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HOWARD
COUNTY WILLS
ARKANSAS GENEALOGY TRAILS
JOHN KESTERSON
04 June 1807 - 24 January 1877
Written 03 Jan 1862 - Proved 21 February 1877
Howard County AR
Contributed by Christine
Walters
Know all men by these present that I John
Kesterson being of sound and disposing mind and memory
and being about to enter into the services of the
Southern Confederacy and in view of the uncertainty of
life and being anxious to dispose of my worldly goods do
make and execute this my last will and testament hereby
revoking all former wills by me made.
1st I consign my body to the dust from whence it came and
my spirit to God who gave it.
2nd I hereby give and bequeath all my property both real
and personal to my much beloved wife Malinda during her
life and widowhood.
3rd It is my desire that after the death or marriage of
my said wife that my personal property be they slaves or
otherwise be equally divided share and share alike
between all my sons living at the time of death or
marriage of my said wife.
5th and lastly I hereby appoint my friend Anthony N. Cole
the executor of this my last will and testament.
Given under my hand and seal the 8th day of January in
presence of Henry C. PRICE and Benjamin C. PARKEN and
each of them signed this instrument at the request of
testator as subscribing
witnesses.
State of Arkansas County of Howard.
I, H. C. PRIDE do solemnly swear that I am
the H. C. PRIDE whose name appears as the ?? and
foregoing instrument as an attesting witness: That I was
present at the time said instrument was executed and saw
the testator John KESTERSON sign his name. That the same
was signed by said testator in my presence and in the
presence of Benj. C. PARKEN whose name also appears as an
attesting witness on the 8th day of Jan 1862 to the best
of my recollection at Paraclifta in Sevier AR and that at
the time of executing said instrument the said testator
declared the same to be his will and testament and myself
and Benj. C. PARKEN signed to same. Said testator was of
sound mind and memory and above the age of 21 years and
further that Benj. C. PARKEN the other witness is since
deceased. Subscribed and sworn 21 Feb 1877.
State of Arkansas County of Howard -
I Anthony Cole being duly sworn to dispose and say that I
was present at the town of Prclifta in the County of
Sevier and state aforesaid on the 3rd day of Jan 1862 and
saw John Kesterson the testator in the ?? sign his name
there and in the presence of myself, H. C. PRIDE and B.
C. PARKEN 29 Mar 1877.
Know all men by these Presents: that we Melinda
Kesterson, Samuel Kesterson are held and firmly bound
unto the State of Arkansas in the just and penal sum of
twenty-five hundred dollars, for the payment whereof well
and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs,
executors, and administrators, firmly by these presents.
Witness our hand at Centre Point this 31st day of January
1876. (error? s/b1877) The condition of the above
obligation is such, that whereas the above bounder
Melinda Kesterson and Samuel Kesterson were on the 31st
of January 1877 appointed adminstrators of all and
singular the goods and chattels, rights and credits of
John Kesterson deceased, by the Howard County Probate
Court...." This document was signed in the presence
of Charles P. Kesterson, William Kesterson, Thomas J.
Kesterson and V. L. Kesterson, Masa H. Hearne, W. P.
Stephens, Ennis Tollett, Annis Price. A. Weaver, Samuel
Kesteron (son).
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