William Allen Corder, Sr.

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Last Will and Testament of William Corder:

I, William Corder, being weak of body but of sound and disposing mind and memory and being desirous to dispose of such worldly estate as it has pleased God to bless me with, do make, and ordain this my last will and testament in manner following: that is to day in the first place I give and bequeath to my wife Hannah Corder the plantation of land being the same where on I now live containing one hundred and eight acres during her life and at her decease the said plantation to fall to my youngest daughter Hannah Corder. I also give and bequeath my said wife all her bedding and furniture and as much of my household property as will be necessary for her support also one good milk cow and one third part of my stock of hogs now in my possession also fifty dollars in money in the second place I give and bequeath to my daughter Hannah Corder this plantation of land being the same above bequeathed to my wife to descend to her at the decease of her mother also one young horse and cow! and calf all her beds and bed furniture and fifty dollars in money but should my daughter Hannah die before her mother not leaving heirs than at the decease of my wife the above disposed plantation of land to fall back into my estate and be sold and the proceeds be equally divided between my children viz John Corder, Benj. Corder, Wm. Corder, Elizabeth Sawyer, Mary Gaston and Sarah Bigham in the third place I give and bequeath to my grandson (Jarvis) Madison Gaston ten dollars in cash in the fourth place it is my will that all the balance of my property both real and personal not above disposed of be sold and the proceeds to be equally divided to the others with what money I have not disposed of above between my children viz John Corder, Wm. Corder, Benj. Corder, Elizabeth Sawyer, Mary Gaston, and Sarah Bigham in the fifth place it is my will that all notes due me by any of my children or heirs the same to be taken in part of their distribution share of my estate by them in! the sixth place I hereby nominate and appoint my son William Corder executor of this my last will and testament in witness thereof I herewith set my hand and seal this 8th day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty two signed sealed and published and declared as and for the last will and testament of the above named Wm. Corder in presence of us. /s/ William Corder Witnessed: Wm. Wylie, John Culp (his mark) and Sam M. Keown.

7. Appointed executer to the estate of Ephraim Corder. In estate of William Corder,:

Wm. Wylie $90, John Corder $20, Robert Bigham $10, William Caldwell $110.50, J.D. Gibson & Wm. Wylie $100, Ebenezer Gaston $100, William Corder $47, and Benjamin H. Corder $152.37.

Buyers of estate: John Brown, Mrs. Hannah Corder, William Corder, Sanders Gibson, Eb. Gaston, David Peden, Thos Harbison, John Boyd, Mrs. Bigham, David Jamison Esq., John Wylie, Mrs. R. Corder, Robt. Bigham.