Volume
21
Page
165-171-June 14, 1856-proved Galveston County, Texas November 1859
Memuncan
Hunt--of Galveston, Texas--wills to wife her share in my property real
and personal, acquired since marriage to her; To my brother Thomas
Taylor Hunt of Tipton county, Tennessee, 1/2 of all my estate and the
other half shared equally by Memucan Hunt Nelson, son of my nephew
Hugh Nelson, Memucan Hunt son of my niece Elizabeth Green of
Kentucky,
Armstead Burwell, son of my niece Lucy Penn Burwell of Mecklenburg
County, Virginia, to niece Frances Anderson Towns, daughter of my sister
Elizabeth T. Towns of Granville Co., NC., on condition that if
the parents or guardian of these four persons except Memucan Hunt
Nelson, shall fail to advance their share of the cost of settlement of
my estate and
should any fail to pay that share of the cost, then the portion of
estate left that one forfeited and given my brother Thomas Taylor Hunt.
the silver service,
carriage and horses belong to my wife and are not apart of my estate; My
marble bust of Power, I give to my brother Thomas Taylor Hunt; The
community property belonging to me and my wife consisting of 35,000
acres of land in Miller and Fishers Colony, out of which there are outstanding
obligations to convey to c. G. Burkley, three tracts of 640 acres each
and Mary P. Lipscomb for 640 acres and I hereby direct my execrs. to
make division as soon as Richard Russell's part id taken out--One half
of the fees to Dunlap and myself for services in preparing claims to
land on the
Rio Grande and presenting them to land Commissioners which is now
approved by Legislature for 800 or 900 acres located by Cordova
near Red
River with script obtained of Judge Taylor of Millegens, Mississippi. A
claim on Judge Ferguson of Limestone Co. for 640 acres taken off his
tract on Region tract on Nova Scotia. The 1/2 of head right certificate
of said Joseph Ferguson after raised location from the Region Grant, I
am entited after located
and cost paid by my excrs.; Dr. Graves of Wheelock can furnish the
evidence. The I/1 ? of the Texas and Central Railroad charter, stock
and hands
of Robert J. Walker, esq. trustee of the United States Bank and
Pennsylvania Bank other persons are indebted to me and the vouchers
are among
my papers for the services I have rendered them. My separate and
personal property is as follows" two leagues of land being division
of 1/2 of four leagues of land near Brazos river, originally granted to
Monshokka containing about 1920 acres of land on SW corner of the
Monshokka grant on
which Isaac Wright and others reside; I 1/2 leagues of land from lower
half of the Acosta grant adjoining the Monshocca grant, the three last
tracts I have
sold to Lewis E. Simmons of New Orleans, La. and will revert to me if
purchase money isn't paid after title established by judicial decision
as will appear
in records of Falls county; 4000 acres of land of the Monshocca grant at
mouth of the Twokkany creek, title in hands of John C. Nelson but
he make
title to such person as my excr. directs for 3000 acres of this,
reserving 1000 acres for himself; Franks, and others are on this land
and suit must be
brought to against them to prevent them running Statue of Limitations
barring right of action; the balance not recollected of the Region claim
not sold by
me; five tracts of 320 acres each located for me by E.
E. Lobt of Smith Co., issued
to me in part payment of a debt due me from Republic of Texas, long
before I married my wife and can not be considered community property;
one and 1/3rd share of land known as Powhatan Claim at mouth
of Dickersons
Bayou, 1/3rd of a town site at Spanish Bluffs on Red River conveyed to
me by General ? formerly of the place, a lot in town or nearSabine
Pass given me by proprietor of the town, a claim against the State Of
Texas for $26,000.00 which I wish my exrs. to prosecute with zeal for
I know
it is just and equitable. My excrs. are to convey Richard Russell of
Mecklenburg co., Va. 1/4th of the 1000 acres in Miller and Fishers
Colony as soon as he pays 3 bonds for me of $3000.oo each or before if
they think proper to do so for I wish to afford him ever facility in
securing title to land and discharge
contract between us; Land divided into 4 equal parts by Sleicher, the
surveyor for the Bexar or San Antonia land district and Russell to draw
a lot of the 4--My brother Thomas T. Hunt to take charge of the youth
James r. Cooke until he is 21 years old, his father Colonel Cooke, was
a particular
friend of mine and at his death left his son to my care and guardianship
and I wish my brother Thomas T. to do as best can and keep him under
his care and from his relatives. I would have given to my brother
William Hunt and to my sister Frances Anderson Hunt but they are rich
and need
nothing I could do for them and I would have given to some of my sisters
Nelson children not named in this will, but for having given some
of them
so large portion of my estate and my relations are not to interfere with
my brother Thomas Taylor Hunt as executor--There are 8500 acres in
the Region
grant that Benjamin S. Ricks of Madison Co., Miss. will make title to
anyone my excrs direct, this being my own separate property.
Excrs:
General Thomas Green, John A. Green, Robert Green of Austin, Texas and
my brother Thomas Taylor Hunt of Tipton county, Tennessee
without
bond--March 19, 1856.
Witnesses:
Abner Lipscomb, Mary P. Lipscomb, Elizabeth T. Howard, E. G. Howard
June
24, 1856--Memucan Hunt formerly of Galveston, Texas, now residing
in Haywood Co., Tennessee, transfers the interest in estate which
was bequeathed
to Memucan Hunt green, son of my niece Elizabeth Green, of Ky. to
Archibald D. Hunt of Tipton Co., Tennessee, being 1/4th of a half of
my
estate; to wife my claim of $26,000 against State of Texas excepting
$5000.00 which I give to Elizabeth and Lucy Lipscomb daughters of Abner
S. Lipscomb, and also to James Cooke the youth whom I have reared, 1000
acres of land; to my relation John Hunt son of James H. Hunt of Tipton
Co.,
Tenn.
1000 acres of land allotted from lands of Millers and Fishers Colony; to
my wife all furniture, provisions, housekeeping articles I have with me,
my
marble bust which was given brother Thomas T. Hunt, and now give under
condition she never re-marry and if does then to my brother Thomas T.
Hunt; My obligation to my relations to furnish funds for settlement of
this estate is now removed--
Excrs:
Y. Ganes Lipscomb, John A. Green of Austin, Texas, my brother Thomas
Taylor Hunt with Gen. Thomas Green and Robert Green
Wittinesses:
P. C. Nelson, Jas. H. Hunt
