BLOUNT COUNTY, TN - WILLS - John Gillespy, 6 Feb 1796
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JOHN GILLESPY, 1796, Blount County TN Wills,(Page 239-240). Will probated 
1801.

In the name of God, Amen. I, John Gillespy of Blount County SW Territory, 
being weak in body but of sound judgment and memory, calling to mind my 
mortality and knowing it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and 
ordain this my last will and Testament in manner and form following.

First, I give my soul to God and my body to be decently buried at the 
discretion of my Executors.

Secondly, all my lawful debts and funeral expenses to be paid by my Exr. and 
for such worldy goods as it hath pleased God to bestow on me, I give and 
bequeath to my dear and well-beloved wife Elisabeth Gillespie, her maintenance 
of the land I now live on during life of widowhood. Also all my moveable 
property to be by her divided as she shall think fit between my son Alexander 
and my two daughters Margret and Sarah. And my land on Lick Creek to be sold 
and my two sons William and John to have each a fourth-part of the price and 
the remainder to fall into my other estate to be divided as above. And for my 
lands in Cumberland in Caintucky State, I allow either of my two sons William 
or John to dispose of the same and pay themselves for their trouble out of the 
same and the rest to be equally divided amongst all my children {Viz} Jean 
Agness Elisabeth and William Mary Ann John Susannah Alexander Margaret and 
Sarah. And if Elisabeth and Agnes, daughters to James Gillespie, deceased, 
behave themselves well to have one equal share betwixt them. And I do hereby 
constitute and appoint my two sons William and John Gillespy my whole and sole 
administrators to execute this my last will and testament. In witness whereoff 
I have hereunto set my hand and seal this sixth day of February, 1796.

			Signed: John Gillespy

Witnesses:
James Gillespy		
Alexander Gillespy

SW Territory, Blount County

The deposition of us the subscribers, these deponents being duly sworn, 
deposeth and sayeth that a short time before John Gillespy late of Blount 
County departed this life they were at his house that he told them that on 
receiving a letter from Virginia, he was informed that there was some danger 
of damage coming on him respecting land he had thence sold. He likewise said 
he wanted to alter his will on that account, but not knowing an opportunity at 
that time said the alteration he wanted to make was if costs in damage should 
accrue on that account that all such damage should be paid out of his Cantucky 
lands, and further sayeth not, sworn to and subscribed before me, one of the 
Justices of the peace for said county. Given under my hand and seal, March 17, 
1796, the day following the death of John Gillespy.

William Gillespy
Wm Hamilton
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James Gillespie
Alexander Gillespie. May Session, 1801, proven in open court....