State of Florida
Alachua County (see page 19)
I Isabel H. Hopwood of Gainesville
in the aforesaid state & County, being of
sound and disposing Mind, Memory and discretion
and being mindful of the uncertainty of human life
and being desirous of disposing of all My worldly
affectis while I have strength and discretion so to do,
Do Make, publish and declare this to be my last
Will and testament hereby revoking all other wills and
testaments that may heretofore have been made by me.
Imprimius I desire My executors hereinafter named to pay out of my
property all of My Just debts, wherever and to whom
soever due, so soon as the same Can practably be
Item done.- It is My will and desire and I do hereby authorise
and empower My executors hereinafter named to sell and
dispose of and Convey at such time as they in the exercise
of their best Judgment and discretion shall see proper
the following described lot or parcel of land situated
lying and being in the town of Gainesville in the County of
Alachua in the state of Florida particularly described
as Block one (1) of Range Seven (7) together with all
the improvements and appurtenances thereon and the proceeds
of the sale of said lot I do hereby give devise and
bequeath as follows Two fifths thereof to My Very dear
brother William A. Hopwood of Granby in the state
of Connecticut one fifth thereof to Susan R. Hopwood
My said brothers wife and the remaining two fifths of the
proceeds of the sale of said lot I do give devise and
bequeath unto my said brothers four (4) Children now living
or to such of them as may be alive at the time of the
sale of said lots, said two fifths to be divided among
them Equally share and share alike;
Item I do hereby give, devise and bequeath unto my
brother-in-law Burt C. Drake of Gainesville Florida
all that Certain lot, piece or parcel of land
situated, lying and being in the Town of Gainesville
in the County of Alachua in the State of Florida
particularly described as lot number Eighteen (18)
in Brush's addition to said Town of Gainesville
the same being Two hundred (200) feet, from north
to south by Four hundred (400) from East to West
together also with all the Machinery, Mills fixtures
tenements hereditaments and appurtenances to the
same belonging or in anywise appertaining
Item It is My Will and desire that all the rest |