BLOUNT COUNTY, TN - WILLS - Jacob Thomas, 15 Feb 1804 ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Barbara Fitzmaurice barbfitz@chartermi.net ==================================================================== Will of Jacob Thomas, of Blount Co., Tennessee Typed from copy of 'original' typed Will, 14 July 1998, obtained from Knox County Archives, Knoxville, TN. by Barbara (Thomas) Fitzmaurice barbfitz@chartermi.net Using original text and punctuation. On page 260 - 262 ______________________________________________________________________ In the name of God Amen I Jacob Thomas of the County of Blount and State of Tennessee farmer being of Sound mind and memory and understanding but considering the uncertainty of life do think fit to make this my last will and testament in the following manner and form (Viz) I recomment my soul unto the hand of God and my body the earth to be buried in a christian manner and as touching such worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life I give devise and dispose of in the following manner and form after all my Just debts are paid First I will and bequeath that my Son George Thomas shall provide for his mother My beloved wife Margaret Thomas during her Natural life off of farm on which she is to her residence her life time in Annually twelve bushels wheat ground if she requires it one fatted hog of one hundred and fifty weight with the Lard half a bushel of Sault six bushels of Irish potatoes six bushels of Turnips provided he raises any Six bushels of Sweet potatoes also one quarter of beef if he Kills any of pair of shoes three pounds of clean cotton Sufficient quality of firewood cut and hauled to her door fit for use the third part of the garden equally manured with the rest a third part of the cabbage garden the fourth part of the flax that grows on the place two heifers to be wintered with grain and fodder with his own also the third part of all debts that is due to me when recovered after the Just debts are deducted therefrom also a third part of all the poultry with their Eggs all my house hold and Kitchen furniture is to be entirely for her own use during her life Except what is Georges Real property and at her disposal at her decease except the stove and large Kettle which is to be Georges at her death she is to have liberty to take a shoat out of the Stock of hogs when she needs one all the articles above mentioned for her provisions is to be delivered to her annually during her life Secondly I will and bequeath to my Son George Thomas my whole farm with all and every one of my farming Tools with the wagon and gears with the two stills and vessels the house clock all the horses the balance of my xxxxx stock of Cattle and hogs I also give and bequeath to my Son Henry Thomas one dollar by reason I consider to have given him a sufficient Share of my Estate heretofore I will and bequeath fifty dollars in property by reason I considered him to receive his share heretofore to my son Jacob Thomas I like wise will and bequeath to my son John Thomas one dollar by reason I consider him to have received a Sufficient share of my Estate heretofore I give and bequeath to my son Adam Thomas one dollar he having received his proportion of my Estate heretofore also to my daughter Margaret Numan I will and bequeath forty dollars in property it being her full Share of my Estate Margaret my wife is at full liberty to dispose of clothing to whom she pleases I likewise by these presents constitute make and ordain my wife Margaret and George Thomas my son to be whole and Executors of this last will and Testament and do hearby utterly disallow revoke all other wills and Testaments and to heretofore made and legacies and bequests and Executors by me in any way before named wills and bequeathed Ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament In witness whereof I have Set my hand and Seal this fifteenth day of February in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and four. Signed Sealed and delivered by the said Jacob X Thomas (__?___) Jacob Thomas as his last will and testament mark in presence of (Wm. Lowery (Robert Everett or Eferett ******************* JACOB THOMAS - Dd INVENTORY June 20 1804 [Hand written document & very difficult to read. Typed by Barbara (Thomas) Fitzmaurice barbfitz@chartermi.net 17 Feb 1999] An Inventory of the Estate of Jacob Thomas Deceased file 28 of August 180[cutoff] An inventory of the estate of Jacob Thomas deceased and valued by us as returned? by George Thomas executor of Said estate D S One Bible of the Large Sort 2 One Hyme Book 75 One Large Sermon Book ? One Large pare of Sheep Shears 75 One Large Black Bottle 25 Ditto Small 2 50 One Large feax? Hackkle? 50 Two chairs 2 50 One Rowain? Rowam? Hat 3 75 Cote and Wastcote Cotten 1 One grate cote 50 One Loom & Iron? 25 One Lamp 50 One Looking Glass One pare of woollen stockens and one cotton Set? 75 One pare of overhalls 50 One old Saddle for mare? man? 1 50 One pare of old Saddle Bags 2 00 One New and foure old Bags of Plain Cloth? 2 50 One small Bag 37? Two Small Pots an one Small Oven and freying Pan small Pare of Small Pot hooks 8 One Large fork 1 One Small Lantern 37? One Common Size teakettle 2 One grater? 25 One tinn pail and tinn bittle? 1 One old coffee mill 75 One garden shovel 75 One Donge Shovel and grane fork 1 50 Hay One Donge Hook for Cleaning Donge out of stable 50 two Large old orgers? and one chisel and Small hammer 2 25 One old Sykes 50 One fron? 1 50 One old hand saw one Donge fork 1 25 [Start of second page. This all on legal sized brown paper, looks like a paper bag due to age. BF] D S One old ---? 1. 0 One old Black ------? 3 50 One old half bag hel? 37 H. T [looks like initials] [signed] Wm Lowery June 20.. 1804 [signed] Thos? Wallace *****************************