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{Joseph Townsend was born abt 1750 in VA and died Dec 1845 in

Carroll Co, TN. He married Unknown abt 1784}

WILL OF JOSEPH TOWNSEND

Will Book A, p. 140, 23 Aug 1843

Carroll Co, TN

State of Tennessee)

Perry County ) I Joseph Townsend, being through the keeping

of God in a sound state of mind and memory on the 25 day of

August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and

forty-three, but calling to mind the frail tenure of this life, and that it

is appointed to all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last

will and testament that is to say, principally and first of all I

recommend my soul into the hand of Almighty God who give it to

me, and the disposal of my body I leave to the entire discretion of

my friends with respects to my worldly estate I give and bequeath

and dispose of it in the manner and proportion here following:

1st I will that all my just debts be paid out of my effects goods

chattels or money

2nd I will that none of the negroes I now own or their increase shall

be sold out of my family or their heirs, but shall have the choosing

of their master or mistress amongst my lawful heirs and that the

negroes shall be valued

3rd I give and bequeath to my son Albert Townsend five dollars in

property.

4th I give to my deceased son Stephen Townsend his daughter

Candis ten dollars in property

5th I will to Nathaniel Townsends widow (Polly Townsend) ten

dollars in property

Finally I will and bequeath that all my negroes and all my other

effects that afterwards remain shall be equally divided amongst

Rachel Hern to who has been endorsed a one hundred dollar cash

note, said note to be taken out of her part of the estate, John

Townsend, Patsy Bilby, Nancy Walker and the heirs of my son,

Albert Townsend. I do hereby appoint and order that John

Townsend and Henry Coble to be appointed joint Executors of my

estate and on the removal by death or refusal of one or both of

them, I do request that the County Court of Perry County, do

appoint a successor or successors for said Executors to carry this my

last will and testament into force and virtue agreeable to the request

therein contained in testamony whereof I have hereunto set my hand

and seal the day and year above written.

Joseph Townsend

Test: W. Daniel

D. W. Daniel

State of Tennessee

Carroll County, January Term 1846