COFFEE COUNTY, TN - WILLS - Alexander C. Jernigan, Sr., 16 Jul 1847
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The Will of Alexander C. Jernigan, SR.
 [b.1779 NC, d.1864 Coffee Co., TN.]

(Coffee Co. Will Book "B", pg. 18)

I, Alex Jernigan of Coffee County, Tennessee, do make and publish this my
last will and testament hereby revoking all former wills by me made.

1. I direct that my funeral expenses and all my other debts to be paid out
of the money that may come to the hands of my executor.

2. I give and bequeath to my wife Betsy one-third of my land during her 
lifetime, to be laid off so as to include my mansion house with the
outhouses and as much of the farm as she may need for cultivation, also one 
horse beast, two cows and calves and two sows and pigs and five killing or
pork hogs, two head of sheep and beds and furniture. The balance of my
kitchen and household furniture too except beds or as much thereof as she
may decide to keep and plows and a set of gears for plowing. One hoe and one 
spinning wheel.

3. I direct all the balance of my personal estate be sold and out of the 
proceeds I give and bequeath to my daughter Polly, wife of Needham Jernigan 
$25. in money.

4. I will and devise all my real estate to my six sons, Cary, Jarrot,
Uzzell, Alexander, George W. and Wiley to be subject to the lifetime estate
of my wife in one-third and to be divided so as to give Wiley $50. to the 
advantage in the division so that his share is worth $50. more than the
share of the others and the shares of each of the others to be equal.

5. All the cash residue of my estate of every description I will and direct 
shall be equally divided between my six sons. Lastly, I nominate and appoint
my two sons, Cary and Uzzell Jernigan executors of this, my last will and 
testament, I the said Alexander Jernigan have here-unto affixed my hand and
set seal the 16th day of July, 1847

Alexander Jernigan

James M. Jernigan, Administrator

Discharged 1877.

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An interesting side note... This will is copied from "Leaves of the
Jernigan Tree" by Verna Thomas Jernigan, 1969. The original is missing from
the deed book. Instead, there is a very similar Deed in Deed Book 1, pg.66.

The only major differences, are :

1. The mention of a 2nd daughter, Sally Boyed, wife of Eli Boyed.

2. The executors are sons, Carey & Uzzell Jernigan

3. Date proven (in Court) is Feb. 6, 1866

4. Signed with an X

5. Witnesses: C. C. Starnes and Elijah Douglas

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