Will of John McDade

 Know all men that I, John McDade of the County of Bradley in the State 
of Arkansas being of sound and disposing mind and memory and calling to 
mind the uncertainty of life and the certain of death and wishing to 
dispose of my estate while I have mind and strength sufficient therefor 
do make ordain publish and declare to be my last will and testament 
hereby revoling all last wills and testaments by me at any time heretofore
made.

 Item First   I do hereby nominate and appoint my beloved wife Nancy 
McDade Executor of this my last will and testament .
  
 Item 2nd   I do hereby give devise and bequeath to my beloved wife 
the said Nancy McDade all of the property real, personal and mixed 
of which I may die seized and possessed during her natural life or 
widowhood and at her death all of the above named property to be 
equally divided between my children.  

  Item 3rd   I desire that my wife shall collect and pay all of my 
just debtors and if necessary sell any property either at private 
or publick sale in order to enable to do so.

  Item 4th   It is my will that the probate court shall not require 
of my wife to give bond in order to execute this my last will.

  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 
the tenth day of January  Eighteen hundred and sixty five

Attest
A. C. Jones
W. M. Van                         John McDade   {seal}

Before the clerk in vacation  January 16, 1865

Canus (or Cames) Nancy McDade Executor of the last will and testament
of John McDade deceased and presents for probation a paper purporting
to be the last will and testament of John McDade and also comes A. C.
Jones and Wm. M. Van whose signatures appear to the foregoing 
instrument, who each being by me duly sworn, do each depose and say,
that the above paper, is the identical instrument signed by John McDade
in our presence, and that he did sign, seal publish and declare it 
to be his last will and testament, in our presence, and in the presence
of each other we did each sign our names as witnesses thereto and that
the said John McDade was of sound disposing mind and memory at the 
time he executed his said last will and testament.

   In testimony whereof I,  Wm. G.  Wiess, clerk of the circuit court
and exofficio clerk of the court of probate have hereunto set my hand
and affix my official seal at office in Warren, County of Bradley
State of Arkansas this 16th day January A D 1865. 
     Wm. G. Wiess  clerk

The court being satisfied with proof of said will, the same I admitted
and ordered of record
   In testimony whereof thereto set my hand and affix the seal of said
court at office day and date above
     Wm. G. Wiess, Clerk

State of Arkansas
County of Bradley
    I, W. G. Wiess clerk of the circuit court and exofficio Recorder
in and for the county aforesaid do hereby certify that the annexed
and foregoing will was filed in my office for proof probation and
record on the 16th day of January A D 1865 and that the same together with..........