ANDERSON COUNTY, TN - WILLS - John Cox, 15 May 1879
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Contributor's Note:  This John Cox was the son of Curd Cox & Susan Overton/ 
Cox of Knox & Anderson Counties.

Anderson County Will Book 1-A 1859-1889 pages 77-78-& 79 
Will of John Cox. 

The last will and testment of John Cox Sr. of the State of Tennessee Anderson 
County, being in the 92nd year of my life but sound and proper mind and memory 
and in full view of the facts that at most of the time of my deciest is near I 
do make and publish this as my last Will and Testament. hereby revoking and 
making voidid all others by me at any time mind.   
First:  I desier and direct that my funeral expenses and all debts I may die 
oweing be paid as soon after my death as possible out of the first funds that 
may come to the hands of my Exectors hereinafter named and by me appointed to 
be in power. 
Secondly:  I desire and direct that my beloved wife Alice Cox and and myself 
have and enjoy during our natural life the full benefit and privilige of all 
we posses both real and personal that we may possess during our lives. 
Third:  I give and bequest to the bodily hears of my daughter 
Lacey Dew, decist as follows-to-wit to Susan M. Brown formely 
Susan M. Dew the sum of five dollars, to Margaret E. Barnet formerly Margaret 
E. Dew, the sum of five dollars, to John C. Dew five dollars, to James R. Dew 
five dollars, to Allace E. Duncan formerly Allace E. Dew five dollars, to 
Nancy H. Dew, the sum of five dollars and to Matthew H. Dew, the sum of five 
dollars.   The several sums I desier the hears of said Lacey to have and no 
more other of my estate for resions satisfactory to myself and that my 
executors as soon after my death as convenienth pay the sum over to each as 
named. 
Fourthly:  Of all the remainder of my estate of any description 
I desier and direct that my other hears namely James H. Cox. 
Susan Maberry, formily Susan Cox, John R. Cox, R. T. Cox, Margaret A. Turner, 
formered Margaret A. Cox, Mos C. Cox, and S. L. Cox. 
Fifthly:  That C. C. Cox, P. M. Cox, C. B. Cox, and R. M. Cox, have 
allready each received three hundred dollars of land by deed 
of my estate and the remainder of my estate to be divided with the remainer of 
my hears untell they receive the sum of three hundred dollars each and if any 
remainder to be equiely divided with all of my hears with the exceptions of 
Lacey and hears and if not C. B. Cox,  P. M. Cox,  C. C. Cox, and  R. M. Cox 
to be pay over untell equl and also fifty acres to be measured including the 
homsted to Rufus M. Cox for taking care of us the remainder of our time by 
paying to C. B. Cox at our death fifty dollars for aiding and assisting us for 
our suport during our natural lives. 
Fourth:  As I desire this my last will and testiment properly 
carried out I hereby nominate and appoint James H. Cox, J. L. 
Cox and S. L. Cox, as my executors in witness whereof I do this 
my last will and testiment set my hand and seal on this 15th 
day of May 1879 A.D. 
					/John Cox Sr. His x Mark 

This is witness and certify that we the undersigned witnesses 
called at request of the above testater heard the above will 
read over to him heard him declare he knew its contents and 
that he then in our presants sign the same decla(r)ing it to 
be his last Will and Testiment and as witnesses of said We 
herein in the presance of said Testater subscribe over names, 
this the 15 day of May 1879. 

                             		Approved by the Court 
                                    	Hugh Garner 
                                      	Chairman 

Attest: 
David Dew 
William Scruggs 
Wm. Houley (his mark) 

Sworn to in open Court befoe me by the witnesses David Dew, 
William Scruggs, and Wm. Houley, and ordered to record in 
the book of Wills.  This September 6, 1880. 

                                     	Hugh Garner 
                                       	Chairman 

State of Tennessee 
Anderson County      County Court September Term 1880, I , 
A. J. Queener Clerk of the County Court for said County and 
State, do hereby certify that the foregoing Will was proven 
in open Court by the witnesses David Dew, William Scruggs, and 
Wm. Houley and ordered to record it in the book of Wills, Witness my hand at 
office in Clinton this 6th day of September 1880. 
                                      	s/ A.J. Queener Clerk