CARROLL COUNTY TN - WILLS - Johnathan Montgomery
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JOHNATHAN MONTGOMERY'S WILL

State of Tennessee ) Carroll County(

I Johnathan Montgomery of the state and county afforesaid being eighty years
old but of a perfect sound Disposing mind but considering that man was born to
die there fore I make this my last will and testament. And 1st I will that all
my lawful Debts be paid out of the money in hand or oweing to me. Secondly I
will that my Estate Real or personal without Discrimination with all notes and
accounts Remain in the hands of my wife Zillah Montgomery During her life to
be increased or Diminished as her need may be at which period I will that all
be sold on a Credit at the Discretion of my Executor herein after named and
the money ariseing from said sail shall be disposed of as hereafter directed
that is to say one Dollar to my son Montgomery one Dollar to my Daughter
Rachel Smith and one Dollar to Daughter polly White and the remainder to be
Divided in four shears that is to say one fourth part to my dughter Naney
Montgomery one fourth part to my Daughter Elizabeth Jolly one fourth to my
Daughter Margaret Jones and one fourth to my Dughter Meria Dilday all cost to
be paid before the said divide nevertheless I will that property that can be
proven to belong to my wife Zellah before our marriage shall return to her
Children nevertheless notwithstanding if my wife should not survive me them
the same Division to be made as before desired and Third I will that John L.
Fry by my Execututor to gether with my wife Zella Execututrix & in witness of
this my last will I set my hand and seal But to be more explicit I make the
following supplement that is to say I will that my wife Zillah shall have
power to sell any property from time to time for the purpose of living
comfortable and all such sales to be good in law & Equity and all her
colothing of any discription whether obtained before marriage or since shall
go to her own children and in witness of this being my last will and testament
I set my hand and seal this the 14th day of May 1844 and in the 68th year of
the Independance of America

Johnathan Montgomery (L.S.)

Witness John Neely, A. H. Neely, Samuel Neely.

P. S. I Johnathan Montgomery above named being yet of a perfect sound mind
make the following supplement to the above will (Viz) I will that John F.
Dilday be my Exectutor in the place of John L. Fry who has removed and 2nd I
will that the said John F. Dilday have power at any time to sell any property
and the money (if need) go to the support of the widow in witness whereof I
set my hand and seal this third day of April 1847 and in the 71 year of the
Independance of America.

Johnathan Montogomery (L. S.)

John Neely ) A. H. Neely ( Witness

State of Tennessee ) Carroll County( October Term 1852

This day a paper writing purporting to be the last will & testament of
Johnathan Montgomery decd was produced in open court & povin by the oathes of
John Neely A. H. Neely & Saml. Neely the witnesses thereto and ordered to be
recorded

A Copy Test W. H. Graves Clerk