COFFEE COUNTY, TN - WILLS - Alexander C. Jernigan, Sr., 16 Jul 1847 ==================================================================== 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. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Jess Lewis jlewis@cafes.net ==================================================================== 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. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~