Amanuensis Monday~Last Will and Testament William Franklin Brock, 1910.

Amanuensis Monday is a genealogy blogging theme. It was started by John Newmark who writes the TransylvanianDutch blog.

His definition of Amanuensis is: 

Amanuensis: A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another.
 
Today’s subject is the Last Will and Testament William Franklin Brock, 1910.¹













Transcription:

Page 12

No. 500 Last Will and Testament of W. F. Brock

Deceased . No. 500.-

- Will –

State of Mississippi, }
Pike County -----.} I, W. F. Brock of Pike County, Miss. Of sound mind make this my will. I give devise bequeath the following described Real estate to my wife Synthia Brock the SE ¼ of S.W. ¼ S. 32, T. 1, R. 10.
Witness: Dr. J. S. Brock                        W. F. X his mark Brock
                 Clyde Brock
The said W. F. Brock in the county of Pike State of Miss. On the 17^th day of Jan. 1910 signed the foregoing instrument and declared the same in my presents <sic> as his will and I at his request and in his presence on the said date have hereunto written my name as a subscribing witness.
                                                      H. H. McDaniel, J. P.

Also one sorrel mare name Bess Blaze face three cows one dun cow name cream and speckle muly cow name speck one pided cow name Pide and calves encluded and all farming utencils encluded.
Witness: Dr. J. S. Brock                       W. F. X his mark Brock
                 Clyde Brock
Witnesses and subscribed before me this 19^th day of July A. D. 1910
                                                      H. H. McDaniel, J. P.
Filed September 8^th, 1910.
                                                      H. C. Vaught, Clerk

(for certificate see following)

State of Mississippi.
Walthall County.
I certify that this instrument was filed for record in my office at 8 o’clock a.m. on the 18 day of January A. D. 1919, and was duly recorded the 20 day of January 1919 on page 12, Book 1, Will record in my Office.
                                                         J. C. Luter, Clerk
(Seal)

Page 13
State of Mississippi}
County of Pike-----) I, Chas. E. Brumfield, clerk of the Chancery Court in and for said County and State, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the Last Will and testament of W. F. Brock, deceased--#500. As fully as same now appears on record in my office in Book No. 1, Record of Wills at page 456.
Given under my hand and seal of office at Magnolia, this the 17^th day of January, A. D. 1919.
                                                     Chas. E. Brumfield
                                                     Clerk

(for filing certificate see proceeding page)

 

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William Franklin Brock is the son of Valentine Brock and Bethany Thaney Ginn. William Franklin, born 22 October 1847, was their first born child; he had 9 siblings, 4 sisters and 5 brothers. 

William Franklin was twice married. He and his first wife, Sarah Brumfield, had three daughters. Sarah died sometime after the birth of her 3rd child on 5 March 1870. William then married Synthia E. Alford on 11 December 1871. 

William Franklin Brock died on 21 August 1910 and was buried in the Family cemetery (William F. Brock Cemetery). 















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[1] William F. BROCK (1910), Last Will and Testament, No. 500: Record of Wills, Vol 1, 1913-1955; pages 12-13; Probate Office, Magnolia, Pike County, Mississippi, Mississippi. [Hyperlink - http://goo.gl/q8iy25]