Will Book __, Page 505
Proven in part at July Term, 1863

In the event that it should please God to remove me from time to Eternity doring the present ware with the Government of lincon [sic], The following is a disposition I wish to be made of my property, viz:

one hundred dollars to be put in the hands of some safe person and the interest arising therefrom to be paid over — The Southern Missionary Cause of the Methodist and one hundred dollars to put at interest and the interest annually to be pade to seport [support] of the gospel at home

fifty dollars to be paid to Nathan Ratcliff as a present on account of his misfortunes

& if John Minderwood shall return home after he has served out the time for which he volunteered in defense of the rites of his Country and if he sits in & servs out the balance of his time that deducting the time he was in the ware, he shall have in the stead of horse and saddle worth seventy five dollars. That they shall be worth one hundred and twenty five dollars,

and affer [sic] Nancy Wells & Rosanah Wells shall have the land I have and all the cash notes I have on hand and all the property of all kinds, except paying Fanny Bradshaw one hundred twenty five dollars when she is 21 years old and if she saye with N. Nancy or Rosanah Wells until she is or if they should not live until she is 21 years she is in that event to have the amount.

Please give Emaline Wells fifty dollars for the care she tuck of her father.

This given under my hand and seal November 15, 1861

Nathan Wells

Attest:

Reason Wells
Joseph B. Bradshaw

This Hawkins County Will was transcribed by one of the following volunteers:  Audrae Mathis; Gary Fletcher; Betty Mize; Diana Arney; Karen Negron, Kathey Welder.