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heretofore devised.

Item 5. I give and bequeath to my beloved wife during her natural life my personal estate of every kind what so ever and at her death it is my Will that the same be equally divided between my children and should any of them be dead at my decease then their portion to be equally divided between the heirs of their body.

Item 6. I do hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my sons, Jacob Youngblood, Thomas Youngblood and my son-in-law, James Auams, Executors of this my last Will and Testament, revoking all Wills heretofore by me made.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this twenty-eighth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixteen and in the fortieth year of the Independence of the United States of America.

(Signed) Thomas Youngblood

Witnesses

Catlett Conner
Frederick Ward
Wm. Robinson

This Will was probated in 1822 and the following heirs; sons, sons-in-law and a daughter, received payments as shown by the account rendered by the Administrators.

Jacob Youngblood (m. Sarah Still, daughter of John Still.)
Frederick Williams (m. Amy Youngblood)
James Youngblood
Brittain Hargrove (m. Rebecca Youngblood.)
Winifred Kirksey (widow of Edward Kirksey)
Alexander Bean (m. Isabell Youngblood.)
William Youngblood (m. Mary Dorn sister of Abner Dorn.)
David Youngblood
James Adams (m. Elizabeth Youngblood.)
Thomas Youngblood (m. Jane Head.)
(Names in parenthesis are not shown in the Administration of
the Estate but are included to list proven marriages.)

Many, many years later, William Youngblood made another visit to the old home place which was still standing and lived in at the time by one John Youngblood with a large family of children.

William Youngblood taught well his lessons of pride in ancestry and love of native soil and often quoted Sir Walter Scott's words of patriotism: "Breathes there a man with soul so dead,

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