COFFEE COUNTY, TN - WILLS - William Moore, 12 Jan 1867
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In the name of God, Amen!

I, William Moore, being of sound mind and disposing judgement, do make and 
ordain this my last will and testament hereby revoking all former wills by 
me made.

Owing to the ravages of war taking from me much that was by the laws of my 
Country considered and held as property and which I designed at a former 
period of my life to divide among my children, compels me at an advanced 
age to revoke all former Wills making and establishing this as my last 
will and testament setting forth the advancements of personality and 
conveyance of realty that I may have more __ my children and grandchildren 
directing the balance of my property to be divided equally among my 
children _____ each of them to account for the advancements made to them 
except my daughter Virginia who is not to account for the value of the 
house and lot and furniture conveyed to her for the reasons stated both in 
the conveyance and in this Will.

1st I Will my body to the earth and my soul to God who gave it.
2nd I Will that all my just debts be paid
3rd I Will the following disposition for all my property among my children 
and their heirs.

    1st To my deceased daughter Elizabeth W Nicks, I have given in money 
and furniture two hundred dollars and in her lifetime with her & her 
brothers wish I exchanged a negro girl named Lydia for a negro girl named 
Biddy, the former being a girl whose business qualifications and habits of 
Industry suited my daughter, the latter girl Biddy being ungovernable and 
unpromising and to my deceased daughter Elizabeth's children, to wit, 
Elanora Jenkins, I have given a negro woman worth six hundred dollars.
To Martha Jane Nicks, a negro girl named Rhoda worth seven hundred 
dollars. To W.B. Nicks a tract of 80 acres of land on Pea ridge, Lincoln 
Co. Tn, district No. 21 worth five hundred dollars and a lot in the town 
of Tullahoma # 6 in section 12 worth two hundred dollars also to same lot 
no. fronting on Grundy St, 80 feet and running back to Hogan's land worth 
one hundred and fifty dollars and to Cpl. A. T. Nicks, husband of my 
daughter Elizabeth, I give a debt of fourteen hundred dollars which I paid 
as security for him and Jasper Holeman to G. B. Miller less five hundred 
dollars the price of the Pea Ridge Tract of land which I have by deed 
conveyed to W. B Nicks. Making in all given to my daughter Elizabeth, her 
children and husband ($3250) thirty two hundred and fifty dollars which I 
design as their entire portion of my estate.

    2nd I have advanced to my deceased daughter Ann J. Pearson and her 
husband Merideth Pearson in cash, furniture and stock, one thousand 
dollars and to their daughter Elizabeth Delaney a negro girl named Martha 
and money paid for her expenses and accounts worth eight hundred dollars 
and to James & Archie Pearsons, sons of said Ann J. Pearson, I have 
advanced on their education and expense accounts three hundred dollars 
making in all advanced to Pearson and family twenty one hundred dollars.

    3rd To my deceased daughter Jane R. Holeman and her husband I have 
advanced furniture, stock, money and a negro girl namedHarriet, thirteen 
hundred dollars.

    4th To my daughter Elvira S. Montgomery I have advanced money and a 
negro girl named Hager, eight hundred dollars.

    5th To my daughter Olivia F. Montgomery, I have advanced a boy Rufus 
and other gifts to the amount ot eight hundred dollars.

    6th To my daughter Henrietta B. Gill I have advanced a negro girl 
Caroline and other gifts including a lot in the town of Tullahoma 
amounting in all to one thousand dollars.

    7th To my son William S. Moore I have given a boy named alfred valued 
at $500 and in cash $700 in all twelve hundred dollars.

    8th To my daughter Margaret B. Strong I have advanced a negro woman, 
Harriet and child Charlie at $1200 and a lot in the town of tullahoma 
valued at $300 in all fifteen Thundred dollars.

    9th I have advanced to my daughter Sallie Polk, negro girl Rozetta, 
valued at eight hundred dollars.

    10th I have given to my daughter Virginia Moore a negro girl named 
Amanda at eight hundred dollars also a piano valued at three hundred 
dollars. I have also by deed of Gift conveyed to my said daughter 
Virginia, the house and lot in the Town of Tullahoma now occupied by 
A.M.Holt, M.D., with the furniture therein and now on hand. I wish it 
distinctly understood and as Will that the conveyance to my daughter 
Virginia of the house and lot above named be considered as a gift over and 
above an equal share in the balance of my estate, arising from the fact 
that I am indebted to her for her serviceattention and kindness to me for 
many years in my sickness and old age. Said Virginia is not required to 
account for the value of the said house and lot in a final settlement of 
my estate.

I will and desire that all my property both personal and real not disposed 
of shall be sold by my Executors and that they after appropriateing the 
sum of five hundred dollars toward enclosing the family burial ground, and 
furnishing suitable fixtures of head and foot pieces to the graves , 
proceed to divide the remainder amongst my children above named except the 
Nicks family having due regard as the advancments already named to make 
all equal and share alike.

To carry out the foregoing my last will and Testament I appoint my friend 
and son-in-law W.W. Gill and My daughter Virginia Moore Executrix and I 
give them full power to make all sale and conveyance of my whole estate 
real and personal and distribute the proceeds according to the provisions 
hereof. Executed, signed, sealed, and published January 12th, 1867 in 
Coffee Co. Tennessee.

					William Moore
Wit:
Hugh Francis
W.P. Hickerson
Joel P. Smith recorded 20th Apr. 1871