CARROLL COUNTY TN - WILLS - William Long   1854
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WILLIAM LONG'S WILL

State of Tennessee  )

Carroll County (  January 16th 1854



I William Long being of sound mind declare this to be my last will and
testament in view of the sertainty of death and uncertainty of life.

Article the first.  My wish is that first of all my just debts be paid.

Article second.  I wish my beloved wife Elizabeth Matilda to have the use of
the place I now live on to keep all the stock of every description Except such
as is surplus to keep all the black family for the purpose of raising and
schooling my children that is now with us so long as my wife Elizabeth Matilda
should remain a widow or she should die or till the youngest child should
become of age. Should my wife marry or should she die or when the youngest
child becomes of age either case the property is all to be sold to the highest
bidder and equally divided among all my beloved children my wife to have a
childs part and should she be in the family way and have an heir it also is to
have an equal share with the rest of the children except my daughter Caroline
Sarah Elizabeth she has received seventy five dollars in a bed and furniture
and And part of stable horse all my heirs (to wit) My beloved wife Elizabeth
Matilda & child should she have any my daughter Mary Webb son William Henry
daughter Alvira Upomy Emely Ugenia Nancy Clarissa my son James and daughter
Mildred Jane & Laras Vandalia all is first to have seventy five Dollars to
make them equal to Caroline Sarah Elizabeth all the property that goes to my
daughters is to go to them and their bodily heirs.  My tract of land near Mc
Lemoresville of 272 Acres is to be sold And all the money arising from the
sale of said land or sale of stock or in any way belonging to my estate all is
to be put out on interest and the interest on so much of it is necessary is to
go toward the schooling and raising my family.

Given under my hand and seal the day and date above written in the presence of

Test

James L. Smith

Richard G. Bell

State of Tennessee  )

Carroll County (  March Term 1854



This day a paper writing purporting to be the last will and testament of
William Long Decd was produced in open court and duly proven by the testimony
of James L. Smith and Richard G. Bell subscribing witness thereto the same was
ordered by the court to be duly recorded of which the above is a copy test.



W. H. Graves Clk.