CARROLL COUNTY TN - WILLS - John H. McLure
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JOHN H. MC LURE'S WILL

In the name of God Amen

I John H. McLure being in my sound mind and proper sences but in feeble health
and calling to mind the shortness of life & the certainty of death  and  being
desirous of giving directions how the little eartly substance  with  which  it
has pleased God to bless me shall be disposed of after my  decease  doth  make
ordain and publish this my last will and testament. First After committing  my
soul to God who gave it and my body to be buried in the dust in a  decent  and
christian manner I next proceed to nominate and appoint my trusty firends Even
P. Alexander and Robert A. McLure as the Executors of this my  last  will  and
testament in manner herein after directed Next it is my will and  desire  that
all the property of every name and kind both  personal  and  real  whether  it
consist in slaves Land or stock Except my bedding bedstead & clothing which  I
will hereafter dispose of shall all be sold by my Executors without any decree
of Court to sell in a manner herein directed they shall give sufficient notice
of the time and place of sale by advertisements then sell the  highest  bidder
on one and two years time taking sutch securities from the purchases  as  will
secure the payment of the purchase moneys and retain leans  on  the  lands  or
withhold the titles of the lands untill the last of the purchase money is paid
the directions above refer to the property  that  will  be  over  bringing  an
amount sufficient with what cash on hands or debts due and oweing to me at  my
decease to pay off all my debts which I  desire  shall  be  paid  as  soon  as
practicable after my decease my executors to ascertain the amount of debts and
of my dues then sell for cash or on a short credit so much of my  property  as
will complete the payment of all just claims that may  be  against  me  in  as
short a time as may be practible. I also empower and authorize these my before
named Executors or other of them to make deeds of conveyance to all  my  lands
sold by them when paid before directed in as full and  ample  a  manner  as  I
could were I present myself and it is further my desire that my children  each
of them shall have the bed steads and beds and clothing devised equally  among
the three there grand mother Alexander to take charge of the beds and clothing
and I bequest her to make and equal division of them Beds  clothings  and  all
and each to get there part when they may need them  and  the  balance  of  the
proceeds of the sale of my property of every kind that may be left  after  the
payment of my just debts to be kept  at  interest  &  what  may  remain  after
raising and schooling my three children Sarah C. Martha J. and Erin P. Mc Lure
to be divied equally between the three to be  paid  over  to  each  when  they
arrive at the age of twenty one years in testimony whereof I hereunto  set  my
hand and affixed my seal this 2nd day of May 1860. N. B. It is my desire  that
my crop be completed before the hands and a sufficiency of the stock to  carey
on with be sold this the day & year above written.

John H. Mc Lure (Seal)

Signed sealed &c in presence of Test. D. H. Mc Lure A. Delany X his mark  John
Mc Renold.