CANNON COUNTY, TN - WILLS - George Bogle, 6 Dec 1854 ----¤¤¤---- Transcribed by Patricia Wilson Spradley 13 May 1998 Cannon County, Tennessee Will Book A, pp.102-103 George Bogle Last Will & Testament I George Bogle do make and publish this as my last will and testament hereby revoking and making void all other wills by me at any time made. 1st I direct that my funeral expenses and all of my debts be paid as soon after my death as possible out of any moneys that I may be possesed of or that may come into the hands of my executors. 2nd I give and bequeath to my wife Margaret a negro woman Ann and her child Andrew also as much of the house hold and Kitchen furniture as she chooses and one choice cow and calf and the little gray mare, and five choice sheep to have the above named property during her natural life or widowhood, also one third of my land as a dower also five hundred dollars to be retained in Joseph Bogles hands one of the executors for her use and benefit and if there is more money than is necessary for her use and benefit the said Joseph H. Bogle shall account for it to my Heirs at her death and if there should not be money enough for her support each of my legatees shall refund money enough to support her, also her side saddle and bridle. 3 I appoint T.D. Summar Armstead Frances and CB Odom to lay off her dower and one years provisions and also to value the remainder of my land on a credit of 12 months 4 It is my will that my son G R Bogle have the land at the above valuation. 5 It is my will that all my property be sold on a credit of twelve months also that my children viz Samuel Bryson and his wife Isabella Bryson James J. Bogle and Jahile Bogle be notified of the time and place of sale as they live out of the state. Also it is my will and desire that my negro property be sold among my children so that no other person will be allowed to bid for them but my children and the purchaser to give bond and security to my executors. 6th It is my will and desire that all of my children shall share equal in this distribution of the proceeds of my property and that also the Heirs of John Bogle dec'd shall have the part he would have been entitled to and that also the heirs of Elizabeth Frances dec'd have the part that she would have been entitled to. 7th I will that after the death of my wife that all of the property belonging to her both personal and real be sold and equally divided between my lawful heirs. Lastly I do hereby nominate and appoint Joseph H. Bogle and George R. Bogle my executors in witness whereof I do this my will set my hand and seal, This the 6th day of December 1854. George Bogle (seal) Test Thos D Summar CB Odom State of Tennessee Cannon Co March term of said County County Court 1855 There personally appeared in open Court this Thos S Summar and CB Odom subscribing witnesses to the within paper writing who being sworn before and say that they are acqainted with the said George Bogle the testator in his life and that he acknowledges the same in the presense to be his last will on the day it bears date witness Brink Lasater Clerk of our said Court at office. This the 1st Monday in March AD 1855. B Lasater Clerk Registered the 9th day of March 1855 ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Pat Spradley patspradley@yahoo.com ___________________________________________________________________