CARROLL COUNTY TN - WILLS - Luke Thomas, Sr.  1861
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LUKE THOMAS SR'S WILL

In the name of God Amen. I Luke Thomas of the County of Carroll and State of
Tennessee considering the uncertainty of this mortal life and being of Sound
mind and memory blessed be almighty God for the same do make & publish this my
last will and testament in manner & form following that is to say first it is
my will and desire that my wife Elizabeth Thomas have the following described
tract of land during her natural life (Viz) beginning at Garland Reed S. W.
corner runs 2 poles north thence west to E. Gwinns East boundary line thence
South with the same to Luke Jur & Rufus Thomas north Boundary thence East to
the Paris and Mc Lemoresville Road thence north with said Road 76 poles thence
north with said line to Garland Reeds S. boundary line thence west with said
line to the beginning I also give and bequeath to my wife Elizabeth during her
life time the following named negroes (Viz) my woman Sharlott my woman Susan
my boy Lewis My boy Polk & my my boy boyd. It is further my desire that my
wife have all the house hold and kitchen furniture & a sufficient number of
stock and farming tools to carry on the farming business during her life time 
At the death of my wife it is my will and desire that my son M. L. Thomas have
the Tract of Land above discribed and the negroes Sharlott & Susan and that he
take care of and support my old negro man Sam  I further wish M. L. Thomas at
the death of his Ma to have two beds bedsteads & furniture three head of
horses three cows and calves and a reasonable portion of hogs sheep & farming
tools. It is my will and desire and I hereby bequeath unto my son J. B. Thomas
my negro boy Green and to my son C. P. Thomas I give my negro boy Isham & to
my son E. Thomas I give my girl Rosanna at the death of my wife it is my will
and desire that the above named J. B. Thomas C. P. Thomas E. Thomas & H. B.
Thomas have the two boys Lewis & Boyd to be Equally divided between them to my
son E. Thomas I give in trust for the use and benefit of my daughter Peachy
Ann Stroud the tract of Land Whereon G. J. Stroud now lives for the sole
benefit of the said Peachy Ann & the heirs of her body It is further my will
and desire that the balance of my land not before disposed of be sold by my
Executors either publickly or privately as they may think best on a cred of
one & two years and further at the death of my wife it is my will that my boy
polk be valued by disinterested persons on a credit of twelve months and that
one of my five sons as it may suit them take said boy at said valuation that
he be kept in the family and I further will and order that the proceeds of
said Land and negro be placed in the hands of my son E. Thomas in trust to be
disposed of for the benefit of the following persons Equally (Viz) Emeline
Traywick Mary Ann Mc Adoo Caroline S. Mc Adoo Elizabeth F. Wright & Alabama
Danfourth  I hereby direct my said trustee if he should think it best to lay
out said money for land or other property should it suit the parties  It is
distinctly to be understood that the foregoing funds placed in the hands of
said trustee is only to be used for the use and benefit of my daughter before
named and the heirs of their bodies and should any of them die without issue
it is my will in that event that said funds be equally divided among all  my
children I have twenty shares in the Memphis & Ohio Rail Road twenty five
Dollars being a share and one share in the Nashville and north western Rail
Road a share being one hundred dollars which together any notes I may have at
the time of my death I hereby direct my Executors to manage as best they can
and to act as they would do for themselve in similar cases and the proceds
arising therefrom is to be Equally divided among all my children. The residue
of my estate of whatsoever it may consist I hereby direct that it be sold to
the best advantage and that out of the proceeds my grand children James C.
Noell Elizabeth F. Noell & Mary E. Noel have one hundred Dollars each the
balance if any equally divided among all my children. Lastly I hereby appoint
my sons J. B. Thomas C. P. Thomas & E. Thomas Executors of this my last will
and testament not requiring them to give bond and authorizing them to settle
my Estate without going to court. I hereby revoke all former wills by me made
in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this  -  day of June
1861

Luke Thomas Sen

Signed sealed publshed and declared by the above named Luke Thomas to be his
last will and testament in presence of us

Attest H. N. Swayne John M. Currin F. H. Henderson.

State of Tennessee  ) Carroll County       (  January Term 1863

At the above term of said court said will was duly proven by the testimony of
H. N. Swayne & F. H. Henderson and ordered to be recorded of which the
foregoing is a copy test.

W. H. Graves  Clerk