CARROLL COUNTY TN - WILLS - Joseph Townsend 1845
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{Joseph Townsend was born abt 1750 in VA and died Dec 1845 in
Carroll Co, TN. He married Unknown abt 1784} WILL OF JOSEPH TOWNSEND Will Book
A, p. 140, 23 Aug 1843 Carroll Co, TN State of Tennessee) Perry County ) 
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I Joseph Townsend, being through the keeping of God in a sound state of mind and
memory on the 25 day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and forty-three, but calling to mind the frail tenure of this life,
and that it is appointed to all men once to die, do make and ordain this my
last will and testament that is to say, principally and first of all I
recommend my soul into the hand of Almighty God who give it to me, and the
disposal of my body I leave to the entire discretion of my friends with
respects to my worldly estate I give and bequeath and dispose of it in the
manner and proportion here following: 1st I will that all my just debts be
paid out of my effects goods chattels or money 2nd I will that none of the
negroes I now own or their increase shall be sold out of my family or their
heirs, but shall have the choosing of their master or mistress amongst my
lawful heirs and that the negroes shall be valued 3rd I give and bequeath to
my son Albert Townsend five dollars in property. 4th I give to my deceased son
Stephen Townsend his daughter Candis ten dollars in property 5th I will to
Nathaniel Townsends widow (Polly Townsend) ten dollars in property Finally I
will and bequeath that all my negroes and all my other effects that afterwards
remain shall be equally divided amongst Rachel Hern to who has been endorsed a
one hundred dollar cash note, said note to be taken out of her part of the
estate, John Townsend, Patsy Bilby, Nancy Walker and the heirs of my son,
Albert Townsend. I do hereby appoint and order that John Townsend and Henry
Coble to be appointed joint Executors of my estate and on the removal by death
or refusal of one or both of them, I do request that the County Court of Perry
County, do appoint a successor or successors for said Executors to carry this
my last will and testament into force and virtue agreeable to the request
therein contained in testamony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal
the day and year above written. 

Joseph Townsend Test: W. Daniel D. W. Daniel
State of Tennessee Carroll County, January Term 1846