State of Missouri, St. Genevieve County, August 30 AD 1843 - Know all whome this may concern that I Frances L. Parks being of sound mind and believing that I have not long to live having some property I wish to dispose of according to my own desire. I therefore make known in this writing my last will and testament that is I give and bequeath to my beloved grandson Francis Marian Parks son of Hasten E. Parks one Negro boy named Thomas aged six years old provided H. E. Parks wife never has another son and if they do said Negro boy Thomas is to belong to all the sons of said H. E. Parks after the death of H. E. Parks. I further more desire that after my death H. E. Parks take possession of said boy and see that all the proceeds of said boys labour is applied to the use of said sons. I also desire James D. Parks have a negro girl named Rody Malinda aged three years old to him to have and to hold to his use and to his heirs for ever. I also desire that William A. Parks Frances Mary Parks and Thomas H. Parks have the following described property to wit Three negro slaves William Rody and Caroline & all the ballance of my goods and chattles beding and clothing excepted on condition that A.L. Parks pays or causes to be paid to my beloved daughter Mary Barns one note signed by me of one hundred and five dollars and ninty five cents to be paid in cash and two hundred dollars to be paid in other property other wise a sufficient portion of said property shall stand bound to said Mary Barns until said amount is settled & the above described property is to belong soly to the three above mentioned children except A.L. Parks's wife has some other heirs then to be equally divided with all the heirs of said A.L. Parks. I also desire after my death A.L. Parks take possession of the following described property and sees the proceed of said property is applied to the use and benefact of said heirs. I also desire that my beloved daughter Frances Watts have a negro boy named George Washington to her and the heirs of her body for ever and that James Watts keep in his possession said boy and apply the benefeit of his labour to the use of said heirs the amount that is to be paid to my daughter Mary Barns which is three hundred and five dollars ninety five cents of which one hundred and five dollars is to bear interest at ten per cent which is to be discharged in eighteen months after my diseease having given to the following heirs all that I have intended for them to wit Martin L. Parks Thomas L.D. Parks A.W. Parks Martha Isbell Cintha Barns and Nancy Johnson where I have set my hand and seal in the presence of the undersigned witnesses the day and date above written.
Frances L. Parks (Seal)
Harvey Young
Hudson Davis
Filed July 6th 1850
Eloy Se Compts
State of Missouri
County of Ste. Genevieve
Be it remebered that on this Sixth day of July A.D. 1850 personally appeared Hudson Davis and Harvey Young - of lawful age, and being duly sworn depose and say, that they are subscribing witnesses to the aforegoing last will and testament of Mrs Frances L. Parks, late of this county deceased. That they were present at the residence of the testatrix in the county of Ste. Genevieve on the 30th day of August 1843 when the testatrix signed the same in their presence, and that at the time of so doing she was of sound mind and memory, that they have signed their names as witnesses thereto at this instance and request of the testatrix in the presence of each other, and in the presence of the said testatrix, who at this time declared and published the same to be her last will and testament and further sayeth not.
sworn to and subscribed
the day last aforesaid
before
Hudson Davis
Harvey Young
Eloy Se Compts
N.B. this testimony of Harvey Young
Taken on this 20th July 1850 -
Eloy Se Compts