State of Mississippi                                                                                          Holmes County

The last will and testament of Elisha B. Mayfield of said county and state the same being of full age and of a sound and disposing mind.

Item 1st. 

I will that all the expense of settling up my estate and the executing of this my will be said by executor herein after to be named 
 
 

Item 2nd

I will and bequeath to my two nephews William W. Mayfield and Elisha C. Mayfield in equal portions to have and have alike all my money notes, accounts or other instances of debt I may have at the time of my death.
 
 

Item 3rd

I will and bequeath to my said nephews William W. Mayfield and Elisha C. Mayfield in equal portions to have and share alike all my personal property of all and every kind.
 
 

Item 4th

I will and bequeath and hereby desire unto my two nephews William W. Mayfield and Elisha C. Mayfield in equal portions to have and share alike all my real estate of all my real estate of all and every kind. The same to be divided equally between them as soon after my death as it can convenientyly be done thereby dividing my lands equally to them.
 
 

Item 5th

I hereby appoint my nephews William W. Mayfield my executor and charge him with the duty of executing faithfully this my will and having full confidence in the integrity and faithfulness of the said William W. Mayfield. I desire and direct as my will that letters testamentary issue from the proper authority to him without bond as security for the same as my executor. I further will that my said Executor be not required to file any inventory of my estate or any schedule of any kind. Nor to make any accounting of final testament with the courts of the County.

Having this my last will and testament. I hereby sign my name and affix my Seal this 29 day August 1877.
 
 
 
 

Signed E. B. Mayfield
 
 

Witnesses

S. W. Weans

W. A Siefert

J. B. West