Will of John White 1859

Will of John  White 1859

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Gibson County Court September Term, 1859 p311/312

John White's Will

I John White do make & publish this as my last will and testament hereby revoking

and making void all other wills by me at any time made first- I direct that my

funeral expenses and all my (ink smudged) be paid as soon after my death as

possible and of any moneys that I may die possessed of or may first come into the

hands of my Executor " Secondly I give and bequeath to Sarah P White my wife my

tract of land I now live on and house hold and kitchen furniture and my negro girl

Catharine to have & to hold her natural lifetime or during her widowhood and & that

I desire that she have my bay mare and my cow and calf one sow and eight shoats

and all (illegible) sheep and all the present crop of corn and fodder and all the

crop of wheat & all the present crop of potatoes two plows & one pair of gun(?)

and at the death of my wife Sarah P White my (illegible) to be divided among all of

my children & if my girl Catharine should out live my wife Sarah P White to be

divided equally among the children

And I desire that John my son have the bay colt and Saddle and bridle and I desire

that my three Daughters Mary A White Nancy L White and Sarah Y White each their

Saddles and lastly I do hereby nominate and appoint William Rufus White my executor

in witness whereof I do to this my will set my hand and seal this the 29 day of

June 1859

Signed and Sealed in our John White

presence and we have Seal

Subscribed our names hereto in

the presence of the testator

this the 29 day of June 1859

Test

JDLayton

James S Haynes

W R White Executor Bond

State of Tennessee Gibson County

We W R White Job Hicks & Jno M Armstrong are bound to the State of Tennessee

in the penalty of one thousand Dollars witness our hands and Seals this 5 day

of September 1859

The conditions of this obligation is Such that whereas the above

bound William R. White has been appointed Executor of the good & chattels

rights and (illegible) of John White deceased Now if the said WR White

shall well and hulp (?)

perform all the duties which are or may be required of him by law as such

Executor this obligation shall be void otherwise to remain in full force &

vistur (?)

Approved

JD Debuce Chair WR White (seal)

Job Hicks (seal)

James M Armstrong (seal)