Grundy County, Missouri Will - Edmund Browning
Date: Sat, 27 May 2000 18:05:42 EDT

Below is the will of Edmund Browning, written 6 Mar 1858 and probated 3 Mar
1868.  Edmund, son of Nimrod Browning, was born 25 Dec 1791, probably in NC,
and died 29 Jun 1867; he was buried in Lindley Cemetery, Sullivan Co MO.
Edmund resided in Robertson Co TN before moving to Hopkins Co KY and on to
MO.
I do not know why James Winters was appointed to administer the estate;
Edmund’s son Wesley was resident in another state, but, as far as I am able
to determine, his son William was living in MO when Edmund died.
The will and accompanying admin documents were transcribed from microfilm
copy of Vol. B 1864-1887 Letters & Bonds, Grundy Co MO.  None of the copy is
really good and some of it is illegible.
Jane Browning Groth
San Antonio, TX
p296
[Marginal note]  Winters & Browning
                 Letters Testamentary

State of Missouri}
County of Grundy } SS
[the rest of this page is illegible]
p297:
[continuation from the previous page]  ....appoint James Winters as such
Administrator.
p300
          Will of Edmund Browning
State of Missouri}
County of Grundy }
I Edmund Browning [about 4 words illegible] being of sound mind and
disposing
memory do make and publish this my last will and testament in the manner and
form as follows to wit:
1st It is my will all my funeral and burial expenses together with all debts
which may rightfully remain against me at my death be paid by my Executors
hereinafter named.  2nd I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Cynthia
Browning all my estate both real and personal to have and to [use??] the
same
as in her judgment may be best for her comfort during her natural life.
p301
3rd It is my will that my yellow girl called Peggy and her daughter Satilpa,
now slaves, shall at the death of my wife be set free, and that my executors
hereinafter named take the proper step according to law to give them their
freedom legally at the expense of my estate [illegible] them [illegible]
together that they may mutually help each other.
4th At the death of my wife Cynthia Browning I give and bequeath to my
beloved children Wesley Browning, William Browning, and Eliza Neal, formerly
Eliza Browning all my estate both real and personal that may remain after
the death of my wife Cynthia Browning to be equally divided among them each to
share and share alike.

5th It is my will and I do hereby constitute my sons hereinafter named
William and Westley Browning my executors of this my last will and testament
hereby revoking all former wills made by me.  Signed and sealed on this the
6th day of March 1858.
                                             Edmund  X  Browning
Attest
D. T.? Wright [Surname may be Knight]
James Winters
State of Missouri}
County of Grundy } SS
Be it remembered that on this 3rd day of March 1868 personally appeared
before me the undersigned Judge of the Probate Court within and for said
county and State James Winters one of the subscribing witnesses [two or
three words illegible] will of Edmund Browning and being by me first duly sworn
deposes and says that he saw Edmund Browning the testator subscribe to same
in his presence and published the said will as his last will that its
testator was at the time of .... will of sound mind and more than twenty-one
years of age and James winters the [deponent?] attested said will as one of
its witnesses thereto by subscribing his name to the same in the presence
and at the request of said testator.
                                            James Winters
In witness whereof                          A. H. Burkeholder Judge
p302
of the Probate Court of the County and State aforesaid have hereunto
subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said court at office in Trenton
this 3rd day of March AD 1868.
                                             Burkeholder
                                             Judge
[There is more - almost all illegible--apparently something [the will?] was
recorded 27 April 1868.]
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