Will of Enos McKnight

Probated Apr 1884


Last Will & Testament of
ENOS. McKNIGHT dec'd
Probated April Term of
Dyer Co. Court 1884
Recorded April 28/84
Z. WATKINS clk.

I, ENOS McKNIGHT being at my own residence and of a sound and disposing memory but feeble in body and desirous of setting my worldly affairs and disposing of my property before my death do make and publish this my last will and testament hereby revoking all other wills testaments codicils heretofore made.

First - I direct that my body be decently intered and that all my just debts be paid.

Second - I give to my beloved wife ROSANNA McKNIGHT one years support from my death to be set apart to her by my executors, I also give to my said wife ROSANNA one horse, one cow & calf to be selected by her from my stock at my death also one third of all my household and kitchen furniture to be selected by her.

Third - I give to my son A. A. McKNIGHT as trustee for my wife ROSANNA McKNIGHT one thousand dollars in cash, to be loaned out at interest by said turstee and the interest thereon to be collected annually and appropriated by said turstee to the support and maintanance of my said wife, ROSANNA, and in case the interest on said $1000.00 should prove to be insufficient to support and maintain my said wife in a suitable and proper manner according to her previous station in life, the said Trustee is to take and use enough of the principle of said fund after exhausting the interest aforesaid to provide such support and maintanance each year during the lifetime of my said wife and until the said fund is exhausted if it should become necessary to use the principle thereof as aforesaid and after the death of my said wife ROSANNA I direct that my said son A. A. McKNIGHT is to have two thirds of same fund, if any there should remain and I give to my daughter NANCY E. SHELTON the other one third of said fund, that may so remain at the death of my said wife.

Fourth - I give to my son A. A. McKNIGHT his heirs & assigns forever the following portion of the land whereon I now reside, situated in Dyer County Tennessee, & District No. 15, all of my said land lying east of the following described line. Beginning at a poplar & mulberry, the south east corner of a 100 acre tract conveyed by WM. M. KING to me & running thence in a North Easterly direction in a straight line to the mouth of the lane, East of my house thence with said lane in a north Easterly direction to my North boundary line.

Fifth - I give to my daughter NANCY E. SHELTON all my land whereon I now reside lying west of the said line described in the fourth clause of this will to her and her heirs & assigns forever to be held and disposed of by her in any manner she may please.

Sixth - I direct that all my personal property not herein otherwise bequeathed be by my executors sold & converted into money and it be equally divided between my said son A. A. McKNIGHT and my said daughter NANCY E. SHELTON.

I hereby nominate and appoint my son A. A. McKNIGHT and J. N. McDANELL as my executors to execute and carry this will into effect.

ENOS. McKNIGHT

Witnesses:
E. JONES
J. C. HENDRICKS

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