CARROLL COUNTY, TN - WILLS -JOHN BELL'S NONCUPETUE WILL
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JOHN BELL'S NONCUPETUE WILL

We Joseph Daniel and William Bell do state that the noncuputive will of John
Bell was made by him on the 13rd of May 1846 in our presents to which we were
specialy requested to bare witness by the testator himself in the presents of
each other that it was made in his last sickness in his own habitation and the
same is as follows (to-wit) it was his will and desire that his effects should
be disposed of in the following manner. I desire that my beloved wife Nancy
shall have the mare if she wants her if not to have fifty dollars to by her
one that she could ride. I then asked him if he wished her to have all she
brought, he said yes, and further said when the Two last girls left us, we
were striped tolerable bare. he observed that she had worked hard as well as
himself sence. I want her to have as much of the household furniture as she
wants, as I don't expect she will want much he then said she had been good to
him and to the children and he did not want her turned off in a scandelous
manner. he then said he owed John Clark Two bits & James H. Gee $1.50 cents
when he done what he was to do he said he paid Gee one dollar when he run the
land. I then asked him if he had paid the widow Chambers the hire of Alex and
if we ware not carefull in taking notes the half of them would never be
collected. he said there was forty five dollars in his pockett Book. further
he said there would be a coffin to git and he did not know how long he might
be on my hands yet. he desired all his Just debts to be paid. he said as soon
as the oats was cut he wanted us to forwarn Marrow from moving them off of the
place till the rent was paid he further said the law was such that a man could
not sell or move anything off the place till the rent was paid. We beliave the
above to comprehend the sum and substance as near as we can recollect. made
out by us on the 22nd of May 1846.

Test William Bell Jr. Joseph Daniel Jno. N. Lindsey Jr. Nancy Williams

State of Tennessee ) Carroll County ( June Term 1846.

This day the last will and Testament of John Bell Deceased was produced into
open court and duly proven by the oathes of Jno. N. Lindsey Nancy Williams
witneths thereto as the law requires in such cases &c and ordered by the court
to be recorded &c.

A Copy Test Y. W. Allen Clk.