CARROLL COUNTY TN - WILLS - Isaac Kirby  1839
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Isaac Kirby's Will

In the name of God Amen. I Isaac Kirby of the County of Carroll and State of
Tennessee being in a low State of Health but of sound mind & memory thanks be
to God, do make and establish this my last will & testament in manner and form
following:

First I give unto my beloved wife Ann Kirby one negro man by the name of Adam,
one negro woman by the name of Charlotte & two Feather Beds & furniture to her
and her heirs forever. Secondly I give unto my Daughter Elizabeth Morrow, wife
of Thomas Morrow one negro Girl by the name of Kandice which she has in her
possession to her and her heirs forever. Thirdly I give unto my Daughter
Mahala Nevell wife of Mathew Nevell one negro girl by the name of Louellin
which she hath in her possession & her heirs forever. Fourthly I give unto my
Daughter Emely Kirby one Negro Girl by the name of Charity one feather bed and
furniture one woman Saddle one cotton wheel & cards two sitting chairs to her
and her heirs forever. Fifthly, I give unto my Daughter Rebecca Kirby one
negro girl by the name of Louizer one Feather Bed & furniture one woman Saddle
one cotton wheel and cards & two sitting chairs to her and her heirs forever.
Sixthly, I give unto my Daughter Nancy Kirby one Negro girl by the name of
Eliza one feather bed & furniture one cotton wheel and cards and two sitting
chairs to her and her heirs forever. Seventhly, I give to my Norwood Kirby one
negro boy by the name of Newbern one young horse colt to him and his heirs
forever. Eightly, I give unto my son Henry Kirby one negro boy by the name of
Elbert to him and his heirs forever. Ninthly, I give unto my son Kalash Kirby
one negro boy by the name of Ragland to him and his heirs forever. Tenthly, In
the following it is my will & desire for my just debts to be paid first the
debts that is now due & unpaid with the money due me as far as they will go so
my gray horse by the name of Saul to be sold his value to be applied to pay as
much of the ballance he may sell for the then ballance sell for the then
ballance to be made of my estate in that way & manner as my beloved wife may
think best, either by the hire of a negro man Jeffrey or negro man Parham or
both as the need may be or by the sale of some articles of my perishable
estate. Secondly my debts that is nearest due and principally mean the money
for the lands bought from Doctor Calvin Jones sold to me by his Agent Atlass
Jones it is my will & desire that my beloved wife should have the following
opportunity & priviledge to meet those debts against my estate that she my
said wife should hold all & every part of my estate in her possession that has
not alreddy been disposed of namely Jeffrey Barhan Lucy Milly Martha and
Hannah four head of horses my wagon and gear my Stock of Cattle Hoggs
plantation utentials household and kitchen furniture the use of all my lands
and every other article of my estate during her my said wifes life time or
widdowhood or otherwise until the said debts be fully paid off for her in that
way she may think proper meet the several demands but in case of the debt or
marriage or inter furture of of my said wife it is my will and desire for my
Executor to meet the above demands for said lands by the hire of Jeffrey &
Parham, if their hire will be sufficient - if not out of my personal estate I
wish to be fully understood, the notes of hand made to me from Mathew Nevell
for the two hundred acres of said land, for the amount of said notes to be
also applied to the payment of the notes, made by me to the said Jones for the
land I purchased of him as before stated, Eleventhly after the death or
marriage of my beloved wife Ann Kirby its my will and desire for the two
hundred and twenty acres of land to be equally divided between my three sons
Norwood Kirby Henry Kirby Kalaspa Kirby to them and their heirs forever, also
my wagon & team to be sold and equally divided between the above named sons.
Twelvthly It is my will & desire that every other articles of my property
after the death of my said wife or marriage to be sold at a credit of twelve
months, the money thus arising first for my Daughter Emely Kirby to have ten
dollars, secondly, for my daughter Rebecca Kirby to have ten dollars, thirdly
for my daughter Nancy Kirby to have twenty the balance to equally divided
between all my children, namely Elizabeth Emely Rebecca Mahala Norwood Nancy
Henry & Kalaspa tothem and their heirs forever and I do hereby nominate and
appoint my worthy friend David Green of Said County of Carroll Executor of
this my last will and testament in witness of this being my last will &
Testament I the said Isaac Kirby hath hereunto set my hand and seal this 17th
day of May, 1831, revoking all other wills by me made.

Isaac Kirby (Seal)

State of Tennessee) Carroll County Court) November Term 1839

This day the last will and testament of Isaac Kirby deceased was produced in
open court in open Court whereupon Samuel J. Nesbitt, John Morgan James Roper
& Mathew Nevell appeared also in open court and who being first swon depose
and say that they are personally acquainted with the hand writing of said
decedent and that they believe said will to have been signed by said Kirby in
his own proper writing and for the purposes therein specified which said will
thus proven is ordered to be recorded.

Whereupon David Green the executor named in said will appeared in open Court
and entered into bond as said executor in the sum of two thousand dollars with
Mathew Nevell & Henry Kirby his securities thereto and took the oath the law
directs.

A Copy Test G. Hern Clerk By J. R. Smith, D. C.