CARROLL COUNTY,TN - WILLS - Jonathan Moore
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JONATHAN MOORE'S WILL

I Jonathan Moore of the County of Carroll and state of Tennessee do  make  and
publish this my last will and Testament hereby revoking and  making  void  all
other wills by me at any time made, first I Direct general expences and all my
debts to be paid as soon after my death as possible Out of any moneys  that  I
may die possessed of on debts due me in in the several Merchants  firms  (viz)
J. D. Moore & Co., J. J. Moore and D. Moore and Company  and  in  case  of  an
insufficiency to discharge my just Debts the balance to be paid out of my part
of my Joint purchase by said firm. secondly I loan unto my beloved wife  Sarah
T. Moore during her life time or widdowhood my jour feather Beads &  furniture
and all the rest of my household and kitchen furniture the use of my land  and
plantation whereon I now live all my plantations utensils1 Weavers  loom  five
negro Slaves viz Jorden Cruchen Solomon Mary & Warrers three choice  cows  and
clves one Bay Horse and sorrel mare two thousand pounds  of  pork  and  eighty
Barrells of corn all my fodder  and  shucks  on  hand  for  my  familys  years
provision, the rest of my stock of hogs and sheep I loan as above stated  also
my new clock thirdly my mare by the name of Sophia Adkins and my colt  by  the
name of John Bell It is my desire for them to be well taken care of untill the
said John Bell becomes grown and then sold unless my Executor should think  it
most advisable to sell them sooner so let it be at  his  discretion,  fourthly
all the rest of my Perishable Estate to  be  sold  that  has  not  been  above
mentioned and and hereafter disposed of, fifthly after the death  or  marriage
of my beloved wife if before my youngest child comes of age or  at  that  time
(as the case may be) now to be plainly understood  if  my  wife  should  marry
before my youngest child becomes of age,  then  I  give  and  bequeath  to  be
Equally Divided shear and share alike unto my Beloved Wife Sarah T.  Moore  My
daughter Martha J. Moore and my Daughter Susan Angeline Moore  all  and  every
part of the above named property Land excepted to them and their Heirs forever
-Sixthly after the death or marriage of  my  said  beloved  wife  I  give  and
bequeath unto my two daughters to be equally Divided Between them all my lands
Not meaning heare to deprive my wife of Dows in Lands  if  she  should  marry.
Lastly I do hereby nominate and appoint  Samuel  J.  Nesbit  my  executor.  In
witness whereof I do to this my Will sit  by  hand  and  seal  this  the  27th
November 1838.

In the Sixth time J & D Moore and Interlined with D & g before  executed  also
the word wifes above the twenty Sixth line from the top.

Jonathan Moore (Seal)

Signed sealed published in our presence and we have subscribed our names  here
unto in presence of the testator the days and years above written.

Isaac Kirby Jacob Humble.

This State of Tennessee ) Carroll County Court ( January Term 1839.

This days the last will and testament of Jonathan Moore was  prduced  in  open
court and the execution thereof was proven by the  oathes  of  Isaac  Kerby  &
Jacob Humble as and being the last will and testament  of  the  said  Jonathan
Moore for the purpose therein contained which was ordered to be recorded.

A. Copy Test G. Hern Clk By J. R. Smith