Grainger County, TN Wills Nov 1833 - May 1852 Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Project and TNGenWEb Project Archives Janet Bryant August 1997 USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or for other commercial presentation. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Taken from: Grainger County TN Inventories of Estates and Wills, Nov 1833- May 1852 Abstracted by Mary E. Reeves Compilation of Wills from Ms Reeves's Book prepared by Janet Bryant ACUFF, Richard, deceased, planter. Wife Martha; 2 daughters Anna ACUFF and Joice ACUFF; all my children, namely: Clabourn ACUFF, Anderson ACUFF, Alford ACUFF, Sally McPHETERS, Frances CLARK, Rachel HAMMER, Anna ACUFF, Joice ACUFF and Martha HARMON; my son-in-law John CLARK. Signed Richard ACUFF, 6 Apr 1835. Witnesses: Joseph CLARK, Joseph WILLIAMS. Recorded 7 Sep 1836, E. TATE, Clerk. Account of Sale mentions Anderson ACUFF, Thomas ACUFF, the Widow ACUFF, Clabourn ACUFF, James ACUFF, John D. ACUFF, William ACUFF among others, sale held 10 Oct 1836, recorded 9 Dec 1836. 2nd Account of Sale mentions Martha ACUFF, Aohn ACUFF, Sr., Clabourn ACUFF, Thomas ACUFF, William ACUFF, Alford ACUFF, Anderson ACUFF, Simeon ACUFF, recorded 13 Feb 1837. Settlement mentions Thos ACUFF, R. ACUFF, Alfred ACUFF, Joice ACUFF. Signed 20 Sep 1839, recorded 24 Oct 1839 BEELER, Joseph, deceased. Beloved wife Ann BEELAR; land on WILLIAMS Creek, Negro man DICK; sons Isaac BEELAR, Daniel BEELAR, John BEELAR, Henry MOYERS & John LONG; Negro PATS; son Jacob BEELAR; my daughter Margaret ODEL; note on James BROCK shall not be collected, but given to the children of Elizabeth BROCK as part of their portion of my estate; my daughter Ester WATSON; my grandchildren children of David BEELAR namely George W. BEELAR, Joseph BEELAR, Catharine BEELAR & Margaret BEELAR; sons Jacob BEELAR & John BEELAR, Executors. Signed 22 Aug 1845. Recorded 5 Mar 1846, E. TATE, Clerk, Witnesses: Martin CLEVELAND, John CARTER, Joseph GLASSCLOW. BEWLEY, Calvin, deceased. My wife Mary Louisa BEWLEY; notes in the State of TN & Polk County, MO where I have formerly lived; my beloved brother John G. BEWLEY, Executor. Signed Calvin F. BEWLEY, 15 Jan 1848. Witnesses: Clesbe AUSTIN, Wm FARRIS, Archibald AUSTIN, Jr., Jno W. SISK. Recorded 8 Mar 1848. BLACKBURN, Sterling, deceased. Much beloved sister Jemima BLACKBURN all my money & personal property; land warrant for $100.00 in U.S. Treasury Scrip to which I am entitled for my service in the U.S. Army under act of Congress 11 Feb 1847; to Allen HURST, my fine rifle gun; my brother Salathiel BLACKBURN my Executor; my clothing to my 2 brothers, Salathiel & Green BLACKBURN. Signed Sterling BLACKBURN 7 Aug 1847. Witnesses: Allen HURST, William ROGERS, Richard WADE. BOYD, Henry, deceased. My niece, Lucy Angeline BOYD, money for her education under control of her grandfather, Edward TATE, if she dies then goes to her next oldest sister, Isabella Jane BOYD, daughter of James B. BOYD, if both die, then next oldest child; my brother Francis BOYD in our partnership of T & H BOYD; my wife Jane BOYD all property left her by her father; my infant daughter Hester Isabella BOYD; Francis BOYD Of McMinn County, TN & Samuel SHIELDS of Grainger County, my sole executors. Signed 20 Sep 1847. Also there shall be a genteel set of tombstones over my father and mothers graves. Henry BOYD. Attested: John A. McKINNY, B.E. GAINS. Recorded 10 May 1848. BRADON, William. My son James land on a conditional line made by the said Edward BRADSON Sr., & Edward BRADON, Jr., near foot of Lone Mountain; son George $1.00, son Edward $1.00, daughter Sarah $1.00, daughters Elizabeth, Mary & Rachel horse worth $50.00; me and my wife to have the benefit of our own maintenance during our natural life. James BRADON, sole Executor. Signed 26 Jun 1843. Witnesses: Thomas WHITED(?), Alexander WOODWARD, William SEALS. Recorded 5 Dec 1847, E. TATE, Clerk. BRYAN, Joseph, deceased. Children: John BRYAN, Thomas BRYAN, Joseph BRYAN, Rachel PROFFIT wife of John B. PROFFIT, Betsy STERLING wife of Thomas STERLING & Patsey GRADY wife of Duglas GRADY, James Morgan BRYAN; slaves CINDY & WILLIAM; wife Betsy BRYAN; minor son James and his four sisters Jeney Ann, Letitia, Peggy & Amanda BRYAN, all minors. Betsey BRYAN, Executrix. Signed Joseph BRYAN, 19 Feb 1831. Witnesses: John POINDEXTER, Sterling COCKE. Recorded 19 Sep 1838. Inventory recorded 9 Jul 1836. BULL, George, planter. To be buried beside my wife in Grainger County; my son Clabourn BULL; my daughter Martha alias Patty and my daughter Hannah BLACKMAN's three children called George, Paulinda and Elizabeth; other two daughters Elizabeth IAMS and Margaret BARNARD; land where on John EPPERSON now lives; grandson George BULL; Clabourn BULL, Executor. Signed George BULL, 8 Nov 1836. Witnesses: Peter OGAN, Robert BARNARD, John EPPERSON. Recorded 9 Dec 1836, E. TATE, Clerk. Account of Sale mentions Clabourn BULL among others, signed 6 Feb 1837, recorded 14 Feb 1837. BURGES, Abigail. Everything to my present husband William BURGES. William BURGES & A.P. GREEN, Executors. Signed Abigail BURGES, 