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Will     "W.R. Townsend"
       I W.R. Townsend of the town of Hawthorne in the
       County of Alachua, and the State of Florida
       being of sound mind, and memory and understanding,
       do make my last Will and Testament in manner and
       form following"
       First: After my death that all of my honest debts be
       paid.
       Second. I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Henrietta
       E. Townsend, all that tract or parcel of land known and
       decribed as follows Viz. Starting at the South West Corner
       of the south west quarter of the South East Quarter of Section
       (25) twenty Five, Township (10) Ten, Range 22 Twenty
       Two East Run North eight Chains to Rail Road track
       Go Back to the Starting Point run east nine chains
       to the South East Corner of the lot. Thence north fourteen
       Chains and twenty five links to the Rail Road Tract
       of the Florida Southern Rail Road which is the north-
       ern boundary of the above described lot Containing
       ten Acres more or less. I also will and bequeath to
       my beloved wife Henrietta E. Townsend, all my live
       stock of every description, all of my household and Kitchen
       furniture Vehicles, and farming implements of every descrip
       tion to have the above mentioned property her life time
       and at her death all the above mentioned property
       shall go to her three children Eva D. Townsend
       Charlie Townsend and Harry J. Townsend, and any other
       children that may be born of her marriage with myself
       in future shall share equally in the above described
       property with the above named children.
       Third, I will and bequeath to my beloved children Eva
       D. Townsend, Charlie T. Townsend Harry J. Townsend, and
       other children that may in future be born of my
       marriage with my beloved wife Henrietta E. Townsend
       to share equally the following described lots or parcels of
       land, One acre more or less in the North West Corner of the
       south East quarter of the North east quarter of Section (36)
       Thirty Six Township (10) Ten, Range (22) Twenty Two East.
       Also the North West quarter of section (36) Thirty Six Township (10) Ten
       Range (22) East. Fourth = To my daughter Mary E. Morrison
       and to my Sons W.C. Townsend & Robert A. Townsend I will, and bequeath
       one Dollar each.       W.R. Townsend
       Witnesses
       J.W. Strange
       T.C. Holder
                   Hawthorne Fla May 28 1900.
Transcribed by Karen Kirkman 19 June 2017
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