Blount County TN Archives Wills.....Jones, Thomas 1823 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/tn/tnfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Robin Marshall robin_marshall@urscorp.com November 27, 2007, 3:02 pm Source: Microfilm Written: 1823 THOMAS JONES Will To all whom these presents may come know yet that I THOMAS JONES SENIOR of the county of Blount and State of Tennessee being weak of body but of perfect and disposing mind and 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 Viz 1st It is my will that my just debts an funeral expenses be paid out of my personal estate 2nd I give and bequeath unto my sons FRANCES JOHNSON SAMUEL JOHN and JOSEPH three dollars each to be paid by my executors after named out of my personal estate 3rd I give and bequeath unto the children of my son THOMAS deceased three dollars to be equally divided amongst them and to be paid by my executors out of my personal estate 4th I give and bequeath unto my son JAMES JONES and daughter JANE JONES my plantation whereon I now live they giving my beloved wife a comfortable living out of it during her natural life to them their heirs and assigns forever to be equally divided between them 5th the residue and remainder of my personal estate I give and bequeath unto my son JAMES and daughter JANE JONES to be equally divided between them 6th I hereby constitute and appoint my son JAMES JONES executor to this my last will and testament and do hereby _____ and revoke all former will or wills by me made and constitute this and this only as my last will and testament in witness where of I have here unto set my hand and seal this 18th day of the 1st month 1823. THOMAS JONES by mark (Seal) Signed sealed and acknowledged in eh presence of JOHN COWLSON JOHN GRIFFITTS SAMUEL ELLIS JUNR File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/tn/blount/wills/jones91gwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/tnfiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb