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TURNER SMITH |
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I Turner Smith of the County of Washington & state of Tennessee calling to mind the uncertainty of life make & ordain this my last will & testament in manner & form following (viz) Sect 1st) It is my will that my funeral expenses & all my just debts be paid by my executors (hereafter to be named) out of any moneys that may first come into their hands of my estate. Sec 2d) I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Mary my plantation on which I now live to be under her control (so that she does not unnecessarily destroy or cause to be destroyed, the timber thereon) for her support & maintenance during her natural life or widowhood in case she marries it is my will that she have one horse, one cow & one bed & bedding it is my will that my grand daughter Martha Ellen Humphreys have one bed & bedding & one milk cow to be given her when she marries or when she leaves my family Sec 3d) I give & bequeath to my grandson Ross Smith a small piece of land on the South West side of the road leading from Jonesborough to Cherokee near the railroad & now enclosed in his mothers field supposed to be about one fourth of an acre Sec 4th) it is my will as soon as practicable after the death {. . . LINE OR LINES MISSING . . . .} plantation & all my other property not otherwise disposed of for cash (or {ON SHORT}) either at public or private sale as they think best for the interest of the estate & apply the proceeds together with any other monies that may be due me at my death as hereinafter directed & whereas I have heretofore made the following advancements to my children (viz) to my son David I have advanced in property & cash one hundred & fifty five dollars. To my Daughter Delila Humphries in property one hundred & sixty four dollars. To my Daughter Lavisa Trogden in land warrants & other property three hundred & eight dollars. To my Daughter Rachel Brown in property one hundred & twenty nine dollars to my daughter Mary Ann in property fifty dollars to my son John in property one hundred & thirty five dollars. I also loaned him two hundred & fifty dollars for which I hold his note without interest now if I don’t draw from him said money it is my {WILL} that it be regarded as that amount advanced to him which will make his advancement three hundred and eighty five dollars and to my Daughter Margaret Head in property forty five dollars. I hereby direct my Executors as soon as they shall have collected the sale money together with any money that may be due me at my death to pay son John fifty dollars for his care and attention to me while I live. Next make each of the heirs above named equal in amount to the one who may have received the largest amt advanced & then divide the remainder equally between said children Sect 5th & last I hereby nominate & appoint my son John Smith & my Son in law Alfred Brown Executors of this my last will & testament hereby revoking all former will{S} made by me. This 13th day of October 1860 Turner X Smith (seal) Mark Attest G W Telford Alexander Miller |
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