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E. B. Curtis - Will - Probated Octo Term 1877 of County Court See Minute Book B page 279 I E. B. CURTIS of the County of Crockett and state of Tennessee being sound in mind... presents that the following is my last will and testament... Mentions: To MISS MARY E. CROOMS, my 43 acre tract of land (will contains detailed description of land), which was deeded to her on the 15th day of November 1874. Also all personal property of every kind and discription, stock, monies, notes... house hold and kitchen furniture and in short every thing that I own... BENJAMIN GREEN, JOHN STOKES, owners of land bordering tract deeded to MARY E. CROOMS. I would have all persons to know that I have intentionally left out and not give my Children any thing in this my last will. It is my will that [they] have nothing from my estate not even to the value of one Copper Cent and when I say my Children I mean AMERICA DAVIS, the wife of W. J. DAVIS and SUSAN B. MAY the wife of WILLIAM MAYS, JAMES CURTIS and WILLIAM B. CURTIS my Grand son and he is better known as LITTLE BREWER CURTIS now are the above named children and my Grand son WILLIAM B. CURTIS or LITTLE BREWER CURTIS that is mentioned... is not to get anything from my Estate and reasons are that they received Real Estate and then turned against me in a law suit that I had in Dyersburg Chancery Court. They don't come to see me They don't assist me now in my old age and for these and various other reasons I hereby refused to give or will them any thing whatever. W. F. POSTON, of Alamo Tennessee, my Executor
Signed this the 16th day of February 1875.
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