CARROLL COUNTY TN - WILLS - Lee Palmer
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LEE PALMER'S WILL

I Lee Palmer of the County of Carroll and State of Tennessee  I  do  make  and
publish this my last will and testament, hereby revoking and making  void  all
former wills by me at any time heretofore made. First And First I direct  that
my body be decently intered And as to such worldly Estate as it  hath  pleased
God to intrust me with I dispose of the same as follows. First I  direct  that
all my debts and funeral Expences be paid as soon after my decease as possible
out of any moneys that I may die possessed of or that may first come into  the
hands of my Executor from any portion of my personal Estate. Secondly Secondly
I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Franics E. Palmer  during  her  natural
life widowhood or stay on the premises the tract of land on which I  now  live
beginning on a Stake on John B. Roberts south boundary line running east  with
said line 132 poles to a stake Wm. Hortons S W corner thence north Sd  Hortons
line 243 poles to a dogwood thence with Wm.  G.  Palmers  &  Esquire  Dwiggins
South boundary round to the beginning containing 150 Acres more or  less  Also
one bay mare Betts and colt Nell one choice cow and calf one sow & five shoats
two Ewe Sheep Three stills and all the apartus belonging thereto Three feather
beds steads and furniture twenty Barrels of corn 12 Bushel of  wheat  and  one
thousand binds of fodder one plow and gear one half Dozin chairs one table 1/2
Dozin plates and set cupps and soucers and set of knives and forks and all the
poultry now on hand one bee hive and one ladys saddle & bridle  one  pot  oven
and skillett on her death marriage or several from the premises the  land  and
stills is to be sold or equally divided between my children.  Thirdly  I  give
and bequeath unto my children John H. Jesse F. and William G. Palmer and Sarah
Vaughn five Dollars each. Fourthly I direct that all my bacon Lard and  brandy
be sold for cash and my debts be  paid  out  of  the  proceeds  all  my  other
property not named in this will to be sold as my Executer may think best. I do
hereby make ordain and appoint my esteemed  neighbour  and  friend  Daniel  Mc
Levee without any security Executer of this my  last  will  and  testament  In
tistemony whereof I Lee Palmer the said testator have to this my will  written
one one sheet of paper set my hand and seal this seventeenth day of August  in
the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred & fifty Eight.

Lee Palmer (Seal)

Signed sealed and published in the presence of us who have subscribed  in  the
presence of the testator & each other.

Robert Dwiggins William White John J. White

State of Tennessee ) Carroll County ( September Term 1858

At the above term of said -  was  produced  in  open  court  a  paper  writing
purporting to be the last will and testament of Lee Palmer  Decd  and  offered
for probate and the same was duly proven by the testimy of William  White  and
John J. White and ordered to be duly recorded of which the foregoing is a copy
test.

W. H. Graves Clerk