CARROLL COUNTY TN - WILLS - John Morgan Will
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Will of John Morgan

June 26, 1860

pg 30) In the name of God Amen. I John MORGAN of the County of Carroll and 
State of Tennessee being of sound mind and memory and considering the 
uncertainty of this frail and transitory life do therefore make ordain 
publish & declare this to be my last will & testament. That is to say first 
I will and bequeath to my present & beloved wife Catherine MORGAN two 
hundred acres of land beginning at the Southeast corner of the mill track 
running North so as to include the improvements where I now live then West 
& South for compliment for her to have & to hold during her natural life 
and then to go to her son Louis Cass Thomas also one negro boy by the name 
of West for her to have and to hold during her natural life and then to go 
to her son Louis Cass Thomas also all my household & kitchen furniture 
including two beds with steads & furniture also two cows and calves and one 
horse value to be worth one hundred dollars. I also bequeath to Louis Cass 
Thomas as I believe him to be my !
son one negro girl by the name of Looney also one small filly and one bed 
and furniture. I also will & bequeath to my daughter Minerva C. MORGAN one 
negro girl by the name of Mary valued at $500 and her increase for her to 
have and to hold during her natural life and then to go to her bodily heirs 
also one mare and saddle valued at 45 dollars and two cows and calves 
valued at $25 and one bed and furniture valued at $15 all of which has been 
delivered.
I also will and bequeath to my son Alexander G. Morgan one horse and saddle 
valued at $120.00 and one tract of land valued at $600.00 all of which he 
has received. Also I will and bequeath to my son David C. MORGAN one horse 
and two mules valued at $300.00 and one saddle valued at $16.00 and one 
stable horse valued at $300.00 and one mule valued at one hundred and one 
bed valued at $12.00 all of which he has received. I also will and bequeath 
to my son Albert G. MORGAN one horse
pg 31) and saddle valued at $100.00 and $84.00 in cash and 110 acres of 
land valued at $500.00 and and one horse valued at $18.00 all of which he 
has received. Also I will and bequeath to my daughter Martha MORGAN one 
negro girl by the name of Lincy for her to have and to hold her and her 
increase during her natural life and then to her bodily heirs valued at 
$600.00 and one bed and furniture and saddle valued at $30.00 all of which 
she has received. Also I will and bequeath to my son John MORGAN one horse 
and saddle valued at $43.00 and one mare valued at $125.00 all of which he 
has received and one hundred acres of land valued at $400.00 to his 
children where he now lives. Also I will him one negro boy by the name of 
Isham for him to have and to hold during his natural life and then to his 
children no liable for any debt he may contract during his life and three 
dollars in money which is all he is to have of my estate. Also I will and 
bequeath to my daughter Sarah E. MORGA!
N one negro girl by the name of Enis and her increase hereafter for her to 
have and to hold during her natural life and then to her bodily heirs 
valued at five hundred dollars and one bed and furniture and one saddle 
valued at $30.00 all of which she has received. Also I will all the balance 
of my property after paying my just and lawful debts to be sold by my 
Executor and after making in what they have all ready received the residue 
to be equally divided between Manerva C. MORGAN, Calvin J. MORGAN, Dewit C. 
MORGAN, Elbert W. MORGAN, Albert G. MORGAN, Martha MORGAN, Sarah E. MORGAN. 
Likewise I constitute and appoint Alexander G. MORGAN to be Executor of 
this my last will and testament hereby revoking all other wills by me at 
anytime made in witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed by my hand and 
affixed my seal the twenty sixth day of June in the year of our Lord one 
thousand eight hundred and sixty.
John MORGAN (signed & seal)
The above written instrument was subscribed by the said John MORGAN in our 
presents and acknowledged by him to each of us and he at the same time 
published to be his last will and testament and we at the testators request 
and in his presents have signed our names as witnesses.
Peter ROPER
Atlas ROPER.