DAVIDSON COUNTY, TN - WILLS - Leavin (Levin) Edney, 8 Mar 1850
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Will of Leavin (Levin) Edney 
Contributed by Debie Cox 
Source: Davidson County Original Wills - Metropolitan Archives of Nashville 
and Davidson County 

In the name of God Amen I Leavin Edney of the State of Tennessee and the
County of Davidson being aged and infirm but thanks be to the Lord of sound
mind and memory do make ordain and publish the following as my last will and
testament.  In the first place I desire that my boddy be buryed in a neat and
Christian like manner at the discretion of my executor herein named and after
my just debts are paid the ballance of my property to be disposed of in the
following manner (to wit)I give and bequeath to my namesake Leavin Casey what
land I hold on the south side of the turnpike road also twenty acres to be
laid off by a right line out of the south end of my sisty acre tract in the
hills but his mother Sally Casey to have the free use of both places dring her
natural life.  I give to my beloved wife Polly Edney one feather bed and
furniture, one horse, one cow and calf, five ____ hogs, one sow and pigs, and
my negro man Jack during her natural life all of which property is to placed
in the possession of her neice Sarah E. Casey with whom it is my desire that
my wife shall live and after the death of my beloved wife the property left to
her to belong to her nephew Thomas Casey Junr,  the balance of my land in the
hills and on the north side of the turnpike road where I now live to be sold
on a credit of twelve months and my nephew Leavin Carthwright son of Charles
Cartwright to have five hundred dollars of that money to be paid to his father
at any time when he may call for it also my negro boy John to be sold on the
above credit with my stock of Jenets, Jacks, horses, cattle, sheep and hogs,
my farming tools house hold and kitchen furniture to be sold as above.  I give
to Elizabeth Beals fifty dollats, also to Lorenzo D. Beals fifty dollars, also
to John Kenada son of mary Kenada fifty dollars the ballance of money to be
equally divided between the heirs of Loedica Kinght and Mary E. Casey. and I
do hereby appoint my trusty friend John Bryant my executor to this my last
will and testament. 
8th of March 1850 
					Leavin Edney 
Signed Sealed and published in presence of 
Jno. Davis 
James L. Green 
Jno. W. Allen 

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