1 Aug 1851. Witnesses: William DENNIS, Clabourn JOHNSON. Recorded 7 Feb 1852, E. TATE, Clerk. BURKET, George deceased on 18 Jul 1840. (noncupative will). His mother Mary BURKET entire estate. Signed and witnessed 10 Jul 1840, Absalom CAMRON, John CLARK, Price CODY. Recorded 11 Nov 1840, E. TATE, Clerk. Account of Sale held 22 Aug 1840, sign 22 Dec 1840, recorded 8 Jan 1841. CAMPBELL, Jane, deceased. Husband, Matthew CAMPBELL; Margaret CAMPBELL (no relation given); John CAMPBELL (no relation given); Alexander CAMPBELL (no relation given), not of age; Jane CHASE (no relation given); Nancy CHASE (no relation given); to the heirs of Sarah STONE (no relation given); James CAMPBELL, brother of Margaret CAMPBELL; claims on Bird PATE, John CHASE, Jacob P. CHAISE and Richard THORNBURG; my husband and children. William LAWYERS and Margaret CAMPBELL, Executors. Signed Jane CAMPBELL. Witnesses: 17 Apr 1838, Julian FRAZIER and George W. ARNOLD. Recorded 22 May 1838, E. TATE, Clerk. CARBACK, Elisha, deceased. Beloved wife Sarah CARBACK; beloved son-in-law George COLLINS, beloved son John CARBACK; George COLLINS, Executor. Signed Elisha CARBACK, 27 May 1844. Witnesses: Daniel McKINNY, James DAVIS, Solomon NOE. Recorded 5 Jun 1844, E. TATE, Clerk. CHANDLER, Daniel, deceased. My son John CHANDLER; my wife Margaret CHANDLER; son John CHANDLER, Executor. Signed Daniel CHANDLER, 8 Jul 1843. Witnesses: Martin CLEVELAND, Tandy WOLFINBARGER. Recorded 9 Mar 1844, E. TATE, Clerk. CHURCHMAN, Edward, deceased. Wife Eda CHURCHMAN; Negro woman NICE; my daughters and their heirs Mary BLEDSOE, Naomy MILLS, Margaret MITCHELL, Nancy MILLS. Rebeca PERRIN, Jane NANCE, Hannah BRADLEY, Rachel MITCHEL, Matilda CHURCHMAN & Cynthia COLLET; grandson John P. PERRIN, son of my daughter Sarah; Vaiden PERRIN (no relation given), Preston MITCHEL & J. BLEDSOE, Executors. Signed Edward CHURCHMAN, 10 Mar 1840. Witnesses: Thomas LAMAR, Thomas BRADSHAW. Recorded 9 May 1840. Sales - Negro man DICK sold to Sarah CHURCHMAN for $248.25, recorded 10 May 1836. Inventory taken 16 Oct 1835, recorded 7 Jul 1836, inventory sale recorded 7 Jul 1836. Petition - Feb Term 1836: all heirs, 12 in number, are of age, petition to sell Negro DICK and money to be distributed among heirs. Signed 15 Feb 1836, recorded 13 Jul 1836. Commissioners Report - 1 yr support to family, signed 8 Dec 1835, recorded 15 Jul 1836. Settlement - mentions Negro DICK, Mary CHURCHMAN, Sarah CHURCHMAN, Eliza! ! beth CHURCHMAN, signed 1 Jan 1838, recorded 5 Jan 1838. Settlement mentions 1st settlement dated 1 Jan 1838; E; CHURCHMAN (legatee), Sarah CHURCHMAN (legatee), Philip SNIDER (legatee), Michael DYER (legatee), Wm FREEMAN (legatee), William CRAWFORD (legatee), E. TATE, guardian of minor heris of Thos CHURCHMAN (legatee), signed 18 Mar 1840, recorded 22 Apr 1840. CHURCHMAN, Elizabeth, widow of Thomas CHURCHMAN, deceased. Nancy FURGASON, bedding; James FURGASON, corn; Meredith FURGASON, a bed; Nancy COLLET, bed and bedding; Henry FURGASON, son of Rhoda FURGASON 1/2 of money; Thomas FURGASON, son of Jasmes FURGASON 1/2 of money; Isaac McBEE, Executor to keep money of Henry FURGASON until age 21; Nancy I. FURGASON, daughter of William FURGASON, dress; Julia Ann FURGASON, daughter of Rhoda FURGASON, deceased; J. L. TALBOTT & Isaac M. McBEE, Executor. Signed Elizabeth CHURCHMAN, 3 Jan 1848. Witnesses: Thomas BRADSHAW, Henry L. HAWKINS. Recorded 5 Sep 1848. CHURCHMAN, Matilda, deceased. My dear mother Eda CHURCHMAN; father's estate; my sister Hannah BRADLEY; note on John BRADLEY; my sister Rebeca PERRIN; note on Joab PERRIN; my niece Matilda PERRIN; my niece Cynthia MITCHEL; my niece Jane MITCHEL; Thomas LAMAR, Executor. Signed Matilda CHURCHMAN, 6 Mar 1841. Witnesses: Thos NUGIN, James FURGASON. Recorded 22 Apr 1841, E. TATE, Clerk. Inventory signed 22 May 1841, recorded 12 Jun 1841. CLAY, Rabecca. Having become old & infirmed; possessions left to me by my husband William CLAY in his last will & testament; my beloved son Clement C. CLAY, my Negro boy EPHRAIM, Samuel SHIELDS, Executor. Signed Rebacka CLAY, 5 Jan 1846. Witnesses: John A. McKinny, Harmon G. LEA. Recorded 9 Dec 1850. CLAY, William, deceased. Wife Rebecka CLAY, land in Richland Valley; my slaves ISAAC, JUDE, LITTLETON, JACK, BRADDOCK, MELLA, JUDY, a girl & daughter of CHANEY and her children, MARY, MARIA, EPHRAIM a lame man, EPHRAIM a boy & a Negro girl named POLLY; land North Side of Clinch Mountains adjoining Richard ACUFF; my grandsons Clemment Clabourn CLAY & Hugh Lawson White CLAY, the 1st & 3rd sons of my Clement C. CLAY; my 4 daughters Cynthia GREEN, Margaret M. BUNCH, Nancy HIGHTOWER & Maacah KINDRECK; Negro boy HENRY; my son William CLAY now deceased without issue; Negro boy JACOB; Negro woman NAN & her son TOM; Negro woman CHANY & her 2 children, BETTY & LUCINDA; Negro woman ESTHER; Negro woman RACHEL & her two children SALLY & SAMPSON; wife Rebecka CLAY, con CLEMENT C. CLAY & my son-in-law John BURCH & Aliston H. GREEN, Executors. Signed William CLAY, 27 Nov 1830. Witnesses: Luke LEA, Jr., S.H. BUNCH, James DYER, Sr., Samuel SHIELDS, Noah JARNAGIN. 