Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-04-14
STEPHENS LAST WILL.
The Disposition of His Property and
Mementoes-Care of Old Friends.

GEORGIA, TALIAFERRo CoUNTY:-In
the name of God, amen! l, Alexander ID.
stephens, of the State and county afores
said, being of sound mind and disposing
memory, do make and declare the follow
ing to be my last will and testament. here
by reV0king and annulIing all other wills
heretofore made by me, and codicils
thereto:
First. 1t is my will and desire that nv
friend, Guinea 0'NeaI, shall have a home
at Liberty HalI' and comfortable sup
port out of my estate as long as she lives.
second Eliza Stephens, widow of
Harry Stephens, is to have home in the
| mousse she now occupies as long as she
may feel disposed to. free from rent or
charge.
Third. | will and bequeath to the chill
dren of my deceased brother, Linton
| stephens, the sum of ten thousand dollars
in money, the same to be divided into six
equal shares, of sixteen hundred and
siXty-siX dollars and sIxty-six cents each.
The share which would go to Rebecca
Salter, daughter of my said brother were
she III life, bequeath to her two children.
to wit: John and Agnes Emiline Salter.
The share which would 90 to Emiline
stephens, daughter of my said brother. |
bequeath also to the said John and Agnes
Salter. The other four shares bequeath
to Claude, Nora Alexander and Rose
Mary Stephens, children of my said
brother Linton, each separately and
SeeeFafly.
Fourth. hereby constitute my sister,
in-law, Mary w. stephens, testamentary
guardian of the property herein bequeath-
Ell to John and Agnes Emeline Salter, and
also OF the property in like manner be-
queathed to Nora Alexander and Rose
Mary Stephens.
Fifth. The share going to my niece,
Claude Stephens, l wish to go in any way
she may by written instructions direct
by VIII or otherwise, even if made before
my death.
Sixth. The portrait of my brother Lin
ton, by Healey, | leave to sister Mary w.
stephens, his widow, to dispose of as she
sees proper, and if she dies without dis
posing of it, then to the State Library at
Atlanta.
Seventh. The portrait by the Same ar
tist of my said brothers. first wife, which
L intended for Emma Stephens, her daugh-
ter, wish, if she shall so direct, go to
Agnes Emiline Salter.
Eighth. l wish sister Mary w. Stephens,
widow of my said brother Linton, to have
all his letters i'll my possession, except
such as she may agree to let my executor
have.
Ninth. If my nephew, Alexander Ste
phens, son of my brother Linton. lives to
to have, if he desires them, all the letters
in my possession, which passed between
his father and myself, which ran through
period of nearly forty years.
Tenth. According to promise made to
Micajah L. Jones, the house-and lot which
he occupied at the time of his death, and
whereon his widow now lives, | bequeath
to his said widow, Minerva Jones, for and
during her natural life, and at her death
tn her .ohiI1ppu Inv tho sold Miaaiab I
Jones, and if her said children shall die
without issue living at their death, then
the remainder go to my nephew, Clarence
stephens; Provided further, that if her
son, Carey Jones, shall pay to my eXecu-
tor the sum of two hundred dollars, then
he is to have said lot after the death of his
mother, and full titles to this effect shall
be made to him, the said Carey, by my
executor, and my executor shall pay over
said sum of two hundred dollars to the
said Clarence Stephens.
Eleventh. To my nephew, Linton A.
Stephens, bequeath my Baptist Church.
Atlanta fair gold-headed cane, besides
what | have given him.
Twelfth. To my nephew, Alexander
stephenson of my brother Linton, give
my gold-headed Oglethorpe county cane.
Thirteenth. To my niece, Mary 5. Cor
fy, give my marble top centre table,
which belongs to my parlor.
Fourteenth. TO my faithful servant,
Alexander Kent, | give the sum of two
hundred dollars for his kind attentions to
me.
Fifteenth. To Jane Moore, daughter of
Harry Stephens, and Guinea and Fanny
Stephens, give the sum of ten dollars
each.
Sixteenth. To Dora Stephens, | give the
gold watch which she now has in her pos
session.
Seventeenth. To all the other of my old
servants wish my executor to give such
articles of furniture or other things of me-
mentoes he may see fit and proper.
Eighteenth. Ny property, think upon
fair valuation, is worth twelve thousand
dollars. All this, after payment of the
foregoing specific legacies and charges. |
give to my nephew, John A. Stephens,
who is hereby constituted executor of
this will. All the remainder of my estate,
consisting of real and personal property,
and everything OF value / may die pos
sessed OF, including my library, manu-
scripts, ETC., | bequeath to him ON con-
dition that he shall pay all my debts and
the foregoing specific legacies. The pay
ment of the legacies to the minor chill
dren of my brother Linton and Rebecca
Salter's two children, | wish to be in
three annual installments if my eXecu-
tor shall desire. The interest on all
legacieS to commence one year after my
death, at the rate of seven per cent. per
annum. In this way the minor children
will have plenty to pay their annual
school bills. And my said executor may
be able by sale ii necessary to raise the
funds to meet his engagements without
embarrassment. | will also add that |
have never before given to my brother
Linton's children anything but a few
small presents, while | have given to my
brother John and his children quite as
much perhaps, if not more than l /. now
leave to Lint0n's children. And | with
my brother Linton, have also given to the
children of our sister Catharine Grier
several thousand dOllars-the exact
amount do not now remember, nor is it
material-bnt quite as much as [ feel able
to give them.
The foregoing four pages penned by
John A. Stephens, my executor, and writ
ten at my dlctatiOn, / have carefully
read with the three interlineations on the
''it'' in the second line from the bottom ON
same page, and pronounce the whole as
the eighteen items now stand to be correct
and as | wish and will it.
In witness whereof | have hereto set.
my hand and seal, this 10Th day of July,
1881. ALEXANDER III. STEPHENS.
Published and declared to be his last
will and testament and subscribed as such
in our presence, who were called ON by
the testator to sign it as witnesses in the
presence of the testator, and in the pres
ence of each other.
j. J. KENT,
j. L. CHAPMAN,
IANFEG n WAnnEF