CARROLL COUNTY, TN - WILLS - Thomas Haines Will
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THOMAS HAMES' WILL

In the name of God Amen I Thomas Hames being of sound mind but in usual health
but being about to take a considerable  journey  and  Calling  to  mind  human
frailty and the mortality of man and being desirous to give directions how  my
business shall be conducted and my earthly substance  disposed  of  should  it
please my creator to call me from the shores of time into  the  eternal  world
beyond I return Do will and bequest that as the portion of the tract  of  land
on which my family now resides to which we have not yet obtained a  title  the
purchase money not yet being paid for  the  same.  But  the  meens  being  now
provided to pay the same and the title of Two hundred and fifty Acres  or  two
thirds of the whole of the lands we purchased of the Estate of  Ambros  Dudley
Decd being coming to or to be made to me now should life not hold out  for  me
to return or should the certainty of my dath be ascertained before  the  title
is made then the title be made to my wife Sarah Hames or if the title be  made
to me and I should not live to return then I hereby bequest that my wife Sarah
shall have the hole of my part of said Land and also my two  Slaves  cisley  &
Lize and all my house hold furniture stock or my interest in the same after my
just debts are paid and to dispose of the same at her decease as she may think
proper or to whomsoever she may in her discretion think  is  entitled  to  the
same. In testimony whereof & in hopes  that  this  will  shall  be  faithfully
carried out and executed I in ther presence of these subscribing witnesses  do
hereunto sign my name and affix my seal this 16th day of March 1850.

Thomas Hames (Seal)

SARAH HAMES DETEST TO WILL

Jany 6th 1856 State of Tennessee Carroll County To the worshipful County court
of the aforesaid county

Whereas Thomas Hames departed this life on the second day of  April  1855  and
whereas among his papers was found a paper writing purporting to be  his  last
will and testament and whereas said instrument has been some considerable time
since it was executed and under circumstances that render it doubtful  in  the
minds of some of who would be Legatees provided said will should not be set up
or established that the aforesaid paper was  only  intended  to  be  his  will
provided he never return from the trip he then had in view alive  and  nothing
more I Sarah Hames his widow seeming to be the only person interested in  said
will or for whose benefit said will seems to have been made & the balance  who
will be the heirs or Devisees being my own children to which they  might  ever
seem to have a wright Do herby relinguish or disclaim all right or  desire  to
have the aforesaid paper writing set up or established as the  last  will  and
testament of Thomas Hames my deceased husband &c on my part & so far as  I  am
interested in the same props the County Court if the power they have  to  pass
said will by without probating the same or at least without  establishing  the
same as any guide for the Adms. of the estate of Thomas Hames Decd and  go  on
and appoint my friend Alfred Briant the Adm. to Administer the estate  of  the
aforesaid Decd. as though no such will had ever existed given under my hand  &
seal this the day and year above written.

Sarah Hames (Seal)

Test A. Brient

Refer to the Jannay term 1856 for Explination.