4 Jan 1833 reacknowledged ! ! by P ryor LEA. 21 Aug 1834 reacknowledged by S. S. 26 Mar 1838 reacknowledged by James DYER, Sr. Codocil to will - daughter Margaret M. BUNCH, wife of John BUNCH. Sign 4 Jan 1833 William CLAY. Witnesses: Pryor LEA, Samuel SHIELDS, 21 Aug 1834. 26 Mar 1838 reacknowledged by James DYER, Sr. Additional codocil - son-in-law William P. KINDRICK; Negro girl POLLY; my daughter Maacah KINDRICK; 2 Negro children HARRIETT ELIZABETH & EMILY GREEN born since my will was made. Signed 12 Jun 1833 William CLAY. Witnesses: Pryor LEA, Saml SHIELDS, Luke LEA, 28 Jul 1835. 26 Mar 1838 reacknowledged James DYER, Sr. 21 Aug 1834 reacknowledged by S.S. Third codocil - my daughter Margaret M. BUNCH, now a widow and relict of John BUNCH, deceased. Signed William CLAY, 19 Sep 1838. Witnesses: Samuel SHIELDS, Harman G. LEA. Fourth codocil - William P. KINDRICK, husband of my daughter Maccah. Signed 9 Dec 1839 William CLAY. Witnesses: Noah JARNAGIN, Chesley JARNAGIN. Recorded 12 May 1852 E.! ! TATE, Clerk. CODY, Pierce. Lands & personal property to be sold in such a way as to support my wife & family; land sold to James L. CHURCHMAN; my worthy friend Robert LOYD, my sole Executor. Signed Pierce CODY, 18 Jun 1848. Witnesses: Francis YOUNG, James CAMRON. Recorded 10 Jan 1850. E TATE, Clerk. COFFMAN, Andrew, deceased. My four sons, David, Thomas, Andrew & Barton COFFMAN; my daughter Betsy MILLIKAN; my grandson David KNOX, son of David & Nancy KNOX, if he applies part within 5 yrs of death; all SLAVES set free; trusty friends Ellis RIGGS *|& James CARMICHAEL, Jr., Executors. Signed 30 Apr 1844. My Slaves are now SARAH, LIZA, ELSE, RALPH, HOUSTON, ANNA, BETSY, JANE, JEMIMA & STERLING. Signed Andrew COFFMAN. Witnesses: C. M. McANALLY, Edwd TATE. After this will was written it was apertained that David COFFMAN named in will is dead & his part is to go to his heirs. Signed 30 Apr 1844, Andrew COFFMAN. Recorded 12 May 1846. (2nd entry) Affidavit attached - James DAVIS swears before R. P. MOORE, Co. Court Clerk, that Rafe COFFMAN, a boy of color, is one of the Slaves that was freed by the will of Andrew COFFMAN by his will dated 30 Apr 1844. Signed James DAVIS, 7 Jun 1860. COOK, James, deceased. Wife Ailsy COOK, my son Enoch, being under age, a certain mare which I have sent to him in MO.; the children. Signed James COOK, 8 Jun 1843. Witnesses: Carlisle HAYNES, James BRADEN, Martin COOK. Recorded 17 Aug 1843, E. TATE, Clerk. COUNTS, Rachel. Son Jesse COUNTS; son-in-law Prior P. BUNCH and his 4 children, sons of my daughter Susan; son James M.; daughters Patsey and Nancy; Executor: Thomas McBROOM. Signed Rachel COUNTS, 28 Jul 1834. Witnesses: William M. MOODY and Robert CRAIGHEAD. Recorded 6 Jul 1836, E. TATE, Clerk. Inventory signed 17 Feb 1835, recorded 6 Jul 1836. COX, Samuel, deceased. My son Jeremiah COX, my son Samuel COX, my son Edmond COX, my daughter Martha GLOSSUP wife of William GLOSSUP; my daughter Margaret WHITE wife of James WHITE; my son Harmon COX; my granddaughter Priscilla COX daughter of my son Harmon COX; Menritary Washington BLACK, son of Peggy BLACK (no relation given); heirs of my son John COX; my son Levi COX; my son Solomon COX and his heirs; land purchased from William SMITH; son Solomon COX, Executor. Signed Samuel COX, 17 Feb 1838. Witnesses: Elisha BULL, John WALKER, Thomas REECE, Geo F. GILLASPIE. Recorded 11 Nov 1840, E. TATE, Clerk. Inventory recorded 20 Apr 1841. Account of Sale held 6 Mar 1841, mentions Jeremiah COX among others, recorded 20 Apr 1841. DAIL, Abner, deceased. Wife Jane DAIL; son Reuben M. DAIL; son Abel DAIL; daughter Elizabeth DAIL; son Jesse F. DAIL; daughter Lenah DAIL; son Henry N. DAIL to stay with mother until full age; daughter Laurith DAIL; daughter Jane CX. DAIL to have "Neelin Cose Chest" when m. or becomes of age; six sons - Orvil DAIL, youngest, Ira DAIL, William DAIL, Nicholas DAIL, John R. DAIL, Tilman A. DAIL. Executors wife and friend Lewis M. ELLIS. Signed Abner DAIL, 16 Oct 1842. Witnesses: Clabourn JOHNSON, Martin CLEVELAND. Recorded 25 Mar 1843. DANIEL, Edward, Sr., Wife Anna, son Isaac, daughter, Jemima DANILE, son, William; named to receive equal part of $500.00 in order of age Ester MAYES, Elizabeth MAYES, Anna HODGE, John DANIEL, Joseph DANIEL, Edward DANIEL, Jr., Mary MAYES, Rebecca SUNDERLAND, Sally MAYES, and Jemima DANIEL... among all said and singular of legal heirs in my family of children there being 12 in number whose names are referred to in the course of this instrument. Signed Edward DANIEL, 6 Feb 1830. Witnesses: James KENNON, James LACY, James GREENLEE. Recorded 9 Nov 1833, P.S. COCKE, Clerk. (2nd entry) Account of Sale - mentions Isaac DANIEL, William DANIEL, Edward DANIEL, John DANIEL, Philip DANIEL among others, recorded 11 Nov 1833, P.S. COCKE, Clerk DANIEL, Joseph, 4 Jan 1842. On his deathbed wished wife, Polly DANIEL and his children (not named). Signed John PIOTT, M.N. JEFFERES. Recorded 15 Apr 1842, E. TATE. Clerk. DENNIS, Sarah. "I give and bequeath unto my beloved William DENNIS" (no relation given). Signed Sarah DENNIS, 26 Mar 1843. Witnesses: William SHARP, Levi