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Source: Early California Wills, California: California Society, D.A.R., 1952, 952 pgs.
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Will of James M. Jones, Iberville Parish, Louisiana. 

(Will filed in records of County Clerk, San Jose, Santa 
Clara County, California) 
Dated: 4 Sept. 1851. 
Heir: Dr. J.L. Hornsby of Plaquemene, Louisiana. 
All real and personal property to be held in trust for his 
children, Joseph, Dashiel and Arabella Lewis Hornsby, in equal 
portions or if either should die before majority then for the 
sole use of the survivor......provided that the said Hornsby 
shall have full power to sell the said property or dispose of 
the same as he may deem proper and use the funds according to 
his discretion as he thinks may best accord with the interests 
of the said children, and the portion of the said D. Hornsby 
shall be given him deducting losses, expenses, etc. when he 
shall be twenty-one years of age and that of Arabella L.
Hornsby, or what remains after said deductions, shall be given her 
at the age of eighteen years, or sooner, if she marry with the 
consent of her father or guardian....a deduction of ten per 
cent which the said Hornsby shall take from the cash value of 
my property to apply toward building atomb over the body of my 
mother...... . I appoint H.C. Melone or J.J. Kendrick, in the 
alternative, to take charge of and administer upon my estate 
until the same can be taken possession of by the said J.L. 
Hornsby.... I hereby revoke and annul all testaments made by 
me anterior hereto. 

(Signed) James M. Jones. 

Executors: H.C.Melone 
J.J.Kendrick (alternative) 

Witnessess: H.H.Taylor 
Paul Deohinix 

Notarized by Louis Petit, Recorder and Notary Public for the 
Parish of Iberville, State of Louisiana, 4th day of 
September 1851. 

Certified by Paul Deohinix. Clerk of Sixth Judicial District 
Court, State of Louisiana, Parish of Iberville. 

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