Davidson County TN Archives Court.....Thompson, Joseph C. October 1833
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Source: Davidson Co., Tn Will Book 10, 1832-1836
Written: October 1833


State of Tennessee Davidson County Court Oct. Sessions 1833.

No. 120. Joseph C. Thompson by (?) Plaintiff
Willis Cannon and wife and others defendants….Contested Will.

This day came the parties by their attorneys and there upon came a Jury (etc.?)
to wit:
James CLEMMONS, Henry COMPTON, Valuntine (?) WINFREY, Jefferson PAGE, Matthew C.
QUINN, James LONG, Freeman FRY, James GRAY, Jesse I. or L. EVERETT, James T. (?)
LOVE, Thomas BYROR (?) and Stephen BRADLEY, who being elected tried and sworn
the truth to speak upon the issue joined and say whether or not a paper writing
here exhibited in Court bearing date the 31st day of January 1826 witnessed by
Jason H. Thompson, John Mc. Thompson and Jeptha Mosely purporting to be the last
will and testament of Jason Thompson Dec'd is such will of said Jason. And the
jury having heard the evidence of Jeptha Moseley, John Thompson, Felix GRUNDY,
Nathaniel A. McNairy and other witnesses upon their oaths do say that the said
paper writing is the last will and testament of the said Jason dec'd. It is
therefore considered by the court that the Plantiff do recover against the said
defendants the costs of this suit expenses etc. and that execution issue. And it
is further considered that the said paper writing be admitted to record as the
last will and testament of said Jason Thompson dec'd. Whereupon John McNairy,
Nathaniel A. McNairy, Mrs. Thompson and John Mc. Thompson executors named in
said will in open Court here renounce their right of acting as such. And Mrs.
Thompson widow and relict of said Jason in open court here here descents
(dissents) from the provision of said will respecting her and claims her legal
dower and distributive share.
Test. Henry Ewing, Clerk of Davidson County Court



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