DENNIS, Wm DENNIS, Sr., John WHITE. Recorded 8 Nov 1850, E. TATE DEVAULT, John, deceased, Polly DEVAULT, wife; four Negroes; all the children when they come of age; the four boys; land in Hawkins County, containing 319 acres to John B. FINDLEY who holds a bond on land; my father's estate; to John ZACKERY the place I bought of Wm HOWERTON; ZACKERY & wife Executors. Signed john DEVAULT, 8 Dec 1835. Witnesses: John SHARP, William HOWERTON. Recorded 6 Aug 1842. DOLTON, Meridith, deceased, 29 Apr 1834; sons Coalby and Reuben; wife and children (not named); mentions land next to Ann McGINNIS; OGAN debt; SHIELDS debt' LAFFERTY debt; OGLE debt. Executor: Coalby DOLTON. Signed Meridith DOLTON. Witnesses: William HAYES, Moses PAYNE, John HIPSHEAR. Recorded 4 Nov 1834, T.S. COCKE. DYER, Anderson, deceased (noncupative will). We, Samuel SHIELDS, William HICKLE & William T. CARDIN, state the noncupative will of Anderson DYER was made by him 2 Sep 1844 during last illness; wife Rachel DYER; all his children now born or may be born, his wife now being in a pregnant condition; all his children now born Leroy Alfred & Marion Harrison; his father James DYER, Sr;, Executor. Signed 9 Sep 1944 Samuel SHIELDS, Wm HICKLE, Wm T. CARDIN. Recorded 22 Oct 1844, E. TATE, Clerk. DYER, Charlton Jr., deceased. My sister, Mary BEELAR, use of 2 Negro boys JOHN & WILLIAM; Willie B. DYER (no relation given); my friend Martin CLEVELAND, Executor. Signed Charlton DYER, 7 Mar 1844. Witnesses: Wm H. ODEL, Jacob BEELAR. Recorded 14 May 1844, E. TATE, Clerk. DYER, Fanny, deceased. Names children: Cynthia DYER, Elizabeth DYER, Anna DYER & Nancy DYER; my daughter Catherine DYER, Hamilton DYER; Pleasant DYER heir of Isaac DYRE, deceased; Robert DYER, Isaac DYER & George DYER (no relation given); my friend James DYER, Jr., Executor. Signed Fanny DYER, 12 Sep 1838. Witnesses: William DENNIS, Joseph HILL, Pleasant DYER. Recorded 8 Oct 1838, E. TATE, Clerk. Inventory signed 15 Sep 1838, recorded 8 Nov 1838. Account of Sale mentions George DYER, Jr., Anderson DYER, among others, recorded 8 Nov 1838. Settlement recorded 7 Jan 1841. DYER, George, deceased. My daughter Mariah McCUBANS and her children; my daughter Polly BEELAR and her children; Negro girl CLAUSER; my son Willie B. DYER; Negro HENRY; my son William *************** DYER, James DYER, Jr. ,George DYER, among others, recorded 12 Jun 1841. DYER, William, planter, deceased. Wife Nancy; 6 sons, Owen DYER, Anderson DYER, Booker DYER, Calliway DYER, Jackson DYER & Wilson DYER; 4 daughters Sarah McBEE, Elizabeth McAFEE (?), Mahaly BROCK & Cynthia DONAHOO; sons Owen & Booker DYER, Executors. Signed Wm DYER, 17 Feb 1837. Witnesses: Joseph DYER, Thomas DENNIS. Recorded 11 Jan 1839, E. TATE, Clerk. Account of Sale held 25 Jan 1839 mentions Callaway DYER, Jackson DYER, Widow DYER, signed 25 Jan 1839, recorded 15 Apr 1839 DYER, William, deceased. George Washington DYER, my brother; Negroes ANDREW & BETSEY; my brother Willie B. DYER; my brother-in-law Jesse BEELAR; my sister Polly BEELAR, Mariah McCUBAN or her legal heirs; my father George DYER's will; my brother Willie DYER, Executor. Signed William DYRER, 12 Dec 1840. Witnesses: Martin CLEVELAND, Elizabeth CLARK, Anderson ACUFF. Recorded 7 Jan 1841, E. TATE, Clerk. Inventory recorded 20 Apr 1841. EASLEY, Daniel, 12 Oct 1847, deceased. To my wife Susan and my daughter Mary EASLEY all my property; at the deaths to the children of my daughter Katherine EASLEY & Issabella HARRIS formerly Issabella EASLEY; appts Jacob P. KIRKHAM, Executor. Signed Daniel EASLEY. Attested: George C. TAYLER & Jacob P. KIRKHAM. Recorded 10 Mar 1848. ELDER, Andrew, deceased. Wife Elizabeth. Executor: Elizabeth ELDER. Signed Andrew ELDER, 28 Aug 1824. Witnesses: Henry HIPSHIRE, William HAYES, Jr., and Js BOWEN. Recorded 4 Nov 1834, Thos S. COCKE. ELKINS, David, deceased. Dear wife (not named); son David; daughter Patsy; daughter Mary. Executors: Wife, my trusty friends and son David. Signed David ELKINS. Attested: John HILL, David ELKINS Jr., John D. POPEJAY, Nathaniel POPEJAY. Recorded 10 May 1836, E. TATE, Clerk. Inventory recorded 10 May 1836. FIELDS, Robert, deceased. Wife Abigail FIELD; all my Black people to be set free, namely JOSEPH, CRISA, LEWIS, PATTY, PHILLIP, LEA, JANE, GREEN, PATTON, JOHN & PRYOR; $100 to promote the Gospel; wife Abigail FIELD & William SHARP, Executors. Signed Robert FIELD, 9 Nov 1841. Witnesses: 5 Dec 1841 Moses BROCK, Clabourn JOHNSON. Recorded 11 May 1842, E. TATE. Clerk. GAINS, Robert, deceased. Youngest son Pryor Anderson GAINS; all my children namely Elizabeth DAVIS, Anna COWIN, Baylis E. GAINS, Robert C. GAINS, James P. GAINS, Preston H. GAINS, Mahayley GAINS, Prior A. GAINS, Mildred GAINS; two oldest sons Bailis E. GAINS and Robert C. GAINS, Executors. Signed Robert GAINS, 28 Jun 1833. Witnesses: Thos SMITH, Joseph SMITH, Robert H. SMITH. Recorded 9 Jul 1836, E. TATE, Clerk. GARRISTON, Job. My wife Winniford GARRISTON; my esteemed friends Jacob PECK & Jehu MORRIS, Executors. Signed Job GARRISTON, 21 Apr 1850. Witnesses: Melton SHIELDS, John H.L. PECK, William THOMPSON, M. HILL. Recorded 