Will of Mary Caldwell

Dated 24 Oct 1867


Last Will and Testament of
MARY CALDWELL Dec'd
Set up & established 24th Oct. 1867
Probated Sept. 2,1872
Recorded Sept. 5, 1872
William Watkins Clerk

State of Tennessee Dyer County

I, MARY CALDWELL of the County & State above mentioned being in sound mind, but frail in body, knowing the uncertainty of live, but certainty of death do make this my will and testament, first I will my soul to God who gave it and my body to its mother earth. I will that my burial and funeral expenses together with my just debts be first paid, out of any means I may die possessed of. I will that my Son JAMES P. have eighty acres out of one hundred fifty acres including the house, the houses I live in is on it being (the one hundred & fifty acres) paid for out of my own money, and the balance seventy acres to be equally divided between my two sons WILLIAM & ROBERT M. CALDWELL and I will that said WILLIAM, ROBERT M., & JAMES P.CALDWELL pay to MARY B. DUNEVANT five hundred dollars each to pay an equal part as she may need the means to assist in educating her, the other one hundred and fifty acres I will to CATHERINE B. MABRY, MARY I. CRAIG MARTHA ANN POWELL, WILLIAM CALDWELL, and ROBERT M. CALDWELL to be equally divided and all my personal property which I may be possessed of at my death I will to be equally divided between my six children above named, and I hereby nominate and appoint my three sons, WILLIAM ROBERT M. & JAMES P. CALDWELL my executors to carry out this my last will and testament. In whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty seven this 24th day of October & year above written.

MARY CALDWELL (seal)

Witness:
THOMAS MILLER
GEORGE MILLER

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