Blount County TN Archives Wills.....Jones, Johnston 1831
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Written: 1831

JOHNSTON JONES Will



To all whom these presents may come or be made known know ye that I JOHNSTON 

JONES Senr of the County of Blount and State of Tennessee being weak of body 

but of Sound mind and disposing memory and calling to mind the mortality of my 

body do make ordain and constitute this my last will and testament in form and 

manner following 1st it is my will that my just debts and funeral expenses be 

paid out of my personal estate



2nd I give and bequeath to my son JOHN JONES my wagon on his paying what 

remains due and unpaid of the price thereof. 



3rd I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife NANCY JONES the plantation 

whereon I now live during her natural life or widowhood



4th In the death or marriage of my wife NANCY JONES it is my will that the 

plantation whereon I now live be divided by a line running as near the middle 

of the ledge of rocks that passes through it as can be ascertained the south 

division of said land I give and bequeath unto my son JOHN JONES his heirs and 

assigns forever and the north division of said land I give and bequeath unto 

my said son JOHNSTON JONES to him his heirs and assigns forever.



5th I give and bequeath unto my sons JAMES JOHN and JOHNSON a lot of woodland 

lying in the knobs be equally divided between them to their heirs and assigns 

forever.



6th I give and bequeath unto my daughters BETSY and REBECCA JONES a lot of 

land I own on holston river lying between them and at their death to my grand 

son WILLIAM JONES son of my son SAMUEL to him his heirs and assigns forever.



7th I give and bequeath to my son SAMUEL JONES and my daughter MARTHA CRYE one 

dollar each to be paid out of my personal estate.



8th The residue and remainder of personal estate I give and bequeath unto my 

wife NANCY JONES and my daughter BETSEY REBECCA NANCY and JANE JONES to be 

equally divided between them after their making my daughter FRANCES MCCULLEYS 

portion with what she has already got equal to what MARTHA CRYE got heretofore.



9th I do hereby ordain and constitute my sons JOHN JONES and JOHNSTON JONES 

with my wife NANCY JONES executers of this my last will and testament hereby 

revoking all former wills by me made and constituting this and this only my 

last will and testament in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and 

seal this 7th day of sixth month 1831.



JOHNTSON JONES (Seal)



Witness present	EPHRAIM LEE

			JAMES ALLEN

			JAMES COULSON



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