CARROLL COUNTY TN - WILLS - John Killough 1851
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JOHN KILLOUGH'S WILL

I John Killough of the County of Carroll and State of Tennessee do this day
make and publish this as my last will and Testament hereby revoking all other
wills by me made and first I direct my body to be buried in a plain and decent
manner and all my funeral expences and just debts to be paid out of the first
money that comes into the hands of my Executor next I give to my wife Delila
Killough my farm or so much of it as will make her a decent support including
the dwelling house barn stables &c to have free use of timber water &c after
setting off every year as much land as will be sufficient to raise her a
decent support my Executors shall manage the balance of the farm as he thinks
best and the proceeds to belong to my daughter Nancy and my son William H.
during my wife natural life at her death all my land to belong to my daughter
Nancy provided she will pay to each one of my other children fifty Dollars in
twelve months after my wifes death if she refuses to do so then the land to be
sold and equally divided between all my children giving William the
prefferance to buy it at four hundred and fifty Dollars. I also give to my
wife during her natural life my Negro giril Cenda and her daughter called
angeline and also her daughter called Sarah Jane at my wifes death one half of
Cenda and her future increase to be at her own disposal and the other half to
belong to my daughter Nancy. I also give to my wife one horse or mare a good
serviceable nag also cows hogs sheep and household and kitchen furniture
sufficient to answer her purpose decently to be set apart to her disinterested
men chosen by her and my Executor I give her two feather beds and furniture to
be at her own disposal the stock and other furniture to belong to my estate at
her death. I next give to my daughter Nancy my Negro girl parlee to be
received at my death and also my Negro girl sarah Jane to be received at my
wifes death and provided should die before my wifes death then in that case I
give to my daughter Nancy my Negro girl angeline at my wifes death but not
otherwise. I give to my daughter Nancy one good horse saddle and bridle the
horse to be worth at least sixty Dollars.  I also give her two cows four head
of sheep one sow and pigs two feather beads and furniture one bureau or press
also my book case and sugar chest. If my daughter nancy should die leaving no
issue then the nigroes that I give to her to be sold and equally divided
between my wifes three first children (viz) Milton Samuel Willeum and Mary
Wood and Elenor Green The balance of my property all to be sold and the
proceeds to be equally divided all my children if parlee should live until my
wifes death then angeline to be sold and equally divided between all my
children giving Elinor Green the preferance of buying her at a cash valuation
and having one and two years to pay for her N. B. Now if my wife should wish
to leave her place or would rather have dower laid off my Executor may buy her
interest or him and Benjamin Wheelis may lay off one theird of the tract to
her without any expence so as to give her the mansion house and the upper
spring if they cannot agree they may choose three disinterested men to lay it
off or set the price on it if my Executer wishes to buy it the twenty six
acres of land known as my occupant my will is that my son William take it if
he choses and pay the heirs one dollar per acre. If I should obtain a land
warrant I direct my executer to have it located some where in Arkansas on as
good land as he can get and let my daughter Mary Wood have it at what the
warrant could be sold for if she choses to move to it.

And I appoint my son William H. Killough my Executor in witness whereof I
hereunto set my hand and affix my seal in presence of



Jas. M. Johnson

Sebrum Johnson



this 31st day of August 1851



John Killough (Seal)



State of Tennessee  )

Carroll County (  October Term 1855



At this term was produced in open court the last will and testament of John
Killough Deceased and the same was duly proven by the testimony of Jas. M.
Johnson and Sebron W. Johnson witnesses thereto and the same was ordered to be
duly recorded of which the foregoing is a copy test.



Wilbron H. Graves  Clerk