____________________________________________________________________________ Abstract made by an unknown abstractor about 1890 from original records of Pike County, Arkansas and recorded in Abstract of Title Book Prior to 1890 ____________________________________________________________________________ Will Book A page 67. Last Will and Testament of Anthony Floyd of Pike County, Arkansas. Dated September 7th 1871. "First, I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Mariah H. Floyd the following described lot or parcel of land lying and being in the County of Pike and State of Arkansas bounded as follows, viz: on the east by the land formerly owned by J.G. Reese but now owned by W.M. Reese and Wm. Allen on the south by Mrs. Holt's land, on the west by Mine Creek and on the North by the big road, containing one hundred and twenty acres more or less, to have and to hold during her natural life or in case of her second marriage, she is to have one third of the above described land with all the appertenances thereunto belonging, and furthermore in case of her (my wife's Mariah H. Floyd) second marriage, it is my will that my two sons David S. Floyd and Anthony R. Floyd, their heirs or assigns, shall have the remaining two-thirds of the above described land, and at her death, the remaining third is also to be equally divided between my two sons David S. Floyd and Anthony R. Floyd, their heirs or assigns." He then disposes of his personal estate "and the remainder if there is any, be equally divided among the three, Mariah H. Floyd my wife and David S. Floyd and Anthony R. Floyd my two sons, their heirs or assigns whom I hereby appoint sole executors of this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking all former Wills by me made." In witness &c. &c. Witnesses, W.W. Crawford (and) Pleasant White. November 2nd 1871. Before the Clerk of Pike County, Arkansas came William W. Crawford and Pleasant White the subscribing witnesses to said instrument of writing, who being duly sworn depose and say, that the annexed instrument &c. was signed by said Anthony Floyd in their presence and that they signed the same at his request and in his presence and in the presence of each other, that he declared the same to be his last Will and Testament and that they believe the said Anthony Floyd to have been in his right mind at the time of signing the same. That his last place of residence was in Pike County, Arkansas. Signed by Hiram P. Howard, Clerk &c. No seal affixed. ____________________________________________________________________________ Abstract of Title Book Prior to 1890, page 311. ____________________________________________________________________________ HTML file and design by David Kelley, 1997. All rights reserved.