Will of Abraham Pipkin
                      Parker County, Texas

State of Texas } March 8th A.D. 1863. I Abraham Pipkin after
Co. of Parker  } considering of the uncertain time of life and the 
surtentry of death, bequeath unto my three youngest sons towith 
E.M. Pipkin, P.M. Pipkin and I.J. Pipkin all of my two tracts of 
land, towith one hundred and sixty achors it being the head right 
of Abraham Pipkin patented in the year of our Lord one thousand 
eight hundred fifty eight (ne ?) 232 Vol. 17 about four miles S. 
80 degrees East from the town of Weatherford and a survey of 320, 
three hundred acres in the name of C.J. Edleman, Abraham Pipkin 
assinee of C.J. Edleman (ne ?) 453 preemption Vol. 15 patented in 
the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred fifty seven. 

Abraham and Nancy Pipkin bequeath to the said E.M., P.M. and I.J.
Pipkin their airs and assigns forever the same to be sold and 
divided equally between them or the land to be divided equally
at the of my wife Nancy Pipkin.

I bequeath unto my son P.B. Pipkin one black mair branded A.P. on
the left shoulder with a colt and two cows and calvs and a tract
of land in name David Edleman it being a preemption a head right
of 320 acres about 6 miles East of the town of Weatherford his
airs and assigns forever. 

I bequeath out my daughters N. Jane and Eliseum Pipkin to the 
following described personally property to wit my entire stock
of cattel one hundred head more or less branded thus A.P. on the
left hype mark __ of the left swallow fork and __ bit in the rite
equally divided between them and D.N.J. Pipkin one sorrel mair
branded A.P. on left shoulder and to Elisem one bare horse branded
P.A.P. and one colt branded A.P. both brands on the left shoulder
together with all househole and Kitchen furniture. To be equally 
divided between them at the death of my wife Nancy Pipkin and to
P.M. Pipkin one chestnut sorrel mair and colt branded A.P. on left
shoulder to I.J. Pipkin bay mair and colt branded A.P. on left
shoulder together with all __ favor, and to Nancy Pipkin my wife 
two yolks of oxen and one sorrel mair our wagon and possessions
of all her life time or maid good account of the dead or marriage
all the afore described property to be divided as set forth in
this my last will where unto i set my seal and affix a scroll.

                                     Abraham Pipkin

And I appoint son P.B. Pipkin Administrator and Executor of this
my last will and the same to be correct into affect at my death.
This March 8th 1863 written N.B. Huffman and witnessed by J.V.
Coffman and Will Tulls.


The State of Texas } Before me J.V. Price a notary republic in 
County of Parker   } and for Parker County Texas on this day 
personally came E.M. Pipkin to me well known and who is entitled
to full forth and conduct and who after being by me duly sworn
did depose and say that the foregoing is a true and correct copy
of the will of Abraham Pipkin deceased.

That he copied said will from the original and compare the same 
and to know it is a true copy of the original will as made by said
Abraham Pipkin on the day and date stated in said will __ states 
further that he knows of his own knowledge that said will was duly
probated and made a matter of record of Parker County Texas but
the same was destroyed in the burning of the courthouse in 1874.
In witness of all which I hereto set my hand this the 12th day of
December 1890.

                                    E.M. Pipkin

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 13th day of December 1890.

                                    J.B. Price
                                    Notary Public Parker Co. Texas

The State of Texas } On this day personally came and appeared 
County of Parker   } Spain Fondren to me well known and who is
entitled to full faith and credit and who after being by me duly
sworn did depose and say that he has seen the original will made
by Abraham Pipkin dated March 8th, 1863 frequently and that he has
compared the above copy of the same and knows that it is a true and
correct copy of said original will affiant states further that said 
will was duly probated as the law required and made a matter of record
but the same was destroyed in the burning of the courthouse of
Parker County Texas together with the record there of in witness
of all which I here to set my hand on the 13th day of December A.D.
1890.

                                    Spain Fondren

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 13th of December A.D. 1890.

                                    J.B. Price
                                    Notary Public Parker Co. Texas

Filed for record December 13, 1890.
Recorded December 13, 1890.

B.W. Akard  Co. Clerk Parker Co. Texas

By C.C. Littleton  Deputy