I, MRS. VIRGINIA A. BRANCH, of Crockett County, TN, being of sound mind and disposing memory... do make and publish this my last will and testament...

Mentions:

To my daughter, MRS. REBECCA BRANCH THOMPSON, three tracts of land. Tract No. 1 is in the 14th civil district of Crockett Co., and bounded on the north by MRS. J. S. (DIXIE) THOMPSON or Black Creek; on the east by CLAUDE PRIVETT and JOHN DIXIE BRANCH; on the South by the Johnson's Grove - Frog Jump Public Rd.; on the West by the Old Railroad bed or right of way, or the lands of HALIBURTON, VERNA CLARK, School Field, MRS. AMOS ROBERTSON, MRS. BROOKS SUTTON, and contains 105 acres, more or less. Tract No. 2, bounded on the North by MRS. AMOS ROBERTSON and MRS. BROOKS SUTTON, on the east by the old Railroad bed or tract No. 1; on the South by the Johnson's Grove - Frog Jump public road; on the west by DICK JOHNSON and contains 26 acres, more or less. Tract No. 3 is bounded on the North by Black Creek, or the lands of the AL BUFORD estate; on the west by MRS. AMOS ROBERTSON and MRS. BROOKS SUTTON; on the south by the HENRY HALIBURTON land; on the west by the KING lands, containing 8 acres, more or less. All tracts are in the 14th Civil District of Crockett Co., TN, and were devised to me by will of my deceased husband, H. R. BRANCH.

To my daughter, MRS. RUTH BRANCH LEE, a tract of land in the 10th Civil District of Crockett Co., TN, bounded on the North by MRS. MARY E FERGUSON allotted to her out of the estate of J. B PARKER and the lands of ELI JORDAN; on the east by MRS. A. F. LUCAS allotted to her out of the J. B. PARKER estate; on the south by the South Fork of the Forked Deer River; on the west by the West Fork of the Forked Deer River, containing 140 acres, more or less. This is the same tract of land allotted to me out of the estate of my father, J. B. PARKER.

It is here recited that the reason why I have not devised any real estate to my son JAMES H. BRANCH by this will is because I have heretofore executed and delivered to him a deed to certain lands... making an approximately equal division of my real estate among my children.

To my son JAMES H. BRANCH, a pair of matched mules being worked on my farms; one of these mules is named John and the other _____; one of these mules is a black Horse Mule and the other is a Blue Horse Mule; they are 10 to 12 years old and are a matched pair of mules which work together. Also the harness and fittings for these said two mules... all the farming tools... including plows, ropes, cultivators, etc., and all other farming tools.

All personal property to be divided between my three children.

Executor: my son JAMES H. BRANCH

Signed... this the 13th day of July 1940.
MRS. VIRGINIA A. BRANCH

Witnesses:
HERBERT A. PERRY
H. B. NANCE