26 May 1850. GILL, Thos., deceased. My son Samuel GILL all of Estate including NEGROES; each of my 3 daughters Elizabeth KNIGHT wife of Trestain Day KNIGHT, Mary SHIELDS, widow of John SHIELDS, & Martha JARNAGEN, wife of Chesley JARNIGAN; my son Samuel GILL, Executor. Signed Thomas GILL, 29 May 1843. Witnesses: Wm WILLIAMS, Warham EASLEY, Sr., Jacob NOE. Recorded 10 Feb 1846, E. TATE, Clerk. GRANTHAM, Richard, deceased. My beloved with Frances GRANTHAM; my black boy SIMON; my 1st daughter Penelope advanced in age; my daughter Tabitha ROBERTSON; the children of my daughter Mary, deceased, who intermarried with George SANDERS; the children of my daughter Anna, deceased, who intermarried with Hezekial ROBERTSON; my son Amos, my daughter Rachel; my daughter Rhoda; my son John GRANTHAM; my son James GRANTHAM; my daughter Alice; my son Richard GRANTHAM; my son Willis GRANTAHM; James GRANTHAM & Hughs W. TAYLOR, Executors. Signed Richard GRANTHAM, 6 Dec 1845. Witnesses: George G. TAYLOR, Jacob p. KIRKHAM, James H. GRAY. Recorded 18 Jul 1846. HAMMER, Joel, Sr., deceased. Wife Hannah; given already to several children. Signed Joel HAMMAR, 8 Aug 1832. Witnesses: James KENNON and Enos HAMMAR. Recorded 21 Jul 1834, P.S. COCKE, Clerk. Inventory recorded 21 Jul 1834. HAMMER, Hannah, deceased. Two daughters Sarah DYER and Magdalin THOMPSON; Dr. Wm E. COCKE; the daughters of my former husband Joel HAMMER viz Elizabeth HAMMER now Elizabeth KENT and Ruth HAMMER now Ruth COUNTZ, Martha HAMMER now Martha COUNTZ; my son Ezra HAMMER; Thomas DYER, Executor. Signed Hannah HAMMER, 10 Apr 1836. Attested: Reuben GROVE and John KENNON. Recorded 12 Jul 1838, E. TATE, Clerk. Account of Sale held 19 Jul 1838 mentions personal property of Hannah HAMMER; Enos HAMMER, recorded 11 Jan 1839. Settlement mentions Nicholas & Martha COUNTZ (legatees), Thomas DYER being the husband of Sarah HAMMER (legatee), recorded 16 Nov 1839. HAMMERS, Enos, deceased. Zachariah HAMMERS, William HAMMERS, Abraham HAMMERS & Enos HAMMERS, sons; daughter Elizabeth HAMMERS; Martha ACUFF, formerly Martha HAMMERS; Robert LOYD, Executor. Signed Enos HAMMERS, 19 Sep 1846. Attested: Isaac DANIEL & Henry M. MOODY. Recorded 5 Nov 1846. HANKINS, Edward, deceased. Beloved wife Elizabeth; Negro girl NANCY; Negro boy LEWIS; land in Jefferson County; my mother Phoebe HANKINS; my son John H. HANKINS; my daughter Eda HANKINS; my son Daniel L. HANKINS; my 6 daughters Rebecca, Emaline, Eda, Pheba, Anna Jane, Susan Elizabeth & Deborah Angeline; my 8 children: Rebecca Emaline, John H., Eda, Pheba, Anna Jane, Susan Elizabeth, Daniel L., & Deborah Angeline; my friends John A. McKINNY & Eli SKAGGS, Executors. Signed Edward HANKINS, 18 Jul 1844. Witnesses: James HANKINS, John WEBSTER, Thomas C. HANKINS. Recorded 10 Sep 1844, E. TATE, Clerk. HANKINS, William, deceased. Wife Anna, son-in-law Russile SMALLWOOD; son-in-law John LARGE; Negro man SAM to be set free and given 15 acres of land in Grainger County; son Thomas; mentions McKINEY line to David SHARP's; Estate to be divided between rest of heirs (not named). John LARGE and Thomas HANKINS, Executors. Signed William HANKINS, 9 Oct 1832. Witnesses: William CORUM and Frederick CORAM. Recorded 11 Nov 1833, P.S.COCKE, Clerk. Inventory for William HANKINS recorded 11 Nov 1833, P.S. COCKE, Clerk. Account of Sale mentions Thomas HANKINS, Edward HANKINS, Thomas HANKINS, Sr, James HANKINS, Henry HANKINS, Stephen HANKINS, among others, recorded 11 Nov 1833, P.S. COCKE, Clerk. Green B. MITCHELL, guardian of Hannah C. HANKINS, recorded 17 Feb 1834. G. B. MITCHELL, recorded another guardian report on 2 Jul 1834. Settlement to estate recorded 8 Jul 1836. Account of Sales held 14 Nov 1833, recorded 9 Jul 1836. HARRIS, Evan, deceased. Wife Rachel; son Isaac; son Israel; 3 daughters Elizabeth, Mary and Nancy; daughter Martha and children; other 5 children Robert, Jane, John, Stewart and Temple; son Isaac HARRIS, sole Executor. Signed Evan HARRIS, 14 Oct 1834. Witnesses: James WHITLOCK, Samuel RAY. Recorded 12 Jul 1836, E. TATE, Clerk. HARRIS, Peter, deceased. 17 day of Mar 1823, wife not named, sons Thomas HARRIS and Isaac HARRIS, John HARRIS and Jesse HARRIS. Executors: John and Jesse HARRIS. Signed Peter HARRIS. Witnesses: John LONG and Robert LONG. Recorded 5 Jul 1834, P.S. COCKE, Clerk. Under the Account of Sale, other HARRISs mentioned are: Morning HARRIS, Nehemiah HARRIS, Jr., Nehemiah HARRIS, Sr., Samuel HARRIS. Inventory mentions 3 Negroes JACOB, SALLY and child MATILDA, recorded 5 Jul 1834. Another Account of Sale mentions land sold to John COCKE on 7 Dec 1833, recorded 4 Aug 1834. HAWKINS, Anna, deceased. My daughter Priscilla B. HAWKINS; Negro boy JOR; my daughter Harriet L. REEDER; Negro girl MARY; my son Thomas I. M. HAWKINS; Negro boy SAM; negro girl LILA & her child JINY; my sons children Elizabeth N. CAMPBELL, Martha BROWN, Sally HUFFORD, Henry S. HAWKINS, Susan McBEE & William P. HANKINS; my son-in-law William BROWN who now lives in MO, my sole Executor. Signed Anna HAWKINS, 31 Oct 1843. Attested: Samuel SHIELDS, Harmon G. LEA. Recorded 24 Jan 1846. HENDERSON, Mary Susan. My