CARROLL COUNTY TN - WILLS - Rebecca Marshall Will
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Rebecca Marshall's Will

In the name of God, Amen. I, Rebecca Marshall of the County of Carroll & State
of Tennessee being bad health but of sound mind & disposing memory do make and
ordain this my last will & Testament in manner & form following, To-wit:

(p. 60) Item it is my will that my executors hereinafter to be appointed shall
apply the proceeds of a note due me by my son William B. Marshall for three
hundred & forty seven Dollars & fifty cents due the first day of May, 1836, to
the purchase of a negro to be held by my Said Executors as trustee for the
benefit of my Daughter Nancy wife of Morris Hallum during her life time and at
her death it is my will that said negro shall be sold & the proceeds arising
from said slave be equally divided among the Children of my said Daughter
Nancy Hallum. Item. I give my Daughter Polly wife of Robt. Smith one dollar.
Item I give my granddaughter Martha Bartee Daughter of my Daughter Rebecca two
hundred Dollars in cash to be paid out of the three hundred $ left me by my
husband David Marshall, Decd. when said money shall be collected from the
Executors of my Decd. husbands will. Item. I give my grand Daughters Susan and
Rebecca Hausbrough children of my Decd. Daughter Elizabeth one hundred Dollars
each to be paid out of the residue of the three hundred Dollars legacy above
noticed & the ballance (one hundred Dollars) cash on hand. Item I give my
Daughter Patsy wife of James M. Hunt one Dollar. Item I give my Daughter
Michal wife of Albert H. Wynn one Dollar. Item. I give my Daughter Kitty wife
of Wm. Searcy one Dollar. Item. I give my son David Marshall all the residue
of my estate it consisting (p 61) of my last year's cotton crop and about one
hundred and sixty Dollars in cash on hand & due. Item. I give my son William
One Dollar. It is further my will that all the property hereafter required by
me & not disposed of in the foregoing part of this will shall be equally
divided among my children my grand children to represent their Decd. mothers.
Lastly, I constitute and appoint my son in law J. M. Hart my Executor of this
my last will and testament signed this twenty fourth day of February in the
year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred & thirty six in the presence of
Beverly Bomar -Abraham White.

Rebecca Marshall his mark

State of Tennessee) Carroll County Court) March Term 1836

The last will and testament of Rebecca Marshall was this day produced in open
Court & the execution thereof was was proven by - b. Bonner, one of the
subscribing witnesses thereto as being her act and deed for the purposes
therein contained.

Recorded 17 Mar 1836