Last Will of The State of Alabama
Polly Knight August 31st 1847 Montgomery County
Know all men by these presents, I Poley Knight feeling that my definitive is close at hand, being low in health but strong in mind as memeory I feel dispose to dispose of my wordly goods personal estate for the Love and respect
- for my dather Juleye P Davis for her good attention to me in my affliction I give her and the heirs of her body my negro woman Siser and her child by the name of Jack to the bodey Jueley P Davis;
- I give to my beloved son Wm A Knight one bed and furnitey and one clock an famely Bible,
- the balance of my goods and chatels an my bed, and furnety I leave to be Eakuel to be divided amonge all my children
- my old negro woman Lover I give to my daughter Junley P Davis under her spelel care amd pentation
this beine my last will I know ÿ comite my soule to God, as witness my hande and seale day and date above writen test.
Poley Knight [her mark]
A.S Dubberly
James F. Knight
State of Alabama Montgomery County
Personally appeared in open court A S Dubberly and James F Knight Subscribing witnesses to the last will and testament of Polley Knight whom their oaths do say that they saw the said Polley Knight whose name appears to the above instrument sign and seal the same as her last will and testament that she was at the time of a sound disposing mind and memory, that they signed the same as witnesses in the presence of and at the request of the testator and in the presence of each other, sworn to and Subsribed in open court
Thos S May , Judge
A S Dubberley
James F Knight
7 Feby 1848
Probated to the personal estate of Polly Knight decd and maid of record, 1 Feby 1848
Thomas S May Judge
