Will of Sanford Berry 25 Aug 1836 Coffee County, TN Will first issued to probate during the Jan Term in Coffee Co., TN in 1836 The last will and testament of the testor Sanford Berry of Coffee County, Tennessee, this the day of 25th of August 1836 of our Lord, in which I commend my spirit to God that gave it life, and my body to the earth from which it came. (1) I desire my just debts be paid; (2) I will to my daughter, ANNIE(or Annice) KELTON heir and equal share with my legatees. (3) I will that my son, WILLIAM BERRY have an equal share with my legatees with the exception of two hundred dollars he secured in a Negro man called Mingo. (4) I will that my daughter SARAH HUNTER, have an equal share with my legatees, with the exception of fifty dollars which she received in cash. (5) I will that my daughter CHRISTINA DAVIS have an equal share with my legatees. (6) I will that my son EDWARD BERRY have an equal share with my legatees with exception of one hundred dollars which he has received. (7) I will that my son SAMUEL BERRY have an equal share with my legatees. (8) I will that my son JOHN BERRY have an equal share with my legatees. (9) I will that my daughter NAOMIE (Nancie) FRAZIER have an equal share with my legatees with the exception of three hundred dollars which she received a Negro woman. (10) I will that my daughter MARGARET CARDEN, have an equal share with my legatees. (11) I will that my son JOSAIH BERRY have an equal share with my legatees. (12) I will that my daughter, ELIZABETH JONES, have no divide with my legatees, she having received the amount of eight hundred dollars in Negro property given by deed of gift. And I do hereby nominate and appoint my sons, JOHN and JOSIAH my executor to this my last will and testament to dispose of my personal property lands by public sale or otherwise as may be thought expedient. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal the day and date first above written. his Signed in the presence of Sanford X Berry (seal) Attest mark Thomas Mitchell Jane Mitchell Coffee County, Tennessee Probate Records Book "O", page 5 ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Beverly Loffler ====================================================================