Record Book of Wills
in the County of Stoddard, Missouri
Book B, p. 9&10

State of Missouri, County of Stoddard

In the Name of God I Randolph Davis of the county of Stoddard and in the State of Missouri being of Sound mind and memory and considering the uncertainty of this frail and transitory life Do hereby make ordain publish and declare this to be my last will and testament that is to say First after all my lawful debts are paid and discharged the residue of my Estate Real and personal to be Equally divided between My children to wit Thompson Davis, Eliza Davis, Mary Davis and John Burges now living in the State of Indiana County of Montgomery to have and hold the same to themselves their heirs and assigns forever to amount all my said Estate unto money if such a cause shall be thought best by my said Executor and I hereby give to my said Trustee or Administrator full power and authority to sell any or all of my real estate at private or public sale and pay the Same to my children to wit above mentioned and I also give my trustee full power to collect all debts coming to me and pay all the money now on hand to my children or their heirs or representations. I also give my trustee full power to sell all my stock, hogs, cattle and all my farming utensils, household furniture an or any thing of mine and the Money to be Equally divided between my children. I also appoint William C. Rayburn my trustee or Administrator and give him full power to sell any or all my affects at any time he may think best also to collect any Money owinging to me In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this 13^th day of December 1865.

Randolph Davis - his mark

Attest.
C. Williams

Signed Sealed Published and declared by the Said Randolph Davis on this the 13^th day of December 1865 Eighteen hundred and Sixty five and for his last will and testament in the presence of us who at the request of the said Randolph Davis And in his presence and in the presence of Each other have hereunto subscribed our names and respective places of Residence as witnesses.
C. Williams - Stoddard County, Missouri
E.N. Welden - Stoddard County, Missouri
Josiah Daugherty Stoddard County, Missouri

We further State that he Randolph Davis did on this day and in our presence appoint William C. Rayburn as his trustee and authorized him to sell all of his Lands stock and every thing that belonged to him {word covered}
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or do as he thinks best at any time he Rayburn may think best and divide the money between his children. We further state that Randolph Davis made this request in our presence and we further state that Randolph Davis was in his right mind and has bin all the time of his sickness up to the present time.
This December the 13, 1865 witness our hand and Seal.
C. Williams
E.N. Welden
Josiah Dougherty

State of Missouri, County of Stoddard
In Vacation of the county court
Be it remembered that on this 25^th day of December 1865 personally appeared before the undersigned Adrian B. Owen Clerk of the county Court of the county and State aforesaid Charles W. Williams, Elisha Welden and Josiah Daugherty the subscribing witnesses to the annexed will of Randolph Davis and being by me first duly sworn the said Charles W. Williams deposes and says that he signed the name of Randolph Davis the testator to the annexed will by his direction and at his request and in his presence and that the said Charles Williams, Elisha Weldon and Josiah Dougherty depose and say that the said Randolph Davis the testator produced the Said will or instrument of writing and in their presence declared the Said instrument of writing to be his act and published the Same as his last will. That he the said testator was at the time of publishing his said will of sound mind and more than twenty one years of age and that the said deponents attested the Said will as witnesses thereto subscribing their names to the Same in the presence of the Said testator.
C. Williams
Elisha Weldon
Josiah Dougherty

In witness whereof I Adrian B. Owen Clerk of the county Court of the County of Stoddard subscribed my Name and affixed the Seal of Said court at office in the county aforesaid this 28^th day of December 1865.
Adrian B. Owen Clerk
filed & Recorded Dec 28, 1865

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