CARROLL COUNTY,TN - WILLS - John Robinson 1859
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John Robinson's Will

(Note: the names Robinson and Roberson are interchanged)

I John Roberson of the County of Carroll and State of Tennessee being of sound
mind and memory do make this my last will & Testament.

(p 373) 1st I Direct that all my Just Debts be paid as soon after my Death  as
my Executer may find practicable.

Second After all my Just Debts are paid I give and bequeath to my  son  Thomas
Roberson that part of the tract of Land on which he now lives  lying  west  of
the Mc Lemoresville Road containing about one hundred and twenty  seven  Acres
Also the tract of Land know as the  Arch  Montgomery  tract  containing  fifty
acres to have and to hold during his natural life at his Death to  descend  to
his bodily heirs if any otherwise to return to my surviving heirs  all  of  my
other property to be equally divided  between  my  five  younger  children  as
follows:

I give to my son John A. and Robert Roberson the balance of my Land and to  my
Daughters Mary & Martha Jane Robinson all the slaves I may be possessed of  at
my Death to be equally divided between them all of my Stock  farming  Utensils
house hold and kitchen furniture  of  every  discription  to  be  sold  by  my
Executor.

The land last mentioned together with the slaves to be valued by three or more
disinterested persons my Daughter Margaret A Churchman wife of D. C. Churchman
to Receive one fifth of said valuation including one  fifth  of  the  sale  of
Stock &c to be paid to her by my Executor in money or its Equivalent.

The foregoing will & testament not to take effect untill after the Death of (p
374) my wife Margaret A Robinson I do hereby appoint my  son  Robert  Robinson
Executor to this my last will & Testament.

John Robinson (Seal)

Signed sealed & published this August 12th 1859  in  the  presence  of  E.  W.
Williams and W. M. Burrow

State of Tennessee) Carroll County) January Term 1861

At the above term of Said Court a paper writing was produced in open court and
offered for probate and was duly proven by the testimony of E. H. Williams and
W. M . Burrow of which the foregoing is a copy test.

W. H. Graves Clerk