Will of Stephen Sutton

I Stephen Sutton a citizen of the town of Nashville in the State of 
Tennessee being in a low state of health but of sound and disposing 
mind and memory do make and ordain this to be my last will and 
testament, to wit.
	
Item first.  I wish all my just debts & funeral expenses paid out of my 
estate as soon as it is convenient to be done.

Item second.  I give all my estate real personal or mixed of whatever 
kind or nature so ever it my be to my beloved wife Nancy Sutton and her 
heirs & assigns forever.

Item third.  I appoint my beloved wife Nancy Sutton sole executrix of 
this my last will and testament and I wish her not to be required to 
give any security for the execution of the same.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 9th day of 
June AD 1838.	
	/m/ Stephen Sutton

Signed, sealed & delivered as his last will and testament by Stephen 
Sutton in our presence & he requested us to become subscribing 
witnesses.
	/s/ John Maties [?], John Walker, Henry Giving [?]

State of Mississippi, Madison County}	September term, 1837
A paper writing purporting to be the last will and testament of Stephen 
Sutton, dec'd was produced in Court for Probate and proved thus:  Henry 
Giving [?] and John Maties two of the subscribing witnesses to said 
paper writing being first sworn dispose and say that they became such 
in the presence of the said Stephen Sutton and at his request in the 
presence of each other, and that they verily believe he was of sound & 
disposing mind and memory at the time he executed the same.  Ordered 
that said paper writing be admitted to Record as such will of the said 
Stephen Sutton dec'd.  Whereupon Nancy Sutton the executrix named in 
said will came into court and qualified according to law.  Ordered that 
she have letters testamentary granted her.


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