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    DATE 22 Dec 2002 
    MEDI Will 
    Source ID S921 
    Text This whole Will was transcribed with the name LOVE (Sun, 06 Dec 1998 16:43:01 -0500
    Contributed By "Mickey Fournier" )
    Believe it to be LANE. Original copy being mailed to me 2/99. D. Warner . Photocopy of Will rec'd. 1/29/99 - Definietly says LANE and other corrobative evidence from headstones and marriage records agree.

    Morgan Co., Alabama WB? p? (copy rec'd with not indication)

    Will of Joseph LANE, Sr. - Morgan Co., AL

    In the name of God, Amen-
    I Joseph LANE Sen'r of Morgan County State of Alabama being of sound
    mind and memory do make bublish (sic) and deliver this my last will and
    Testament in the words and form following (to wit)
    Item 1st/ I give and bequeath to my daughter Jane HIGH one hundred
    dollars to her and her heirs forever.
    Item 2nd/ I give and bequeath to my son Jesse A. LANE my quarter section
    of land on which I now live with all the improvements thereon to him and
    his heirs forever, Reserving to my beloved wife Pherebe LANE her dower in
    said land
    Item 3rd/ I give also to my son Jesse A. LANE one bed and furniture, one
    horse worth one hundred dollars to him and his heirs forever, --
    Item 4th/ I give to my beloved wife Pherebee lane all my household and
    kitchen furniture except that I have already disposed of --
    Item 5th/ It is my will and desire that my river tract of land shall be
    sold by my executor at public sale and the proceeds of said sale applied
    to the paying out and patenting the tract of land on which I now live --

    Item 6th/ It is my will and desire that all my other property of what
    kind soever after paying all my just debts shall be equally divided
    between my beloved wife Pherobee LANE, my daughter Pherebee LANE, my
    daughter Rebecca LANE and son Jesse A LANE except that the value of the
    property heretofore given to my wife Pherebee LANE is to be taken from
    her share in this division.
    Item 7th/ It is my will and desire that all the property herein given to
    my wife Pherebee LANE or which may fall to her in a division between her
    and my other legatees shall belong to her during her natural life or
    widowhood and after her death or marriage shall be equally divided
    between my other legatees herein named, --
    Item 8th/ the reason I have not given property by this will to my
    daughters Delia BURT, my son Isaac LANE, my daughter Patsy BURT, my son
    Joseph LANE and my son Jonathan LANE is that I have given to them
    heretofore property of equal value --
    Item 9th/ I nominate and appoint my sons Joseph LANE and Jonathan LANE
    my true and lawful executors to this my last will and Testament hereby
    revoking all former wills and Testaments and publishing and
    declaring this my last will and Testament this 20th day of May 1825 --
    Jos. LANE (seal)
    Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of
    Joseph LANE Jun'r
    John (his X mark) Davis
    George ?Damien?
    Stephenson Hood (this last name not understood) [note written exactly like that in the recorded copy - D.Warner 1/99]

    State of Alabama
    Morgan County
    At a special Orphans Court held for that purpose I Stephen Heard Judge
    of Morgan County Court do hereby certify that the foregoing last will
    and testament of Joseph LANE Senior deceased was proved before me by the
    subscribing witnesses thereto & that the Testator was of sound mind &
    memory at the time of the execution thereof
    Given under my hand and seal this 2nd day of February 1826
    Stephen Heard (seal), Judge of Morgan County Court

    Let it be recorded
    Recorded the foregoing Last Will and Testament of Joseph LANE Senr. Dec'd this 16th day of February 1826 Book A folio # 203, 4 & 5 M.C. HORNTON, Clk MCC

    [Original submitter:
    --
    Mildred Wright "Mickey" Fournier
    PO Box 1967,
    Lake City, FL 32056
    [email protected]

    Reviewed original and changed to LANE from LOVE with a couple additional minor corrections by Donna Warner
    3205 Larga Ave.
    Los Angeles, CA 90039
    [email protected]
    Linked to Delia LANE
    Martha "Patsy" LANE