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J.K. "Jess" Irby, Esq. - Clerk of the Court
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                        Sophia M. Riggs

Nephew  Charles Thomas Rigg of Tioga Texas I Give my
        watch to To Sophy Manghs Riggs youngest Daughter
        of my Husbands Brother Tom, my watch chain is to Go to
        my sister Jinnie I Give Rosa McMurtry the sum of two
        hundred dollars My wearing Cloths are to be divided
        among my relatives My old Tea spoons I Give to    Mrs
        Charlie T. Riggs The newer ones I Give to my sister^John
        James My household things can be sold and the 
        money go towards paying off my Gifts I set apart
        three hundred dollars of my money to have a Tomb=
        Stone or monument to Mr. Rigg and my Grave
        also an Iron fence to be put around our lot in
        the cemetery
       at Linneous Linn Co Mo out of a mortgage I held
        in my own Name before my Husbands death
        on property near Melrose Florida. I Give Mrs 
        Virginia Bagie the sum of Five hundred dollars
        to be hers and hold in her own name now if after
        Settling up all of my Gifts from the p Sales of what
        what property I have there Should be anything left
        over let it be equally divided between my Brothers
        and Sisters mentioned in this my will
        P.F. Wilson  Gainesville Fla }    Mrs Sophia M. Rigg (seal)
        M.M. Cogswell                }
        M.B. French Gainesville Fla  }

        State of Florida   }  Be it remembered
        County of Alachua  }  That on this 12 day of
        November A.D. 1891 before me the undersigned
        County Judge Within and for the County of Alachua
        and State of Florida personally came P.F. Wilson
        and M.B. French who being each by me duly
        Sworn on their oaths say that they were each
        at the time and Saw Mrs Sophia M. Rigg sub-
        -scribe her name to the annexed instrument
        in writing bearing date the 5 day of June
        A.D. 1891 and heard her declare the same to be her
        last Will and Testament and at the time of the
        execution of said instrument as aforesaid
        and of their subscribing the Same as such
4546    witnesses - Sophia M. Rigg the said Testatrix
(6)     was of sound and diposing mind to the best of
111     their knowledge and belief sworn to and subscribed
before me this 12 day of November A.D. 1891 }  Myron B. French
        J.C. Gardner  County Judge          }  P.F. Wilson
Transcribed by Karen Kirkman 24 July 2014
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