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The Last Will and Testament |
I Thomas L Young do make and publish this is my last will and testament
hereby revoking and making void all other wills by me at any time made
first I direct that my funeral expenses and all any debts be paid as soon
after my death as possible out of any moneys that I may died possessed
of or may first come into the hands of my executor secondly I bequeth
in Bedford County
to my wife Laticia C. Young one negro woman named Caroline ^ one negro boy
being of Giles County a negro boy name adam this boy adam is to be hired
out four years and half of the hire to be given to my sister Martha
to pay her tuition the other half to my wife Laticia fifthly I do bequeth
to my wife seven hundred dollars more or less in notes that I hold in
my hands sixly I do bequeth to my beloved wife Laticia my Charly horse and
carriage and harness seventhly I do bequeth a certain bay mare and colt to Thom
L Young the son of my brother Joseph Young and that the mare and colt be sold
when thought the best and the money be put out on interest untill it can be
appropriated to pay his tuition by the executor of this will eighthly I do bequeth
to my beloved wife Laticia all my house hold and kitchen furniture ninthly
and lastly I do anominate and appoint John C. Young my executor. In witness whereof
I do to this my will set my hand and seal ... 20th of day of June 1843 [signed sealed
and published] signed sealed and published in [Signed] Thos L Young {seal}
our presence and we have subscribed our names
here to in presence of the testator this the 20th of June 1843
John H Birdsong
Ira E Brown Jurat
[The above signature of Thomas L Young is a signature of an old or very weak man
� the will writer (was not Thomas) had lined out two words on that line, and two
more at the start of the next line. Whoever penned the will used very little
punctuation, and ran one sentence into the next. He also couldn't count: note
that he went from the "secondly" item to the "fifthly" item, skipping items #3
and #4 between.
Thomas L Young's wife's maiden name is yet unknown. Tom was born 8 July 1811
and died 26 June 1843, and was buried at Center Point Cemetery at Bradshaw in
Giles Co. He had no known children, assumed because Tom left everything to his
wife, sister, and nephew, but not to any children he may have had.. Executor John
C Young was probably Thomas' next older brother John Chumner Young.]
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The Last Will and Testament |
In the name of God, Amen.
I Sidney S Young, of the County
of Giles and the state of Tennessee, being of sound
mind and memory, and considering the incert
=ainty of this frail and transitory life, do Therefore
make, ordain, and publish, and declare this
to be my last will and testament,
that is to say, first, and after all my lawfull
debts are paid, and discharged,
the residue of my Estate both real and
personal, I give [give] bequeath & dispose
of as follows, towit.
In consequences of the faithfullness industry
and obedience of my Coloured servants I
bequeath to A M Wilson in trust for them
the small sums as follows to James, Leonah,
Jack, Lewis, and Areanah to each Fifty
dollars and to Mariah, Fanny, (and Nelson
a servant of my son John Williams) Twenty five
Each to be paid to them by A M Wilson as they
may need or require it
I give, bequeath, and devise all the rest of
residue and remainder of my Estate, real and
personal of Every Kind and character to my
only and above child John William Young
provided he attains the age of twenty one
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years or marries and has children, but if he should
die childless before he is twenty one years of age
having been married and leaving no living [no living]
child to heir his Estate, then It is my will that my
Estate bequeathed to him the said John William
Young be devided between my three nieces as follows
I give to Eliza Jane daughter of Albert G Alexander
one half of my estate and the remaining
half to be Equally devided between Elizabeth
Ann and Mary Jane daughters of Madison
H Alexander this bequest is made to all of them
for their sole separate use, free from the controll
of any other person whatever and not liable to be
taken for the debts of their husbands if they
should marry or any other persons whatever
Likewise I make constitute and appoint
A M Wilson to be Executor to this my
last will and testament, hereby revoking
all other wills by me made
In Testimony I have hereunto subscribed
my name, and affixed my seal, the second
day of August one thousand Eight
hundred and sixty one
Sidney S Young {seal}
The above written instrument was subscribed
by the said Sidney S Young in our presence
and acknolledged by her to be her last will
and Testament and we as the Testators
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request and in her presence have signed
our names as witnesses here unto and
written apposite our names our respective
places of Residence
Joseph L Sherrell X Lincoln County Tenn
A B Green X do do do
A M Wilson Giles County Tenn
[Will was on lined paper. In the middle of page 1,
the word "give" was written twice, and one was
lined out; and line 3, Page 2, two words at the end
of the line were written twice, then one set was
lined out. Sidney was not the writer, and from the
signatures of the witnesses, it appears that A M
Wilson was. Sidney's signature was that of a very
weak or inexperienced signer. Sidney was born in
Virginia in 1807 and died in Giles Co on 27 January
1862; She is buried near Bryson with her husband
Hiram Young, in southeast Giles Co.]
{Editor's Note: The "do do do" after the A. B. Green
signature means "ditto ditto ditto."}
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The Last Will and Testament |
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The Last Will and Testament |
Know all men by these presence, I Martha Williford I do this day make my last will & testament as follows. After my death I will that James W Wallord my youngest son shall have my entire estate of Lands, which cosists of two lots out of the Willy Williford estate (my desceased husba, lot no 4 and 5 to be his to have and to and not subject to the ..?.. ... of any hold forever. This I do in consideration of the of his old conduct. fact of his helpless condition In testamony whereof I set my hand & seal her this 15th of Dec 1877 Martha X Williford Attest mark .. C H Hassell .. Wm Y Willeford [This will was very faint, and the writer could not spell, nor compose a decent sentence. What I believe she was trying to say in lines 7 thru 11 was "lot no 4 and 5 to be his to have and to hold forever, and not subject to the ..?.. ... of any of his old conduct. This I do in consideration of the fact of his helpless condition." The above Martha was Martha Young, daughter of John Young (who wrote an 1837 will) and Nancy Smith. Martha's late husband was Wylie Willis "Willie" Willeford, who died in 1871. The youngest son with the "helpless condition" was James W Willeford, born about 1850. Martha was born 29 January 1812, died 18 December 1877, and was buried in Beach Hill Cemetery with her husband Willie.] |
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The Last Will and Testament |
State of Tennessee Giles County September 25th A.D. 1865 I William Young Senr. being of sound mind and memory thanks be to God for the same, but being in feeble health, and [calling to m] knowing that it is appointed unto all men to die, do make and ordain this my last will and testa- ment that is to say I commend my Soul to God who gave it and my body to the dust as it was, to buried in a decent manner, then it is my will that all my just debts be paid and whatever may Remain, including my lands and all other properties of every description, and all monies, I give and bequeath to my beloved Wife Elizabeth for and during her natural life or widowhood and at her death or marriage I will that my entire estate be equally divided between my children Martha A Erwin, Joseph Young, |
The Last Will and Testament |
I Manerva Young Do make and Publish this as my last will and testament hereby revoking and making void all others by me at any time made first I direct that my funeral expenses and all my debts be paid as soon after my death as possible out of any monies that I may die possessed of or may come into the hands of my Executor ~ 2nd secondly I give and bequeath to my grandson E. F. Young A certain Lounge and bed & bed clothing for one Bed Also one Book case provided he claimes them Thirdlly I state that my Son J. Ca Young Receivid a good house his father gave him more than any of the rest of the children and being desireous that each child should have Equal shairs she invesly heir. Executor to sell all heir personal property at public sale and give Each heir their proportional part of the Estate Fourthly as to heir Real estate I hereby invest my executor the wright to sell the land publicly or Privately as he may Deam best for the heirs and make Deed to the same Lastly I do here by nominate and appoint W J Brown My executor in..witness
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Submitted by John Young
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