Will, AL, Greene, WILLIAM HINTON 1847 In the name of God Amen I WILLIAM HINTON of Greene County and state of Alabama to make and publish as my last will and testament as follows. ITEM the first I give to my son JOSEPH H. HINTON seven negro slaves named as follows: JERRY, GEORGE, JOHN, ALLEN, WILLIS, WASHINGTON and ADDISON together with those that I have given him here to four and which he has now in possession and their increased to him and his heirs forever. ITEM the second I give to son WILLIE L. HINTON negro slaves as follows Sam hasty Drury Merritt Lake Charles Betsy and Anna together with those slaves that I have given him here to four and which he has now in his possession and their increased to him and his heirs forever also I give to my son WILLIE L. HINTON all that part of my land that lies in Pickens County Alabama, except those tracks which I bought of James a Coleman the estate of WILLIAM JONES and old STEPHEN. ITEM the third I give to my grandson WILLIAM H. HINTON the son of WILLIE L. HINTON 120 acres of land lying in Pickens County Alabama being the land I bought of the estate of WILLIAM JONES and old STEPHEN. ITEM the fourth I give to my daughter PHEREBY [HINTON] PASCHAL fourteen negro slaves named as follows: JIM, CARA, ROSE, GARY, JACKSON, RACHEL, ROOFING, ELLEN, LAWANDA, JANE, JOHN, DANIEL, TRACY, and JOSHUA, and their increased to her and her heirs of her own body forever also all of that part of my land in Plantation lying in Greene County Alabama, that is the plantation on which I live on to her and the areas of her body forever. ITEM I give to my granddaughter MARTHA PASCHAL one negro girl slave named Winnie and her increased her and her heirs forever. Also I give to my granddaughter ISABELLA PASCHAL three negro women named PENNY DALLAS and SELINA and their increase to her and her heirs forever. Also I give to my grandson JAMES J. PASCHAL two negro slaves named CANE and MASON to him and his heirs forever. Also I give to my granddaughter LOUELLA PASCHAL one negro slave MILA to her and her heirs forever. Also I give to my granddaughter AMANDA PASCHAL one negro slave named DICEY to her and her heirs forever. ITEM the fifth I give to my granddaughter SARAH E. HINTON four negro slaves named as follows CHENEY, SAM, MILO, and RHODA and their increase. Also those negro slaves that I give to her father JAMES J. HINTON is his lifetime and their increased to her and her heirs forever. ITEM the sixth I give to my two grandsons WILLIAM G. HINTON, son of JOSEPH H. HINTON, and WILLIAM H. HINTON, son of RANSOM HINTON, deceased, 320 acres of land lying in Pickens County Alabama on the Lipsey River but I bought of JAMES A. COLEMAN to be equally divided between them and point of value to them and their heirs forever. ITEM the seventh I give to my grandchildren, being the children of RANSOM HINTON, deceased, viz: POLLY ANN HINTON, ESTHER L. HINTON, JAROMA HINTON and WILLIAM H. HINTON six negro slaves as follows: WILLIAM, SAMSON, DEMPSEY, HENRY, ADAM, and Page 1 of 4 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will, AL, Greene, WILLIAM HINTON 1847 LAURA to be equally divided among them in point value to them and their heirs forever. ITEM the eighth I give to my granddaughter LUISA L. HINTON one negro woman named MARY and her increase to her and her heirs forever. ITEM the ninth I also direct that the remainder of my property be sold on twelve months credit and after paying my debts that the proceeds shall be divided into five equal shares and I give: one share to JOSEPH H. HINTON, one share to WILLIE L. HINTON, one share to SARAH HINTON, and one share to PHEREBY PASCHAL and the other share to be equally divided between RANSOM HINTON’s children to them and their heirs forever. And my will is that JOSEPH H. HINTON, WILLIE L. HINTON, and PHEREBY PASCHAL shall take charge of my old negro man TONEY and see that he is well clothed and supported as long as he lives. And I WILLIAM HINTON to appoint my son JOSEPH H. HINTON as my lawful executor of this my last will and testament. WILLIAM HINTON {seal} Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of us a d September 13th 1847 PULLUM CARVER MORGAN SANDERS WILLIAM H. UPCHURCH Page 2 of 4 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will, AL, Greene, WILLIAM HINTON 1847 The state of Alabama Greene County Orphan Court October 13th 1847 This day the last will and testament of WILLIAM HINTON, deceased, was presented to the court for probate by JOSEPH H. HINTON the executor there at named, and it appearing to the court that the heirs at law of the said decedent have had due and legal notice and the heirs who are of lawful age being present and no objections being offered the court proceeded to examine on oath PULLUM CARVER, MORGAN SANDERS, and WILLIAM H. UPCHURCH the subscribing witnesses to said will touching the legal execution thereof, and thereupon the court being fully satisfied from the testimony of the said witnesses it is therefore ordered by the court that the said will be admitted to probate, and the same is hereby received and established as the last will and testament of the said WILLIAM HINTON deceased and ordered to be recorded. Attest A. R. DAVIS, Clerk Page 3 of 4 ** PAGE BREAK ** Will, AL, Greene, WILLIAM HINTON 1847 ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # Transcribed from original documents by Brent R. Brian & Martha M. Brian. This document and others can be found on our website: BMGEN We claim COPYLEFT on the documents that we publish that are our original work. COPYLEFT “rules” can be reviewed on the web site: GNU Free Documentation License In short, use what you like. But if you use our stuff, mention us as the source. Brent R. Brian Martha M. Brian BrianMitchellGenealogy@gmail.com Page 4 of 4 ** PAGE BREAK **