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Timmons Cemetery, 89-1 Summary Report, page 67
Another measure of the trust and esteem held by John Timmons in the community was record below, where he was granted Power of Attorney by Benjamin Jones in 1831 to sell a quarter section of land to George McLeod, another pre-arsenal pioneer.
Benjamin S Jones
To Power of Att.oru John 1 inar.ons
hd/so. Co- Al_ 3>e-e-d -B-ooft O
5 3 (.1831}
Ahnow all men by these presents that I, Beniamin j Jones of the bounty of 'adison'at'te of Alabama do hereby ordain, constitute and a anoint my true and trusty friend Jno fjmmons of said County and State my lawful attorney ior me ana in mv name to make a conveyance in fee simple to George UcCleoq oi a ceri-um tract land lying ~in sg.id known the sout>n bast/ ou^Ttor??"ol??"■ n_r.iiui,he.r
twenty i one township five, range one wes or the basis Iler id i an , Qh"?
hnn':rad and sixty acres mere or less. Ind I hereby authorize my saia Attorney to rake deeds with warranty of title for me.and in my name to the said ^eorge k_c-Cleod to him and his heirs forever of said above describedtract ox land so soon as a patent shall be issued and received from the ueneral land oiiice hereby ratifying and confirming whatever my Attorney shall do in ana abouu tne premises in as'fuil and as perfect manner as if I were personally acting and .•
In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal this tne 1. day Qi ^o).__________
the year eighteen hundred & thirty one.
B S Jones (Seal!
?esto. Alexr. “all
State of^Ala'oama
Personally appeared before we Aichard P Purdom Clerk of the ' of said "?o nty, Alexander w -alls who after being 1st auly.sworn, -andsaith that'he heard Benjamin "? Jones acknowledge the sighing, sea delivery of the above Power of Attorney on
The careful consideration for the provision of others by John Timmons is shown in the detail of his Last Will & Testament, as given in the inserts below. The first-inserted version of his will is in John Timmons' own handwriting. However, it was difficult to read (faded and on thin paper that bled through the image of the writing on the opposite side of each sheet), so the version transcribed into the Probate Court record book is also shown immediately afterward. It is somewhat easier to read.
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