FRANKLIN COUNTY, TN - WILLS - George Gray, 13 Jun 1854
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GEORGE GRAYS WILL - 1854 (1857)

CONTRIBUTOR’S NOTE: The following was copied from the Manuscript Section
in the Nashville, Tennessee Archives (1st Floor).

—31-

I, George Gray, of Franklin County Tennessee do make and publish this my
last Will and Testament.~ After my death my negroes are not to be set up
to the highest bidder but alloted to my children in the following
manner. (Joseph, Mary, Helena and Louisa) have all had a pretty good
share of negroes and money, I now give and bequeath to my son Joseph and
his chil-dren, Peter.
To my daughter, Mary E. Dardis I give and bequeath little Sette and her
family, Alla and her family and big John.
To my son, Isaac Gray, I give and bequeath Bartles and his family,
Fielding and his family, Minerva and her family, George, Anderson,
Edwin,Dudley, Sumas and Artilla.
To my daughter, Helena Matlock, I give and bequeath Willis.
To my daughter, Louisa Phillips and her children.
I give and bequeath Lewis to be hired out to educate her children as
Phillips has become dissipated.
To my son George Lafayette Gray, I give and bequeath, Dick and his
family, Little Jim and his family, John his family, and Mary.
And to my afficted grandson George Dardis, I give and bequeath Nelly and
Stephen.
To my grandson George Gray Matlock, I (P-391) give and bequeath Nancy.
Now my old Servants, Labon and Wife, Aran and wife, York and Esther are
not to be taken from their homes.
I give and bequeath them to my son Isaac Gray.
To my son Joseph Gray and his children I give and bequeath my ARKANSAS
lands entire, also my tract of land on Big Creek in Shelby County
Tennessee containing - Acres.
To my daughter Mary E. Dardis and her son James Daris, I give and
bequeath my undivided interest in a Two Thousand acre tract of land
granted to Richard Sharp and myself.
To my son Isaac Gray, I give and bequeath the tract of land on which I
now live containing about fifteen or sixteen hundred acres together with
all thereunto belonging or appertaining also my Two Thousand acre tract
of mountain land including my stock farm together with my whole mountain
lands left in Winchester.
To my daughter, Louisa Phillips and her children I give and bequeath the
tract of land on which she now lives in Tipton County containing about
six hundred acres.
To my son George Lafayette Grey (sic) I give and bequeath the Glenco
Tract of land containing between three and four hundred acres, also the
tract of land joining Syler on Bean’s Creek, and the land joining
Vanzant and my undivided interest in the partnership lands on Cave
Hollow, also one thou-sand acres including the Larranct pond called the
Paddy Smith tract and the big pond tract of land containing two hundred
and twelve acres.
To my son Isaac Gray and son-in-law William T. Dardis I giv~e and
bequeath my Huricum tract of land and....
To Doctor Roe and wife, the place on which they now live, as long as
they live. ..
 —32— (~OR~ GRAY’S WILL (Con’t page 2)

And to Jesse T. Wallis, one hundred dollars to be handed by Isaac Gray
to Col. Finch, as said Wallis needs it.
And lastly I appoint my son Isaac Gray my sole Executor, to this my last
WILL and Testament, without giving any security, and as I cannot
undertake to divide my stock horses, cattle, and other effects, I wish
my Executor to make sale, at convient times and distribute the proceeds
without any regard to what has heretofore been distributed.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this the 13th
day of June in the year of Our Lord 1854.
Test:
J. M. Peckley GEORGE GRAY (Seal)
Wiley Danson
S. A. Danson

I, George Gray, make this addition or cody sill to this my last WILL and
Tastament.
I give to my son Isaac Gray all my interest which is half of the cotton
now at the gin house, the other half being his on original contract
because he has stayed with me and waited on me in my afflictions and
attended to my other business.
I also want Isaac Gray to see that George Dardis, my grandson (P-392)
gets an education.
I also want Isaac to pay for the schooling of Louisa Pillips’children
when cald on or until he gets tired of it. This 24th day of January
1857.
 Given under my hand and seal.
Witnesses:
GEORGE GRAY (Seal)
Wiley Denson
S. A. Denson
April 22nd  1859
I now make a further addition to this my last WILL, that is my son Isaac
Gray has always stayed with me and attended to all my business
faithfully and to me in all my afflictions. Therefore in consideration
for the same I now give him all the money I have on hand which I now put
into his posses-sion.
Witness my hand and Seal this day and date above written.
Test.:
J. M. Beckley
GEORGE GRAY (Seal)
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