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I am in possesion of a copy of the Last Will and Testament of William McCain dated July 11th 1868. It is hand written and signed by J.W. Dycus, Clerk of the County Court of Marshall Co. Kentucky.
IT READS AS FOLLOWS: "The Last Will and Testament of William McCain, July 11th 1868. I William McCain living in the uncertainty of this Mortal life and being of Sound Mind, Memory, do Make this My last will and Testament. First, I give unto My beloved wife, Sarah one horse or the value of one horse, and yok of oxen and wagon and years provision, also the furniture beds and bed clothing & c. I give to Ann McCain my Bay Mare and colt. I Give to my Nephew William protits and shear in the Pa* tract of land. I give Mary McCain my Gold Watch. It is My Will that My entire lands in the State of Mississippi be sold and that my nephew W.E. McCain and My living brothers and sisters Share equally in the proceeds. I do hereby appoint My (?) Robert McCain My Sole Executor of this My last will and Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year first above writen attest. William McCain
F F Grubbs, Marshall County Ky
Adam S. Cole, Marshall County Ky
H. English, Marshal County, Ky
I, J.W. Dycus, Clerk of the County court of said County do certify that on the 12th indstant the foregoing last Will and Testament of William McCain's Deed was produced in open Court and duly proved by the ***** of T.T. Grubbs Adam S. Cole and H. English the subscribing witness there to and ordered to be recorded as such. Whereupon the Same and this certificate have been duly recorded in my
office. Given under my hand this 24th day of September 1868 J.M. Dycus C.M.C.C." (end of Will and Testament)
AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE THE NEXT ENTRY IS WHEN THE WILL WAS PROBATED AFTER WILLIAM HAD DIED SOMETIME BEFORE MAY OF 1877. IT IS AS FOLLOWS:
" State of Kentucky, Marshall County. I, T.L. Gohum (Goheen?) Jr. Clerk of the County Court of Said County do certify That the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of the last will and Testament of William McCain Dec'd and of the certificate Probate and records ****of, as appears of record in My office Given under My hand This 4 day of May 1877. T. L Gohun (Goheen?) Jr. Clerk Marshall County Court. "
These documents were recorded in Lafayette County Mississippi, so it is obvious that William's "Mississippi land" must have been in that County.
My husband is a McCain from Lafayette Co. Mississippi and this is especially interesting to us as his lineage.
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