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                            = Tirzeh Porter =

            State of Florida } ss
            County of Alachua} ' '
= Will, =                          In the name of God, Amen
            I, Mts. Tirzeh Porter, of the City of Gainesville, and State of
            Florida, being in good health of body and of sound and
            disposing mind, memory and discretion, and being desirous to
       5    settle and direct the disposition of my worldly affairs while I
            have strength and capacity so to do, do make and publish this
            my last Will and Testament (hereby revoking and making null &
            void all other last Wills and Testaments by me heretofore made
            And as to my worldly estate and all the property, real
            personal or mixed of which I shall die siezed and possessed
            or to which I shall be entitled at the time of my death or
            to which my estate shall be entitled by reason of my death, I
            devise, bequeath and dispose thereof in the manner and form
            following, First and principally I commit my soul unto God
            who gave it, and my body to the earth to be interred by the di-
     10     -rection of my children
            First = I direct that all my just debts and funeral expenses
            be paid as soon after my death as can be conveniently done 
            out of the first moneys that shall come into the hands of
            my Executor from any portion of my personal estate
            Second = I hereby give, devise and bequeath to my son Robert
            H. Porter, Three thousand Dollars to be paid to him out of first
            moneys derived from my estate, after paying any indebtedness
            and funeral expenses
            Third = I hereby give, devise and bequeath the remainder of my
            estate to be divided in five parts of as near equal shares as
            possible, Giving to my daughter Mrs H. Amelia Bartleson
            her heirs and assigns, one share or one fifth
              To my son Robert H. Porter, his heirs and assigns one share
            or one fifth.
              To my son Thomas V. Porter, his heirs and assigns one share
            or one fifth.
              To my son James R. Porter, his heirs and assigns one share
            or one fifth,
              To my daughter Mrs Rachel Addie Gaunt her heirs and
            assigns, one share or one fifth, But I hereby Will and
            direct my Executor to pay William P. Copeland and John
            D. Copeland the two eldest sons of Mrs Rachel Addie Gaunt
            one thousand dollars each out of their mothers share
            of my estate, and then pay the ballance of said share, or
            one fifth to their mother. 
Transcribed by Karen Kirkman 11 July 2017
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