The Last Will and Testament of Penelope L. Stanley of Alachua County
Florida

I Penelope L. Stanley, considering the uncertainty of this mortal life, and being of sound mind and memory, (blessed be Almighty God for the same) do make and publish this my Last Will and Testament, in manner and form following:
First: I desire to be decently buried in the Standley Family Grave Yard beside the grave of my late husband John B. Standley, and a plain marble tomb stone to mark the spot.
Second: My will is that all my just debts and funeral charges shall be paid out of my estate as soon after my deease as shall be found convenient by my Executors hereinafter named.
Third: My daughter Laura L. Dill (sic) wife of John B. Dill (sic) having already been provided for by the will of my late husband, and also by various gifts from myself and she being indebted to me in several sums of money to-wit: one of two thousand dollars with interest thereon from January 1861

to an appraisement in the distributions of the estate of my late husband, my will is, and I give, devise and bequeath all of my estate real, personal and mixed of which I shall be seized and possessed, or to which I shall be entitled at the time of my decease to my grand children, the
children of my son James W. Standley deceased, to be equally divided to and among my said grand children namely; William Townsend Standley, Lauran Louise Standley, Alberta Janus Standley, and Charles Henry Standley, all of whom are minors and living with their mother Livonia Hunter in Columbia County Florida.
Fourth: My will is that should any of my grand children die before attaining to their majority, his or her portion to be equally divided among the survivors.
Fifth: My will is that each one of my grand sons William Townsend and Charles Henry Standley on attaining the age of twenty-one (21) years shall receive their portions of my said estate, and that my said grand daughters Laura Louise and Albert Janus Standley on attaining the age of twenty-one
(21) or on their marriage prior thereto shall receive their equal and just portion of said estate.
Sixth: My will is that should any of my grand daughters viz: Laura Louise and Alberta Janus Standley, die without issue, then in that event, that portion of their estate hereby devised shall to and be equally divided
among my said grand children then surviving.
Lastly: I do nominate and appoint my friends William W. Scott and Thomas Ellis of Gainesville Florida to be the Executors of this my Last Will and Testament, placing full faith and confidence in these my said Executors to carry out the provisions of this will and to manage my said estate to
the best advantage of my said grand children.
In testimony thereof I hereunto set my and and seal and publish this to be my last will and testament in the presence of the witnesses named below, this 30th day of March 1882.
PENELOPE L. STANDLEY (her mark)
(witnesses) Benjamin Rush, S. F. Halliday, Charles P. Evans, all residing at Gainesville, Alachua Co Fla

Will proved 2 Feb 1884, Alachua County, FL

Do you have any idea who Penelope's parents were? I know her maiden name was Barrow and that she was born in Alachua, Florida in 1825.