CARROLL COUNTY, TN - WILLS - Rightman Hilliard Will
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Rightman Hilliard Will

I Rightman Hilliard do make and publish this  as  my  last  will  &  Testament
hereby revoking and making void all other wills by me at any time made.  First
I derect that my funiel expencisand all my debts be  paid  as  soon  after  my
death as possible out of any moneys that I may died possess  of  or  may  firs
come into the hands of my Executor. Secondly, I give and bequeath to  my  wife
Elizabeth Hilliard two negros by the names of Vilett and Frank during her life
and at her death Frank to go to my son Rightman Hilliard and  Vilett  and  her
increase to heirs of my osn William Hilliard Decd. I also give to my wife  two
cowes and a Sufficency of Hoggs to do her. I also give my  wife  my  cart  and
steers and my mare and corn anough to do  her.  I  give  all  my  household  &
kitchen Furniture I also wish Britt to be hired out and his hire to go to  the
support of my wife and at her death to go to John Hilliard. I  give  to  Polly
Tucker a nigro girl by the name of Cherry to have  her  at  anytime  after  my
death I give to my son Robert Hilliard a negro boy by the name  of  George  to
have at any time after my death. I wish a nough of the ballance of my property
to be sold to satisfy all my debts. I wish at the death of my wife my land  to
be sold and Equally divided between my two grand  sons  James  W.  Hilliard  &
William W. Hilliard and James C. Parker and the heirs  of  Martha  Merrell.  I
give my small shot gun to Albert Hilliard &  my  Muskett  to  William  Jackson
Hilliard and at the death of my wife all the remaining property to be sold and
equally divided between my hires. lastly I do hereby nominate and  appoint  my
Son Rightman Hilliard my Executor in Witness whareof I do to this my will  set
my hand and seal this the 10th of November  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and
forty.

Rightman Hilliard (Seal)

Witness: Hiram Lawes George S. Gulley



State of Tennessee) Carroll County) December Term 1840

The last will and Testament of Rightman Hillard Decesed was this day  produced
in open court and the Execution thareof was duly proven by the oaths of  Hiram
Lawes & George S. Gulley Subscribing witnesses thereto, to be the act and deed
of the Said Rightman Hilliard & ordered to be recorded.

A Copy Test Y. W. Allen Clerk

Registered 9th of December 1840