JOHNATHAN MONTGOMERY'S WILL
State of Tennessee )
Carroll County(
I Johnathan Montgomery of the state and county afforesaid
being eighty years old but of a perfect sound Disposing mind but
considering that man was born to die there fore I make this my
last will and testament. And 1st I will that all my lawful Debts
be paid out of the money in hand or oweing to me.
Secondly I will that my Estate Real or personal without
Discrimination with all notes and accounts Remain in the hands of
my wife Zillah Montgomery During her life to be increased or
Diminished as her need may be at which period I will that all be
sold on a Credit at the Discretion of my Executor herein after
named and the money ariseing from said sail shall be disposed of
as hereafter directed that is to say one Dollar to my son
Montgomery one Dollar to my Daughter Rachel Smith and one Dollar
to Daughter polly White and the remainder to be Divided in four
shears that is to say one fourth part to my dughter Naney
Montgomery one fourth part to my Daughter Elizabeth Jolly one
fourth to my Daughter Margaret Jones and one fourth to my Dughter
Meria Dilday all cost to be paid before the said divide
nevertheless I will that property that can be proven to belong to
my wife Zellah before our marriage shall return to her Children
nevertheless notwithstanding if my wife should not survive me
them the same Division to be made as before desired and Third I
will that John L. Fry by my Execututor to gether with my wife
Zella Execututrix & in witness of this my last will I set my
hand and seal But to be more explicit I make the following
supplement that is to say I will that my wife Zillah shall have
power to sell any property from time to time for the purpose of
living comfortable and all such sales to be good in law &
Equity and all her colothing of any discription whether obtained
before marriage or since shall go to her own children and in
witness of this being my last will and testament I set my hand
and seal this the 14th day of May 1844 and in the 68th year of
the Independance of America
Johnathan Montgomery (L.S.)
Witness John Neely, A. H. Neely, Samuel Neely.
P. S. I Johnathan Montgomery above named being yet of a perfect sound mind make the following supplement to the above will (Viz) I will that John F. Dilday be my Exectutor in the place of John L. Fry who has removed and 2nd I will that the said John F. Dilday have power at any time to sell any property and the money (if need) go to the support of the widow in witness whereof I set my hand and seal this third day of April 1847 and in the 71 year of the Independance of America.
Johnathan Montogomery (L. S.)
John Neely )
A. H. Neely ( Witness
State of Tennessee )
Carroll County( October Term 1852
This day a paper writing purporting to be the last will & testament of Johnathan Montgomery decd was produced in open court & povin by the oathes of John Neely A. H. Neely & Saml. Neely the witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded
A Copy Test
W. H. Graves Clerk