mother Mary HENDERSON, widow of my father Thomas HENDERSON; money in the hands of William GODWIN who was appointed at settle the Estate of my father in place of James MOOR, who was the Executor of my fathers last will and testament; my mother Mary HENDERSON, Executor. Signed Mary Susan HENDERSON, 4 May 1849. Witnesses: Saml B. TATE, Wm S. JONES, Eli A. JONES, James CONN. Recorded 27 Jun 1849. HENDERSON, Thomas, deceased. Wife Mary HENDERSON; two negroes LUCY & THOMAS; my children Mariah L. HENDERSON, William Y. HENDERSON, Rutha A. HENDERSON, Dianah J. HENDERSON, and Mary L. HENDERSON; Negroes HANABAL, RHODA & GEORGE; James MOORE, Executor. Signed Thomas HENDERSON, 9 Jun 1838. ATTESTED: 11 Jun 1838, N.A. SENTER, Larkin JONSTON, Samuel B. TATE. Recorded 14 Sep 1838, E. TATE, Clerk. Inventory signed 13 Jul 1838, recorded 18 Sep 1838. Account of Sale mentions William HENDERSON, Nancy HENDERSON, Mary HENDERSON, among others, recorded 10 Dec 1838. Account of Sale mentions hiring 2 Negroes, girl by Louisa HENDERSON, boy by William HENDERSON, recorded 10 Mar 1840. HENDERSON, William Y. My mother Mary HENDERSON, land south of the State Road; Negroes to be sold; tombstones to be placed at the graves of my father and sisters & to the grave of Thomas GODWIN & my own; at death of mother any money to be paid to Trustees of MOORS Chapel; Larkin JOHSNON, Executor. Signed William Y. HENDERSON, 28 May 1844. Witnesses: A. G. SULLENBARGER, Thomas SHELTON. Recorded 7 Jul 1849, E TATE, Clerk. HICKMAN, John. My wife Mary HICKMAN; my 3 daughters Elizabeth HICKMAN, Catherine GRAY, formerly ICKMAN & Hannah HICKMAN; land up and down the creek beginning on John HICKMAN, deceased, line & running to Moses B. ATKINS line; my daughter Margaret HICKMAN alias Margaret MARTIN, Elizabeth HICKMAN & Hannah HICKMAN; my 3 sons Daniel HICKMAN, Elijah HICKMAN & Francis HICKMAN; my daughter Pricilla LASLEY formerly HICKMAN; my 3 granddaughters Mary HICKMAN, Lucenda HICKMAN & Amy HICKMAN, heirs at law of John HICKMAN, deceased; wife Mary HICKMAN, Executor. Signed John HICKMAN, 19 Aug 1846. Witnesses: Wm SHARP, James PHEPPS. Recorded 7 Dec 1849, E. TATE, Clerk. HILL, James, deceased. Wife Rachel, daughter Catherine, son Abel, son John, daughter Rachael Minerva, son Kanedy Corlson, 2 young children Rachael Minerva and Kanedy Corlson when they come of age. Executor: John HILL, son. James HILL signed will 28 8JUN 1832. Witnesses: John HILL, Stephen FROST, Lorenzo D. FROST. Recorded 14 Jul 1834, P.S. COCKE, Clerk. Account of Sale held 19 Dec 1835, recorded 11 Jul 1836. Inventory mentions Rachels' death date as 12 Nov 1835, recorded 11 Jul 1836. Settlement mentions Abel HILL, John HILL, minor heirs Minerva and Canada (Kanedy?) HILL, recorded 11 Oct 1837. Settlement mentions Jesse HILL, John HILL, Jr., John HILL, Sr., HILL & JOHNSTON, Sarah HILL widow, among others, signed 21 Jan 1840, recorded 11 Feb 1840. HILL, John, deceased. 5 Feb 1840. Wife Nancy; my children Abel, Pheba & Nancy all that I allowed them at their marriage heretofore; land on DYER's line; my son William Ramsey comes of age; my daughter Penina Pallestine; Negroes PHILIP & STEPHEN; friends Stephen FROST & John HUBBS, Executors. Signed John HILL. Witnesses: William HUBBS, Oliver FIELDS, William HILL, Abel HILL. Recorded 23 Mar 1841, E. TATE, Clerk. Inventory mentions Joseph HILL, Abel HILL, Jesse HILL, William HILL among others, recorded 8 May 1841. (NOTE: inventory for Nancy HILL, wife of John HILL,deceased was signed on 31 Mar 1841, recorded 8 May 1841 notes that $52.12 was on hand at inventory but $6.00 was counterfeit.) Account of Sale mentions Abel HILL, Robert HILL, William HILL, Nancy HILL, recorded 8 May 1841. HILL, Joseph, Sr., deceased. 20 Apr 1833; wife not named, 4 sons William, John, Jesse and Robert, 2 daughters Sarah DUNAHEW and Elizabeth HILL. Executors: 2 oldest sons William and John. Signed Joseph HILL. Witnesses: Willis L. PRATT and Jesse HILL. Recorded 4 Nov 1834, Thomas S. COCKE, Clerk. Inventory recorded 9 Jul 1836. HINES, James, deceased. Having become old and infirmed in body; sons William HINES, Zachariah HINES, Zepaniah HINES & Mikajah HINES; my five daughters Jane, Martha, Parthena, America & Sarah; my wife Sarah HINES and my daughter Mary; Samuel SHIELDS, Executor. Signed James HINES, 17 Jun 1842. Witnesses: Harmon G. LEA, Balis E. GAINS. No recording date. Inventory recorded 14 Jul 1834. HODGES, Eli, deceased. Wife Emalue; note on hand on Daniel & Joseph NOE due 14 Sep 1845; note on hand on Drury MORRIS due Aug 1846; note on Hannah MORRIS due Dec 1846; note on H. BEAR due Sep 1846; my sisters Elizabeth, Lavince (?), & Cornelia entire interest in land belonging to the Estate of Eli HODGES, deceased; my mother Elizabeth HODGES note on John HUNT due Jan 1847; note on Y. I. MORRIS; note on John GARRISON; my brothers Jos D., John M,., Jacob E., Isaac B., & Thos C. HODGES; my sisters Lucinda HUNT & Mary Ann McBRIDE; good friend Hughs W. TAYLOR & Ellis RIGGS, Executors. Signed Eli HODGES, 5 Sep 1846. Attested: John M. PATTON, Francis Y. WILLIAMS, Jr., & James M. PATTON, Jr. Recorded 20 Oct 1846. Account of Sale mentions Elizabeth HODGES, Elias HODGES, William HODGES, John M. HODGES, among others, recorded 10 May 1838. Commissioners Report for Apr 1838 mentions lay-off 1 yr supply for Widow & family, signed 16 Mar 1838, recorded 26 May 1838. Settlement mentions! ! Eli zabeth HODGES, among others, signed 29 Apr 1840, recorded 9 May 1840. 