# Mississippi — Will execution requirements by state: witnesses, notarization, holographic and electronic wills

For Mississippi, witnesses required is if not wholly written and subscribed by himself or herself, it shall be attested by two (2) or more credible witnesses in the presence of the testator or testatrix; holographic wills is if not wholly written and subscribed by himself or herself, it shall be attested by two (2) or more credible witnesses; statute citation is Miss. Code Ann. § 91-5-1, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.

- **State:** Mississippi
- **Witnesses required:** if not wholly written and subscribed by himself or herself, it shall be attested by two (2) or more credible witnesses in the presence of the testator or testatrix _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Holographic wills:** if not wholly written and subscribed by himself or herself, it shall be attested by two (2) or more credible witnesses _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Statute citation:** Miss. Code Ann. § 91-5-1 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> provided such last will and testament, or codicil, be signed by the testator or testatrix, or by some other person in his or her presence and by his or her express direction. Moreover, if not wholly written and subscribed by himself or herself, it shall be attested by two (2) or more credible witnesses in the presence of the testator or testatrix.

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Holographic wills

> Moreover, if not wholly written and subscribed by himself or herself, it shall be attested by two (2) or more credible witnesses in the presence of the testator or testatrix.

## Source

- https://codes.findlaw.com/ms/title-91-trusts-and-estates/ms-code-sect-91-5-1/

Last verified: 2026-09-02. Review by: 2028-02-24.
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