Greene County, NC - Will of John Fields, Sr., 1854 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Will of John Fields, Sr Father of Bennett Fields of Greene County Will Bk G, p. 547 Henry Co. TN Signed 17 Sept 1844, Probated in Feb. Term of Court, 1854 I, John Fields, being in my right mind do publish this my last will and testament hereby revoking and making void all other wills by me made. 1st. It is my will and desire for my wife Martha to have and to keep my land and live thereon and have all my property together in during her natural live or widowhood. 2nd. It is also my will and desire for my two daughters Martha and Freelove to live with their mother, also Mary Kennedy and her little children while they remain single. It is moreover my will and desire for my wife Martha to dispose of my surplus stock that she may have to the best advantage for her and the above named familys benefit. It is my will and desire after the death or widowhood of my wife Martha for all my property both real and personal to be sold to the highest bidder except my land if my two daughters Freelove and Martha should live or remain single at the death of my wife Martha in that case. Should it be, it is my will and desire for them to live on said land and be entitled to all the privileges thereon while they remain single or live. If they should marry or die, then it is my will for the land to be sold as the above named property and the proceeds equally divided among the heirs of my body, except Bennett Fields and Nancy Beamon. They have had some propertys and some of the rest have had some. It is my will and desire for those that have had nothing, to have equal with those that have had and thus an equal division among them all. It is my will and desire for the part that would be going to Edmond Beamon I bequeath to the heirs of his body to be equally divided amongst them to wit: Ridley, Martha, Sension, Freelove and Nancy Ann Frances, the heirs of Nancy Beamon. I do hereby appoint John Fields and Seth Fields as executors to this my last will and testament. In witness whereof I do to this my last will set my hand and seal this 17th day of September, 1844. (seal) John Fields Signed, sealed and published in our presence and we have subscribed our names in presence of the testator this 17th day of September, 1844. James M. Coly William Martin John C. Freeman State of Tennessee, Henry County Court, term 1854 This the foregoing will was exhibited in open court and thereupon stated. James M. Coly, one of the subscribing witnesses thereto who after being duly sworn according to law says that he was personally acquainted with John Fields, the testator, that he saw him sign and heard him acknowledge the same to be his last will and testament with all its erasures. That he was at the time of so doing of sound and diffusing mind and memory and that he signed the same in the testator?s presence and at his request as a witness. And it was ordered to be so certified and recorded. Robt. Simmons?, Clerk The will was transcribed from a microfilm copy found in the Henry Co. TN Library in Paris TN by David Duncan John Fields, Sr. was the father of Bennett Fields, Sr. whose will is all ready posted on the site. Notes: John Fields info: (b: 03 Dec 1763 Rhode Island d: 29 Dec 1853 near Cottage Grove, Henry Co., TN) Martha Speight married John Fields in Greene Co., NC (b: 07 Nov 1777 Greene Co., NC d: 06 Sep 1867 Henry Co., TN) Children of John Fields AND Martha Speight born in Greene County, NC: Nancy Beamon (Nancy Fields b: 10 Nov 1794 Greene Co., NC). Husband Edmond Beamon (James Edmond Beamon b: 24 Oct 1793 Raleigh, Wake Co., d: Aug 1875 Henry Co., TN He lived most of his life in Greene Co., NC) Children of Nancy Fields and James Edmond Beamon: John Thomas Beamon (b: 1813 Greene Co., NC) Robert Beamon (b: 1814 Greene Co., NC Ridley Beamon (b: 11 Jun 1815 Greene Co., NC) Alice Beamon (b: 1816 Greene Co., NC) Martha Speight Beamon (b: 04 Oct 1817 Greene Co., NC) Sension Beamon (b: 1821 Greene Co., NC) Freelove Beamon (b: 1830 Greene Co., NC) Nancy Ann Frances Beamon (b: 10 Mar 1833 Greene Co., NC d: 06 Jun 1925 Weakley Co., TN) Bennett Fields (b: 1797 Greene Co., NC d: 1883 Greene Co., NC) John Fields, Jr. b: 1801 Greene Co., NC d: 13 May 1886 Weakley Co., TN Freelove Fields (b: 17 Jun 1803 Greene Co., NC d: 10 Oct 1855 Henry Co., TN) Frances Fields (b: 18 Mar 1809 Greene Co., NC d: 29 Oct 1871 Henry Co., TN) Axie Fields (b: 1815 Greene Co., NC) Alexandria Fields (b. 1817 Greene Co., NC) Mary Kennedy (Mary Polly Fields b: 09 Dec 1817 Greene Co., NC d: 28 Nov 1906 Weakley Co., TN) Seth Fields (b: 08 Oct 1819 Greene Co., NC d: 04 Mar 1887 Weakley Co., TN) Martha Speight (Martha Ann Fields b: 03 Feb 1821 Greene Co., NC d: 21 Jan 1896 Weakley Co., TN) Michael Fields (b: 1825 Greene Co., NC) Alice Fields (b: 1831 Greene Co., NC) Most if not all of John Fields, Sr.'s 12 children were born in Greene Co., NC: John, Jr., Bennett, Nancy, Freelove, Frances, Axie, Alexandria, Mary Polly, Seth, Martha Ann, Michael and Alice For further details of John Fields, Sr.'s descendants or those of Bennett Fields, Sr.'s email me at MSDFIELDS@earthlink.net ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. 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