Person:James Stark (34)

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First, It is my will and desire that my funeral expenses and all my just debts be fully paid.

Secondly, I give, devise and bequeath to my beloved wife Rebecca Stark in lieu of her dower the farm on which I Now live containing about one hundred and nineteen acres, and all the personal estate of which I am or shall be possessed of whatsoever nature or kind it may be except what is herein after disposed of. The said land and personal estate shall be held by my said wife only during her widowhood. She shall take such of the personal estate in kind as she dispose and the rest and residue which she may not desire to keep shall be disposed of by my executors herein after named the proceeds of which shall be for the use of my said wife during her widowhood: Immeduately after the death of wife without marrying after her marriage my executors herein after named shall dispose of all my estate and distribute the proceeds equally amongst my children, and where any of my children have died or may hereafter die, the children of such children shall be entitled t9 their due and fair such portion: Any money my executors may have in their hands arising from the sale of property First above proceeds shall be disposed of in like manner as the proceeds of the sale of the property after the death of my wife unmarried, or II her marriage: my land is included in the word estate of my property.

Thirdly: It is my will and desire that my slave Bucinda be free and I do hereby fully freely emancipate and set free the said slave and her increase as I have already done by deed, and which I do hereby again do, not thereby intending to affect or impair any rights which may been confirmed by the deed of emancipation heretofore made: And it is my request that none of my children shall ever disturb Lucinda in the enjoyment of her freedom and if respect for a fathers memory or his wishes can influence them, I am sure it will not be done: I give to the said Negro Lucinda one horse to be delivered to her at my death worth not less than thirty-five dollars, and also one cow and calf.

I hereby nominate and appoint Thomas G. Stark, Isaac Stark my sons and Jeremiah Vernon my son-in-law executors of this my last will and testament hereby solemnly revoking all former wills and declaring this to be my only last will and testament. In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal this fourth day o~ June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty- four.

Signed and sealed in our presence

by James Stark and by his request

subscribed by in as witnesses

in his presence and in the presence of each

other

Peter C. Clover

Hiram G. Baker

William Scott

James Stark (SEAL)