DAVIDSON COUNTY, TN - WILLS - Martha Rains, 18 Aug 1836
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Will of Martha Rains, daughter of William and Ursula Pillow Rains.
Original Wills-Metro Archives of Nashville and Davidson Co., TN
Recorded in Davidson Co., WB 11, p. 69

I Martha Rains being of sound & perfect mind and memory, do make & publish
this my last will &Testament in maner & form following;	First.  I give &
bequeath unto my beloved Mother Ursula Rains all the Right Title Claim &
Interest that I have in & to the tract of land on which she the said Ursula
Rains now lives.  I also give & bequeath unto my beloved Mother Ursula Rains
all the Right Title Claim & Interest that I have in & to forty nine or fifty
Acres of land adjoining E. H. Ewing on the South & Jas. W. Horton & others on
the North & West it being an individed parsel of land Inherited by William
Rains Heirs from the Estate of John Rains DCd  and I do further give &
bequeath unto my beloved Mother Ursula Rains my negoro boy about 16th or 18th
years of age by the name of Abram and I also give and bequeath unto my Two
brothers Hance H. Rains & Wilfred H. Rains five dollars Each to be paid by my
mother in six months after my death and I also give unto my Sister Hyde &
Sister Williams Each one of my Bed quilts  I also give and bequeath unto my
Sister Gowen a bed quilt and one pair of my Eare Rings.  I also give &
bequeath unto my Sister Eliza Rains one Side Saddle of good quality and one
pair of my Eare Rings.  And lastly as to all the Rest Residue and Remainder of
my personal estate of what kind and nature soever.  I give & bequeath unto my
said beloved Mother Ursula Rains whom I hereby appoint sole Executrix of this
my last will Testament hereby Revoking all former Wills by me made In witness
whereof  I have heare unto set my hand & affixed my seal this 18th of August
1836.

						her
					Martha   X  Rains	(seal)
						mark

Signed sealed published and declared by the above named Martha Rains to be her
last will & Testament in the presence of  us ho have heare unto subscribed our
names as witnesses in the presence of the testatrix.

					Felix R. Rains
					Joseph Pope

I Martha Rains of sound mind & memory do make and publish this codicil to my
last will & Testament in maner following;  I do give & bequeath unto my
beloved Mother Ursula Rains all the Right Title Claim & Interest that I have
in & to an undivided lot or parsel of lot on high Street in the Town of
Nashville;  and I do hearby a___ & declare that my last will & Testament is
that at my Mothers death my property then on hand should be Equally divided
between all of my Brother & sisters.  And lastly it is my desire that this my
present codicil be ann__ to and made part of my last will & Testament to all
intents & purposes in witness where of I have hear unto set my hand & affixed
my seal this 18th day of August 1836.

						her
					Martha   X  Rains
						mark

Signed sealed & published & declared by the above named Martha Rains to be her
codicl to her last will & Testament in the presence of  us ho have heare unto
subscribed our names as witnesses in the presence of the testatrix.

					Felix R. Rains
					Joseph Pope