BEDFORD COUNTY, TN - WILLS - Ebenezer Wilson, 25 Jun 1866
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Film #476010, page 252-253  #187, 25 June 1866

Will of Ebenezer Wilson

Decree--Be it remembered that this cause came on again for hearing before
the Honorable Henry Cooper sitting as Chancels on this 25 June 1866 upon
Bill for Confessed order and proof and it appearing to the court that
Ebenezer Wilson departed this life on the day of     1859, at his
residence in Bedford County and that some years previous to his death he
made his will and that after his death said Will was duly proved in the
County court of said County and admitted to probate and placed on file in
the proper office and it further appearing to the court that the
following are the only material contents and provisions of said Will to
Wit.  I will and bequeath to my wife all my small personal estate except
my slaves, absolutely after the payment of my debts and my two slaves
Mary and Hannah and my tract of land in Bedford County in Fall Creek in
District #8.  I give to my wife during her life and at her death the land
shall be sold by my executor to the highest bidder and the slaves shall
choose their Master or Mistress among my relations and be sold to such
chosen persons at some reasonable price under the existing circumstances,
and the proceeds of said land and slaves to be equally divided between
the children of Fordyce Wilson and Harry S. Wilson my two sons except
fifty dollars to buy a horse for Elizabeth Ferrell and I hereby nominate
and appoint John P. Steele executor of this my last Will and Testament.

--Signed Ebenezer Wilson

And it firth appearing to the court that John P. Steele the person named
as executor gave bond and duly qualified as my executor.  It further
appearing to the court that in July 1863, the court house in Shelbyville
was destroyed by fire together with said Will and the records of its
probate and that now the best evidence of its contents and records have
been produced.  It is therefore ordered and decreed by the court that the
provisions set forth in this decree as the provisions of the Will of
Ebenezer Wilson be set up as his Will and that said executor proceed to
settle the estate according to said provisions and it further appearing
that the heirs of Elizabeth Ferrell, also who are before the court as
debts and indebted to the execution the sum of fifty dollars-said
execution is therefore allowed to retain in his hands the fifty dollars
willed to Elizabeth Ferrell in a horse in payment of the same unless
demanded by her personal representative to pay her debts.

And that the clerk and master issue to the executor a copy of this decree
property and also a certified copy to the County court certified and that
the executor pay the costs of this cause out of the sales of the land it
appearing to the court that he has handed over to Rebecca Wilson the
widow of the testator all the personal estate court adjourned until
tomorrow morning 10 o'clock.

--Henry Cooper.