2nd settlement dated 28 May 1841,mentions last settlement dated 29 Apr 1840, Elizabeth HODGES guardian of minor heirs, Lucinda HODGES (legatee), Preston LOYD who intermarried with Mary HODGES (legatee), John M. HODGES (legatee), among others, recorded 12 Jun 1841. HOWELL, Benjamin, deceased. Wife Agnes, alias Agnes GRISSOM; Permilia WALER (no relation given); Executor Calib HOWELL. Signed Benjamin HOWELL, 5 Feb 1833. Witnesses: Goodwin PRICE and Joseph DANIEL. Recorded 5 Nov 1834, Thos S. COCKE. HOWELL, Jane O. (noncupative will). Made 21 & 23 Nov 1849 in her home in her last sickness; my daughter Prudence CARMICHAEL; my daughter Jane GROVE; ROSE my old black woman; Prudy's children. Made by us 7 Dec 1849, Elias WEBSTER, Pleasant WEBSTER. Proved in court Jan Term 1850. Recorded 10 Jan 1850. HOWELL, Thomas, deceased. My other all of my land No. side of Holsten River & profits from mill, at her death to Samuel CARMICHAEL, son of Dennis & Prudence CARMICHAEL; will my mother my boy JACOB and my girl RHODA & her children, at her death to Prudence CARMICHAEL; land on So side of river divided in 5 parts amongst Elizabeth COUNTS & Jane COUNTS (one part), James CARMICHAEL, Susan CARMICHAEL, Daniel T. CARMICHAEL & John T. CARMICHAEL, children of Daniel & Prudence CARMICHAEL; a colt now at Elisha TAYLOR's; Jane MOODY formerly Jane COUNTS mare bought from Joel DENNISON; my boy GEORGE; my sister Prudence; Gowens Farm sold & money for use of Nancy HILL & two of Caroline DYERs children, Susan & Oliver; Daniel CARMICHAEL & Robert J. McKINNY, Executors. Signed T.K. HOWELL, 26 Sep 1843. Witnesses: N.M. JEFREYS, David COUNTS. Recorded 8 Nov 1843. HUBBS, John Sr., deceased. My four sons William HUBBS, Stephen HUBBS, Willis HUBBS & Joshua HUBBS; my 4 daughters Rutha, Sally, Polly & Rachel; the forgoing children of my 2nd wife except William HUBBS who is the son of my 1st wife; the four children by my 3rd wife Mary HUBBS, to wit Dorcus HUBBS, James HUBBS, Hugh HUBBS & Martin HUBBS, all now under age, I give $1.00 ea in addition to what each one of them is entitled to draw at the death of their mother, Mary HUBBS, as they become of age, by deed of trust administered by Hugh JONES, said deed registered 15 Mar 1834 Knox County TN; my son John, son of my second wife; Negro girl named NELLY c 20 years; Samuel SHIELDS, Executor. Signed John HUBBS, 5 Sep 1843. Witnesses: John A. McKINNEY, Silas MYNATT. Exhibit A - Deed. Indenture Feb 1834, John HUBBS, Sr. of Knox County, ,TN. & Hugh JONES of Grainger County, TN. John HUBBS for & in consideration of the sum of $1.00 to him in hand paid the receipt is acknowledged & also fo! ! r & in consideration for the claim of his wife Mary HUBBS to alimony & in bar of her right of Dower has granted, bargained alienated ___ unto Hugh JONES in trust for the use of the said Mary during her natural life & at her death to Dorcas, James, Hugh & Martin, infants under 21; (gives land description). Witnesses: A. LOONY, Jos L. WILLIAMS. Signed John HUBBS. Registered Knox County, TN 24 Jan 1843, Book H, Page 410, 411,412. Recorded 22 Oct 1844, E. TATE, Clerk. HUDDLESTONE, Robert, deceased. Wife Bethena HUDDLESTON; son Daniel F. HUDDLESTONE; my four daughters; Negroes JACK & ALEY; my 7 children; John F. HUDDLESTON; Negro PLEASANT; son Calvin HUDDLESTONE; Negro boy GREEN; land to corner of Ezra Buckner's; Negro boy JESSE; daughter Letty McCRARY; Negro girl MARIAH; daughter Leah Emaline HUDDLESTONE; Negro girl EMALINE; daughter Sarah Ann HUDDLESTONE; Negro boy JIM; daughter Jemima Orlena HUDDLESTONE; Negro girl RACHEL; $600 from John CONLEY, my wife's father, as part of her estate; Pheba McCUBBINS & Elizabeth BUCKNER my 2 step-daughters; John F. HUDDLESTONE & Ezra BUCKNER, Executors. Signed Robert HUDDLESTONE. Witnesses: Wm BAKER, James B. SMITH, Daniel HUDDLESTONE. Recorded 23 Jan 1842, E. TATE, Clerk. IMES, James, deceased. To be buried on my own land; wife Polly IMES; daughters Elizabeth HARVEY (?), Rachel PAYNE; granddaughter Mary IMES; son William IMES; Indian Creek land; grandson John IMES; granddaughter Polly IMES; William IMES, my son, Executor. Signed John IMES, 5 Jul 1838. Witnesses: Clabourn BULL, Thomas LACOCK. Recorded 8 Feb 1839, E. TATE, Clerk. JAMES, Abraham, deceased. Wife Nancy; Executor: Nancy JAMES. Rest of heirs have received their portion. Signed Abraham JAMES, 23 Apr 1834. Witnesses: James L. WEST and Thomas GILMORE. Recorded 4 Nov 1834 Thos. S. COCKE. (2nd entry) JAMES, Abraham, deceased. Apr 23, 1834, all to wife Nancy as for rest of heirs they have received their respective portions. Signed Abraham JAMES. Attested: James T. WEST and Thomas GILMORE. Recorded 6 Jun 1836, E. TATE, Clerk. JAMES, William, deceased. My son Elijah JAMES, my daughter Barbara WILLSON, my daughter Elizabeth YOUNG, my