Carter County TN Archives Wills.....Smith, Mary Snider November 29, 1872 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/tn/tnfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Jane Ann Jett Wheeler jettstream@comcast.net December 6, 2012, 11:49 pm Source: Carter County, Tennessee, Court Clerk Will Book 2, Pp. 48-49 Written: November 29, 1872 Recorded: September 1, 1873 THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF MARY SMITH DEC d September 1st [1873] This was the Last Will and Testament of Mary Smith Dec d was exhibited in Open Court and by H M Folsom and thereupon came David B Jenkins & H M Folsom the attesting witnesses thereto who after being first Sworn testafie that they were personally acquainted with the Testator and that she ac- knowledged the Execution of said Will in their presents that She was of sound mind and disposing memory. Which Will is in words and ? as follows I Mary Smith being of sound mind and memory do make or claim publish and Declare this to be my Last Will and Testament hereby revoking all former Will by me at any time made I give my soul to God who give it to be disposed of according to his good pleasure and Mercy and desire that my body be buried in a decent like manner by the side of my husband long since dec d Of my money property and effects I make the following disposition to 1 I desire my Executor hereinafter to be named to pay all my old debts and any funeral expenses and Also to pay from General Estate for having my own & my husband's graves enclosed with a neat and durable enclo-sure of Posts and railes and railing which I desire him to have done as soon after my death as he conveniently 2nd I have heretofore made a Disbursement to my Daughter as follows to wit Elizabeth Colbaugh the sum of Two Hundred and Fifty one Dollars To Sarah Smith the Sum of One hundred and Ninety Four Dollars To Lorrie (?) Angell the Sum of Eighty Two dollars and fifty cents and To Celea Hess the Sum of Fifty Six dollars It being my will and desire that they have Four hundred dollars each from my estate including said payments or advancements already made to them which payments are to be counted as part of the Four hundred dollars bequeathed to each of them 3rd I will, give and bequeathed to my sons John Smith and James D Smith each the sum of Fifty dollars 4th I will, give and bequeath the sum of One hundred dollars to be equally divided between my Twelve Grandsons the children of John Smith, James D Smith, Sarah Smith, Elizabeth Colbaugh & Lorena Angell 5th I make the following special bequests of the Articles of property named ? to Mary Smith wife of James D Smith my Carpet now on the Floor of one of the rooms of my house, to George F L Smith [grandson] my safe, to James D Smith & John Smith each one new Bed Blanket and to each one of my children Two of my Tea Spoons It is my will and desire that these Articles be handed over by my Executor to the person to whom they are devised as soon after my death as they are called for 6 I direct that my Executor sell all the balance of the property & effects I may have on hand at the time of my death the proceeds to be used in the payment of the Legacies herein made & if after they are all paid in full if there should re-main a surplus in the hands of my Executor I will, give & bequeath the same to my son James D Smith to be disposed of as he may see proper 7 I do hereby nominate constitute and appoint my son James D Smith the Executor of this my Last Will and Testament & request him to act as such Given under my hand this 29 day of November 1872 Attest her H M Folsom Mary (X) Smith D B Jenkins mark In addition to the foregoing special bequests I give to Sarah E. Smith wife of George F L Smith my new set of China Teacups and Saucers and Evelina Crow wife of John Crow my set of Pale Blue Plates and desire that these articles be De- livered to them after my Death by My Executor and this shall be regarded as a Codisill to my Will above written this 29 day of November 1872 Attest her H M Folsom Mary (X) Smith D B Jenkins mark File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/tn/carter/wills/smith155gwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/tnfiles/ File size: 4.5 Kb