Blount County TN Archives Wills.....Jones, Joseph 1854
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Written: 1854

JOSEPH JONES Will



This is the last will and testament of me JOSEPH JONES of Blount County and 

State of Tennessee being of sound mind and understanding which will I make as 

follows viz First I direct that all my just debts and funeral expenses out of 

any moneys that I may die possessed of or may first come into the hands of my 

executors as soon as possible after my death I give and bequeath to my beloved 

wife ELIZABETH one hundred dollars out of any moneys that may be on hand or 

out of my movable estate of her own proper use and benefit forever Thirdly I 

give and bequeath to my son JOHNATHAN all my interest in a farm purchased from 

JAMES MATHEWS valued at one hundred and seventy five dollars which is to go to 

him for that amount out of my estate and if there is not enough of my estate 

of reach of my children to have that amount it is my will that he pay back 

into my estate so that they may be made equal Fourthly I give and bequeath to 

my son JOHN a parcel of land lying the Hickory Valley containing 46 acres more 

or less beginning at a stake on GEORGE GRIFFITS fence thence with the same 

south 59 west 24 6/10 chains to a stake my corner thence north 32 west 23 

chains to a small black oak north 59  east 16 chains to a stake on a line of 

JOHNATHAN JONES thence with the same south 32 east 33 chains to the beginning 

I also give to my son JOHN a tract of land where he now lives containing 5 ½ 

acres more or less beginning at a hickory south 32 east 18 ½ chains to a stake 

south 53 west 12 chains to the beginning with all the aforesaid prices to 

gather value at three hundred dollars which is to go to him for that amount of 

my estate and if there is not enough of my estate for each of my children to 

have that amount it is my will that he pay back into my estate so that they 

may be made all equal Fifthly I give and bequeath to my beloved wife ELIZABETH 

all my house hold and kitchen furniture during natural life also it is my will 

that my wife shall have a good and sufficient support off of the balance of my 

land during her natural I then give and allow to the Society of Friends the 

lot of land that Hickory Valley Meeting House stands on sufficient for the 

accommodation of friends for the purpose of holding a meeting as long as 

friends may use it for a meeting house I then direct that my estate be equally 

divided amongst all my children namely CHARITY JOHNATHAN SUSANNA ELIZABETH 

MARY JOHN and REBECCA but ELIZABETH’S share I direct to be equally divided 

between herself and her three children namely JOSEPH W MARY E and JANE M 

OBRIENT so that each have an equal share with their mother I then appoint and 

constitute my sons JONATHAN JONES and JOHN D. JONES my executors of this my 

last will and testament hereby revoking all former wills made by me this 

seventy day of the eight months 1854.



JOSEPH JONES (Seal)



Signed and acknowledge in the presence of JAMES MATHEWS ELISHA A. JONES



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