Levi T.S. Pardee shall have the use of the lands bequeathed
to my grand children for his and their benefit during
their minority, but to cease as to each one's share as he
respectively becomes of age & has his share apportioned as
above directed Josiah M. Croxton (seal)
(Signed and sealed and declared }
(to be the last will and testament of }
(Josiah M. Croxton in our presence }
(who attest to the same at his request)
(and in the presence of each other }
(on this twenty second day of Sept AD )
(1888 { D.C. Hart (sen)} )
( { S.L. Turner } )
( { H.C. Crawford } )
Probate
State of Florida }
Alachua County }
Before the undersigned personally
appeared S.L. Turner who after being duly sworn says
and says that he was present and saw Josiah M.
Croxton sign and seal the foregoing as and for his
last will and testament and that he together with
D.C. Hart and H.C. Crawford signed the same as sub-
scribing witnesses in the presence of the testator and in
the presence of each other and at the request of the tes-
tator----- } Sworn to and subscribed this July 8" 1891
S.S. Turner } J.C. Gardner
} County Judge
Oath of Executor
State of Florida }
Alachua County }
Before me J.C. Gardner
County Judge of said County personally appeared
James M. Croxton who being by me first duly sworn says
that Josiah M. Croxton late of the County of Alachua and
State of Florida died on the 23rd day of March AD
1891 leaving his last Will and Testament and that he
the said deponent was named therein as Executor thereof
aforesaid- Well and truly perform the said last Will
and Testament pay the just debts in which the said
J.M. Croxton stood bound so far as the assets will
extend and the law direct render to and file in
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