Carter County TN Archives Wills.....Mothorn, John June 6, 1957
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Written: June 6, 1957
Recorded: September 1858

Carter Co. TN Wills Vol. 2  Page 25 Monday, September Term 1858 

	Then was the Last Will and Testament exhibited and proven in open 

court of John Mothorn Decd. By James T. Carter and Peter W. Emmit the 

subscribing witnesses thereto which will is in words and [illegible], as 

follows.

	I, John Mothorn being of sound mind memory and discretion, but of 

feeling the infirmities of age gradually coming upon me and any Physical 

strength wasting and warned that the sands of life must in long run out, and 

according to the courses of nature I must be soon gathered to my Father, do 

make constitute and ordain this my Last Will and Testament

	First, I return my soul to God who gave it humbly and confidently, 

hoping and trusting in the atonement and a merciful providence for Salvation 

and immortality in the Kingdom  of Heaven.  My body I devise shall be returned 

to the dust from where it came with His resurrection upon my [illegible].  

Then it be interred in a decent and Christian-like manner not with any pomp or 

show, but simple unsequestioned[?] style.  The funeral expenses I devise shall 

be paid out of any assets belonging to my estate.

	Second.  It is my will that any debts I owe be paid out of the assets 

belonging to my estate.

	Third.  The worldly goods of which I am now seized and posssessed or 

hold together with the increase between this and the time of my death, I will 

and dispose of as follows.

	First.  I desire and will that my wife Sally Mothorn have life estate 

in the farm upon which I now live, should she survive me.  Said farm contains 

about one hundred and six acres and that she have the sole and exclusive 

contents and benefits after my decease.  Should she survive me subject however 

to any wrong must? She might in her descretion see proper to make with any of 

her children, as to the cultivating or tending the same.  After the death of 

my said wife I will and bequeath my said farm or tract of land to my two sons, 

George and William Mothorn, upon condition that they within three years after 

the death of myself and wife pay to my daughters Polly Heck, Elizabeth 

Morrell, Catharine Smith, Susan Vest, Christina Scott, Matilda Little, Sarah 

OBrien And Seney Hickey the sum of Fifty dollars each, to be paid in good 

trade at its cash valuation.  In the division of said land between my sons 

George and William I desire that the portions of the farm upon which the 

Dowlery(?) herein stands and other buildings stands, shall fall to William but 

that an equal division of the farm as to value of it and appertenance to be 

made between.

	Secondly.  I will and dispose of my personal property as follows:  my 

household and kitchen furniture together with beds, bedding, other apparel, I 

bequeath to my wife during her natural life with the request that at her death 

they be equally divided among my Daughters above named.  My Live Stock I 

desire shall be sold by my Executors and my debts of any I owe shall be paid 

out of the proceeds of sale and the balance be divided equally between my 

heirs.

	Thirdly.  Should there be any personal property or real estate not 

herein provided for, belonging to my Estate I desire the same shall be taken 

possession of by Executors and sold and the proceeds of sale divided equally 

among my heirs.

	Fourthly.  I do hereby appoint Henry Little and Reuben Hicks the 

Executor of this my Last Will and Testament, whereof I hereunto set my hand 

and affix my  seal this 6 day of June A.D. 1857.		Interlined 

before signing

	Test						John Mothorn (seal)

	James Harter(?)

	P. W. Emmit





Additional Comments:
Surname also spelled MOTTERN

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