CARROLL COUNTY, TN - WILLS - McLane Delany Will
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State of Tennessee  ) Carroll County       

I Mc Lane Delany of the County of Carroll and State above stated considering
the uncertainty of this mortal life and being in my proper mind do make this
my last will and testament in the manner and form as follows: 1st  To my wife
six hundred dollars cash and one negro woman named Betty and the yoke of Oxen
and the place that she owned before I married her in leau of a Dower an my
home place  I do also authorize my Executors to have houses & garden repaired
& all the out buildings belonging to the place I wish all my property sold
Except my land the property does not pay the debts I wish a part or all of my
Rhodes tract of land sold I wish my Executors to make private sale when they
think best. I wish my son J. W. Delany to take my three youngest children and
rase them give them some schooling sufficient to read write and cipher give to
each a horse and saddle to enable him to do this I wish him to have the use of
all of that part of my tract of land on which my residence is located lying
between the grave yard and the land I sold to J. W. Delany running north and
south through the whole tract of land untill the youngest child is of age he
is to have the use of twenty Acres of land Parilee to have the same when she
marries when Franklin my youngest child arrives at the age of twenty one I
wish all my land equally divided among my children or sold and the proceeds
divided equally and the balance of my effects if there should be any to be
disposed of in like manner all my lands not otherwise disposed of is to be
rented out from the time of my decease untill my youngest child is of age  I
wish the lot and house at the cross roads either sold or rented which ever may
seem best. I wish my daughter Sarah to have the use of twenty acres of land I
want Thomas to have the use of twenty Acres of land. I hereby appoint J. W.
Delany & M. C. Gilbert my Executors to this my last will and testament.. In
witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this the 18th day of June
1861

Mc Lane Delany (Seal)

Attest H. Faning Elisha Lawrence

Probated at the July term County Court 1861.

W. H. Graves Clk.