Item 1st.  I give my soul to God who gave it to me.
Item 2nd.  I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Ann Jones (after paying all my just debts) all my real and personal estate of which I am now in possession together with all
bonds, accounts or debts of any kind, subject however to the provisions hereafter made in this my last will and testament for my children.
ITEM 3rd.   I given and bequeath unto my beloved son John J. Jones, one hundred and thirty eight dollars, all of wihc sum he has reveived.
ITEM 4th.   I give and bequeath unto my daughter, Mary C., now Mary C. McIlvain the sum of $138 all of which has been received.
ITEM 5th.   I give and bequeath unto my beloved daughter Ann C. now Ann C. Parker $138.00 all of which has been reveived.
ITEM 6th.   I give and bequeath unto my beloved son Richard C. Jones $138 of which seventy dollars has been received the balance to be paid as explained hereafter.
ITEM 7th.   I give and bequeath unto my beloved daughter Elizabeth M. Jones $138, twenty five dollars has been received the balance to be paid as explained hereafter.
ITEM 8th.   I give and bequeath unto my beloved son Hamilton G. Jones $138 to be paid as hereafter explained.
ITEM 9th.   I give and bequeath unto my beloved son George W. Jones $138 to be paid as hereafter explained.
ITEM 10th.  I give and bequeath unto my beloved daughter Frances B. Jones $138 to be paid as hereafter explained.
ITEM 11th.  I give and bequeath unto my beloved son Francis G. Jones $138 to be paid as hereafter explained.
ITEM 12th.  I give and bequeath unto my beloved daughter Susan R. Jones $138 to be paid as hereafter explained.

It is my will and desire that my beloved wife Ann Jones should be the sole executrix of my estate and that so soon as sufficient funds can be
reasonably raised after my death, that she should pay off the several legacies that have not been paid, when the children are of age and that as the rest become of age and marry
that she should pay them off also and educate our children as she thinks proper.  It is further my desire that my land and negroes should be kept together until the death of my
beloved wife and at her death that all the estate should be sold both real and personal and if any of the above named legacies should not be paid off, that they be first paid and the
balance, if any, should then be equally divided among all my children to belong to them and their heirs forever.
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix my seal this 8th day of January in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and twenty nine.

John Jones

Teste:
Lewis R. Major
James Bridgfford

Franklin County Set. February Court 1829
A writing purporting to be the last will and testament of John Jones, dec'd was produced in court and proven by the oaths of Lewis R. Major and James Bridgeford, the subscribing
witness thereto which is ordered to be recorded.
Teste:  A. H. Rennick, Clk