CARROLL COUNTY TN - WILLS - Robert B. Payne
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Robert B. Payne's Will

In the name of God, Amen. I, Robert B. Payne of the County of  Carroll,  State
of Tennessee, being in a weak state of health but of perfect mind  and  memory
caling to mind that it is appointed for all men to die, do  make  and  publish
this my last will and Testament, revoking and making void all former wills  by
me at any time heretofore made. principally and first of  all  I  recomend  my
Soul unto God, who gave it & my body to be buried in a decent christian manner
at the discretion of my executors (as touching the worldly  estate  which  God
has pleased to bless me with. I give and dispose of in the following manner  &
form (viz) First, I direct that all my debts & funeral  expences  be  paid  as
soon as possible after my decease out of the first money that  may  come  into
the hands of my executor from any portion of my estate real or personal.  2nd.
It is my will that my beloved wife Salley Payne have the Plantation on which I
now live, my negro man Brandy with all  my  farming  utentials  house  hold  &
kitchen furniture, the provisions now on hand, all stock of Horses Hogs cattle
& sheep (except so much as may be necessary to be sold to pay my lawful & Just
debts) sufficient to carry on the farm for the purpose of raising my  children
off the proceeds of the farm &c and wen my children become of mature age  then
each child to have a Horse beast Saddle & bridle bed and  necessary  furniture
&c to be appraised by two disinterested men to be of an equality to  what  the
situation of my estate may reasonably require and William P HillSon of my Wife
to share A. equal part with all my heirs in the dividsion  of  all  my  estate
real and personal the ballance of the above property to be at the disposal  of
my Wife Sally Payne during her natural life and at her  death  to  be  equally
divided between all my children, William P. Hill (Son of my Wife) to  bear  an
Equal Share & It is my will that Three hundred dollars which I have  in  money
on hand at this time to be appropriated to the purpose of buying a negro  Girl
for the use and bennefit of my estate, and  that  my  Wife,  Salley  Payne  be
authorized hereby to select such a Girl as  she  may  think  proper  and  most
suitable for the bennefit of my estate to be paid Paid for out of  said  money
now on hand &c & I do hereby constitute and appoint  my  Wife  Salley  Pane  &
Moses Green to Sole Executor & Executors of this my last  will  and  Testament
and do hereby utterly revoke all other wills or bequests heretofore by me made
in any manner & form & declare this to be my last Will & Testament. In witness
whereof I Robert B. Payne have hereunto set me hand & seal this Seventh day of
March, 1833.

Robert B. Payne (Seal)

James A Wilson Jur Harrison Ezzell Martin Maxwell Jur

I, Robert B. Payne of the State of Tennessee & County of Carroll do  this  3rd
day of May, 1833, make and publish this codicil to my last will & Testament in
the following manner and form taking into consideration the  situation  of  my
estate. It is my last will that the three hundred dollars set  apart  for  the
purpose of buying a negro Girl be applyed by my executors to the payment of my
Just debts. (as what money may be left on hand after my decease) believing  it
to be of more advantage to my estate than to sell off part  of  my  perishable
property to pay said demands and if any ballance the be my wife Sally Payne to
use it for the bennefit of raising my children in the way she may think to the
most advantage to my estate, and it  is  also  my  Will  and  desire  that  my
executors be not bound to give security to  execute  this  my  last  will  and
lastly it is my desire that this my present Codicil be annexed to and  made  a
part of my last will & Testament to all  intrests  and  purposes.  In  witness
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 3rd day  of  May,
1833.

Robert B. Payne (Seal)

Test James A Wilson Jur Martin Maxwell Jur

State of Tennessee) Carroll County Court) June Session, 1833

The last will and testament & codicil thereto of Robert B.  Payne,  decd.  was
this day produced in Open Court and the execution thereof was duely proven  by
the Oathes of James A. Wilson and Martin Maxwell subscribing witnesses thereto
to be the act and deed of the said Robert B. Payne & ordered to be recorded.

A Copy Test, Edward Gwin Clerk

Registered 31st August 1833. E. Gwin Clerk.