BRADLEY COUNTY, TN - WILLS - William Griffith, 22 Feb 1879
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Will of William Griffith from Bradley County Will Book, 
1859-1883, p. 193-94

Bradley County	)
Tennessee		)	I this day being in sound
mind bequeath unto Leander J. Griffith and Hannah
M. Griffith all my estates at my death so they may
support me in my declining years. All the
personal property then existing belonging to the place
either borrowed or loaned, also the real estate inclu
ding three hundred and twenty acres of land or
less [?] bounded on the East by Fox and Romines
on the west by Hayes and Routh on the South
by L.M. Griffith and Fox on the North by Osments
The conditions are these. Whereas having deeded
to James W. Griffith one hundred and twenty six
acres of land he is to have nothing more.
John H. Griffith or his widow having received one
hundred dollars in money is to have nothing
more
Larkin M. Griffith received eighty acres of land
is to have nothing more.
Ira Griffith is to have one hundred dollars
payable in six years after my death or sooner
[or] then to have forty acres of land to be selected
out [?] by Leander J. and Hannah M. Griffith.
Uriah Griffith having received fifty five dollars
is to have forty five more making one hundred
dollars to be paid as Ira's.
Malissa J. Davidson to have one hundred
dollars to be paid in the manner as Ira's
and Uriah Griffith or then the forty acres of
land to be selected as heretofore.
Whereunto I set my hand and seal in the
year one thousand eight hundred and seventy
nine this may last Will and Testament.
This 22nd Feb 1879		William Griffith {seal}

Witnesses 	 Solomon Griffith

	W. U. Griffith

County Court Monday 4th April 1881.
Came into open Court Solomon Griffith and
W.U. Griffith and brought with them an instrument
of writing [?] purporting to be the last Will & Testament
of William Griffith Deceased who being the subscribing
witnesses thereto who after being duly sworn deposed
and said they are or were acquainted with William
Griffith the Testator in his lifetime that he was in his
proper mind and senses at the time of signing said
Will that they signed and acknowledged the same in
the presence of its testator and at his request
and in the presence of each other and that said
William Griffith is now dead. It is therefore
ordered by the Court that said Will be and is
hereby admitted to probate and is ordered to be
recorded in the Will Book of said County.