CARROLL COUNTY TN - WILLS - Benjamin Nichol
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Benjamin Nichol's Will In the name of God  Amen.  I  Benjamin  Nichol  of  the
County of Carroll and State of Tennessee  in  perfect  sound  mind  an  memory
caling to mind the mortaltity of my flesh and knowing that it is appointed for
all men to die, do make and ordain this my  last  will  and  Testoment  (Vis).
First I give and recommend my Sole to Allmight God give it nothing doubing but
though the power of God I shall receive it again in the Genral resurection  of
the dead and my Body  to  Earth  to  be  berried  in  Christon  order  at  the
discrision of my Executrix and as  to  this  worlds  Welth  that  God  in  his
goodness hath blesed me with I will in the form following (viz) First  of  all
as soon as posseable after my death that all my jsut debts and furnel expences
should be paid out of any moneys I may die Ceazed of or that should come  into
the hands of my Executiorex out of any of my Estate either rale  or  parseanl.
2nd. I will and bequath unto my beloved son John W. Nichol  all  the  property
both real an persenal that at any time I have given him also all the  property
I have given my beloved son David Nichol either reail or personal at any time.
I give and bequith the same to him. Also any and  all  property  that  I  have
given to my beloved son Thomas Nichol either reall or  personal.  I  give  and
bequath to him also any property that I hve give my beloved son  Alvey  Nichol
at any time either reail or personal I give and bequath to him also I give and
bequath to him one Feather bed and one Sheat Cove led and pillers. 3rd. I tuan
as to all the the rest of my property say Stock of horses cowes hogs and sheep
house hold furniture and Kitchen furniture and one Nigro woman by the name  of
Rose about thirty five or forty years of age with land and tenements farm  and
farming touels of Ever thing the land being the plase whare I now live in  the
County of Carroll containng one hundred and Twelve Acres be the Same  more  or
less I give and bequth to my loved  wife  Polly  Nichol  for  the  purpous  of
raising and Edecating my three younges Sons (Vis) William F.  Nichol  James  F
Nichol and Benjaming H Nichol, during her natural life or widows hood  and  at
her dwath or Marage to be eqully devided beteen  the  three  last  named  boys
(Viz) William Ellet Franklin  Nichol  James  Fletcher  Nichols  and  Benjaming
Houston Nichol and further more I do appoint my beloved wife  &  Thomas  Banks
Executrext to this my last will and Testoment to carry the Same in  to  Effect
intestomony whare of I have her unto set my hand and affixed my seal this 20th
of July 1835.

Benjamin Nichol (Seal) Test: W. P. Sayle J. B. Blair Jr May court  N.  Mattock
Jr April court

State of Tennessee) Carroll County) April Term of Carroll County Court 1843.

This day the last will and testoment of Benjamin Nichol,  Decd.  was  produced
into open Court and the Execution duly proven by the oathes of Nichols Matlock
one of the subscribing witness thereto and ordered to be recorded.

A Copy Test Y. W. Allen Clk