of each other who at the request of the testator signed the same
as witnesses thereto - August 29th A.D. 1876
Witnesses. W. W. Lee
The State of Mississippi
This day personally appeared before me J. F.
Parker Clerk of the Chancery Court in & for said county W. W. Lee & Henry
W. Harper subscribing witnesses to the annexed instrument of writing purporting to be the last will & testament of Nancy McCarty
late of said county deceased, & bearing date the 29th day of August
A.D. 1876 who having been sworn depose & say that said Nancy
McCarty signed, sealed, published & declared said instrument as her
last will and testament in the presence of these deponents on the
day of the date thereof & that said testatrix was of sound disposing
mind & memory & more than twenty one years of age & that these
deponents subscribed said instrument as withnesses thereto of the
instance & request & in the presence of said testatrix & also in the
presence of each other on the day & year aforesaid.
Sworn to and subscribed before W. W. Lee.
Jas. F. Parker Clerk
Wills 1855-1944, pg 72
Henry W. Harper
Jasper county
me this April 7, 1877. Henry Harper.
_____________________________________
