Will of David Tate, Monroe, Alabama http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/monroe/wills/dtate.txt ==================================================================== USGENWEB PROJECT NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Project Archives to store this file permanently for free access. This file is copyrighted and contributed by: Ruth Newlan ==================================================================== March 2003 Hired Browns negroes to Frasie for 8 mo. paid to me minuted on 'Book' hire of my own boys unsettled bring Littell to settlement Capt Austin present 4 years no settlement books will show all my groceries? lately from him. If he does anything fair he will leave me but very little as to Browns children let every cent be obtained Gen. Parsons will do the best he can for my estate. I wish it divided as soon as possible before next crop except stock do the best it is possible for my daughter Louisa You know how I wish my property arranged: do it if you can four or five for Elizabeth in the will David & Mr. Vaughn can settle by my book's notes held by Mr. Booth against Mr. Vaughn are to be taken uup by Mr Tate to take up the first note to John Weatherford my Brother. I will a negro boy and my gun I wish the provision made yesterday for my wife and youngest daughter to remain so and the properly brought to me by my wife to be given to her own children wherein I do think proper old auntie and a little boy Wallace and Tod and Mary who is with Capt Shomo & Jack Seal and Handy at Mr Tate death those under age to receive their freedom at 21 years Wallace Tod & Mary and Auntie to be free as soon as possible Take Flora home Mrs Tate when all is over Mrs. Shomo to keep Mary as long as she wants to David Moniac one of my Executors I wish him to be mighty cautious always to go Mr. McLoskey I want my debts paid go with the crop to Mobile and receive the money be wide awake for every body my wife knows I have talked enough with her I wish the bill of sales which I hold to certain negroes belonging to my Brother John Weatherford to be destroyed I want to do nothing dishonest. I wish my patent gold watch to hang up in the house as a time piece for my wife always maybe Tarvin may contend it is not a fair division of my property I contend that it is I want the rest to be equally divided. The Dyer claim goes to Mrs. Tate and her children now cultivated by Capt Shomo. Mrs. Tate will keep sufficent horses and mules to hunt the stock and tend her plantation it is not my wish that any of them should be advertised for sale. Mr Hollinger is to sign a bond on demand for the land on the other side of the river thirty five Hundred dollars to be paid for it 2000 dollars already paid Mr Hollinger to wait for the balc. the land on the other side to be left to Mrs Tate and her youngest daughter To Lynn McGee I wish to will him 400 head of cattle, if he gets off to himself but I hope he will always live with Mrs. Tate and she will not let him suffer a moment To David Moniac I give three or four negroes and fifty cows and calves & 25 steers. I wish him always to be with his aunt and she will give him something again old Will and Rose I wish to be free at the same time with Handy the land on this side the river to be disposed of to the best advantage among them Elisha Tarvin to retain the family of negroes now in his possession Mr. Tarvin & my wife to run the mill until sold I was to give William Mills 350 Dolls. to build the mill I told him as he was unfortunate I would allow something more. I want my Executor Gen. Parsons to pay what Mechanics my say. I think 100 dolls. enough. Above all things my Executor Gen Parsons to get rid of Innerearity suit as soon as possible. Borrowed of Davy Lucas 95 dollars gave an order to Mills for 30 dolls on Davy. Indian John always has a home he has some Heifers I gave him he will keep with the cattle till the stock is sold two fillies for my daughter Josephine 17th day of Nov. 1829