From: James A. Morris <jamorris@gilanet.com>

[Copy of Will for Lewis Morris, Chambers Co., AL, Vol. 2, pp 453-454; cf.
P. 482; dated 4
April 1852, proven 27 August 1855]

                       Abstract of Will for
                     Lewis Morris (1772-1852)

Alabama, Chambers County}

    I, Lewis Morris, of county and state aforesaid, beingof sound and
disposing mind and
knowing the uncertainty of life do make adn ordain this instrument in
manner and form as
follows:

    Item 1st:  My will is that my land be divided by a line which runs from
a half mile stake
on the north line to the corner of the field near an old house thence a
straight line to a branch
between Henry Chappel's and myself and thence to strike at the upper part
of my bottom
field the part that I now live upon I give to my beloved son, Wesley
Morris, and also I give
unto my son, Wesley Morris, a negro woman named Eliza and her three
children named
George, Matilda, and Moses with all their increase.

    Item 2nd:  I give and bequeath the other part and balance of my land
also one negro man
named Aaron to my beloved son William Morris and also I give to my son
William Morris
one male horse, one cow and calf and farming tools enough for one hand to use.

    Item 3rd:  I give and bequeath unto my beloved son Lewis D. Morris a
negro boy named
Waites.  My desire is that my said son will keep and take care of said boy
as he is subject to
have spasms.  I further give to my son Lewis D. Morris one negro girl named
Frances, one
boy named Tom, and child named Charlotte.

    Item 4th:  I give and bequeath unto my beloved son Samuel Morris six
hundred dollars in
money.

    Item 5th:  I give unto my son Thompson Morris six hundred dollars in
money.

    Item 6th:  I have given unto my son Wiley Morris six hundred dollars
which all I intend
to give him or his heirs.

    Item 7th:  I have given unto my son Jordan Morris six hundred dollars
which all I intend
to give him or his heirs.

    Item 8th:  My will is that all the remainder of my property be sold
except my three feather
beds and furniture one of which I give unto my son Samuel Morris, daughter
Nancy, one to
my son Wesley Morris, and after all debts and expenses are paid if any
money on hand I will
and desire that it be divided equally between [sic] my four sons, viz.
Samuel Morris, Lewis
D. Morris, William Morris, and Wesley Morris.

    Item 9th:  And furthermore I nominate and appoint my two sons, Lewis D.
Morris and
Wesley Morris together with John I. Shepard my entire Executors to this my
last will and
testament.  In testimony thereof I do set my hand and affix my seal this
the fourth day of April,
eighteen hundred and fifty-two (1852).

Signed and Sealed inthre Presence of:
    Lando Ellis
    Simon B. Copeland                       Lewis Morris
    Margaret A. Ellis                            SEAL
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