NONCUPATIVE WILL OF JOHN R. BARKSDALE

We A. B. Christian James W. Drake and James Mc Alexander do state that the nuncupative will of John R. Barksdale was made by him on the 18th day of December 1853 in our presince to which we in company with others were called upon to bear witness by the testator himself in the presence of each other that it was made in his last sickness in his own habitation or dwelling home.  And the same is as follow to wit

It was his will and desire that after his decease his wife Nancy Barksdale have his whole estate both real and personal during her natural life or widowhood he wished her to raise and educate his children and the said estate at her death or marriage to be equally divided between all his children and his wife he also stated there was between twenty three and five hundred Dollars belonging to his children that would have to be managed by some person.

Made out by us and signed this 23rd day of December 1853

 

Witness

  1. B. Christian

James W. Drake

 

State of Tennessee  )

Carroll County         (   December the 6th 1854

 

This day a paper writing purporting to be the last will and testament of John R. Barksdale decd. was produced in open court in Noncupative form and duly proved by the oaths of A. B. Christian and James W. Drake the subscribing witnesses thereto the same being entered on Minute book page 387, and ordered by the court to be recorded the above being a copy test.

W. H. Graves Clerk.