daughter Nancy MORGAN, my son Wm JAMES, my daughter Martha McCOY, my son Isaac JAMES, my son James JAMES land in District 5; Robert LOYD, Executor. Signed William JAMES, 17 Jul 1844. Attested: Isaac DANIEL, John DANIEL. Recorded 6 Dec 1848. JANUARY, David. My dear wife Martha E. JANUARY; my son Marcus DeLafett JANUARY; Lewis M. ELLIS, Executor. Signed David JANUARY, 21 Feb 1847. Attested: John B. GRISGBY, B.E. GAINS. Recorded 20 Apr 1847. JARNAGIN, Noah, deceased. My daughter Jemima HINES; my son Asa JARNAGIN; my daughter Anna CURLE; my youngest son Paschel L. JARNAGIN; land in Poor Valley adjoining land conveyed to me by Caswell JARNAGIN; my wife Mary JARNAGIN; Paschel JARNAGIN, Executor. Signed N. JARNAGIN, 28 Feb 1849. Attested: Chesley JARNAGIN, William WILLIAMS, Harmon G. LEA. Codocil - My son George R. JARNAGIN, the $50 bequeathed to my daughter Jemima HINES, she being now deceased; $75 to son Paschal L. JARNAGIN I bequested to my daughter Anna CURLE. Signed 28 Feb 1849 N. JARNAGIN. Attested: Harmon G. LEA, A.P. GREEN, Recorded 19 May 1849. JENNINGS, Royal, Sr., deceased. Low state of health; 3 youngest sons George W., Royal & Augustus F.; two sons John P. JENNINGS & Pleasant JENNINGS; land in Claibourne County; land in Broken Valley and Copper Ridge; land adjoining Larkins COLLINS; slave BRITANIA & her 2 children RACHEL & FANNY; daughter NANCY; 2 grandchildren Caroline & Katherine the 2 oldest daughters of my daughter Martha; my daughter Sarah Ellis & Polly ROSE and their husband Lewis ELLIS & George ROSE; grandson John PRIOR for the use of his father Pleasant JENNINGS; Negro man LANDY; daughter Elizabeth CLARK; Royal JENNINGS, Jr., my son, the Administrator of William D. JENNINGS, deceased; my sons John P. JENNINGS & Royal JENNINGS, Executors. Signed Royal JENNINGS, 25 Nov 1838. Witnesses: C. McANALLY, H. WILLIAMS. Recorded 27 Mar 1839, E. TATE, Clerk. Account of Sale held 8 Mar 1839 mentions Pleasant JENNINGS, George W. JENNINGS, Augustus JENNINGS, Henry JENNINGS, Mira JENNINGS, among others, recorded 15! ! Apr 1839. Settlement dated 17 may 1841 mentions Henry JENNINGS, among others, recorded 12 Jun 1841. JOHNSON, Stephen, deceased. My son James JOHNSON 3 Negroes SYLVIA & CHILDREN and a boy named DAVE; my son Hardy JOHNSON; my daughter Polly STUBBLEFIELD and her children 4 Negroes, JOHN, CLARA, the younger, MARIAH & ALLEN; disposition of Slaves CLARA, the elder & the Negro man ARTHUR; George STUBBLEFIELD, husband of my daughter Polly; Executor, my son Hardy JOHNSON, my nephew Larkin JOHNSON & Elisha DODSON, Esquire. Signed Stephen JOHNSON, 24 Oct 1845. Witnesses: John McANALLY, Joseph F. SEAVER. Recorded 5 Jan 1849, E. TATE, Clerk. JOHNSON, Thomas, deceased. My son Larkin JOHNSON; the grave of my wife Barbary JOHNSON; my daughter Sally JOHNSON; my daughter Lucy EATON; a book of accompts I have given my children at different times; my son Sanford JOHNSON; my son James JOHNSON; two old Negroes JACK & SIRS, young Negro man JACK, Negro girl MARTHA; my granddaughter, daughter of Martha CARTER; Negro girl ELVIRA; Executors sons Sanford, James & Larkin JOHNSON. Signed Thomas JOHNSON, 27 Jul 1842. Witnesses: James MOORE, Saml GILL. Recorded 9 Mar 1844, E. TATE, Clerk. LANE, William, deceased. Beloved wife Sarah LANE; my son John LANE; when wife dies all money to be given to son John LANE; "Ex perform with the article that I am bound in unto Polly KITTS & her son Henry KITTS that is now in the hands of Stephen FROST for safe keeping, if said Henry KITTS should live with until he is twentyone years of age agreeable to the said article turned over."; John LANE, Executor. Signed William LANE, 22 Sep 1841. Witnesses: John H. FROST, Henry FROST. Recorded 21 Apr 1846. LATHIM, John. My wife Rachel, my children Thomas, William, John H., Matilda who intermarried with George H. EVANS, Mary who intermarried with Henry WILLIAMS, Martha who intermarried with Michael FARMER, Eveline who intermarried with Aquilla FARMER & the children of Susan, deceased who intermarried with Joseph CLARK; land in Hawkins County, TN on the Poor Valley Creek; Wm LATHIM, my son, Executor. Signed John LATHIM, 7 Apr 1849. Attested: S.S. SHIPLEY, Thos McBROOM, Wm MURRY. Recorded 22 Feb 1851, E. TATE, Clerk. Inventory signed 4 Sep 1838, recorded 18 Sep 1838. Account of Sale - mentions James LATHIM, among others, recorded 7 Nov 1838. Guardian report - James JATHIM appointed guardian of minor heirs Martha & E. LATHIM on )1 Oct 1838, mentions hiring SLAVES to S.S. SHIPLEY, James LATHIM, Jr & George EVANS; schooling by Miss Eliza HENDERSON, signed 2 Nov 1839, recorded 16 Nov 1839. Settlement mentions sale of 19 Jan 1839, James LATHIM, Sr., among others, recorded 9 Jun! ! 1841. Add'l Account of Sale recorded 12 Jul 1841. LEA, Lavinia, relict of Major LEA, deceased. My son, Albert Millar LEA 1/2 land known as Dower Tract & land on Bushy Ridge & all my SLAVES; 1/2 land in trust for Mary, wife of my son Luke LEA and their son now an infant & named Albert Major LEA, Harmon Graves LEA, my servant WILLIAM, son of MARIA, & SALVE, for life. To my son Albert Millar LEA, $550, the price of my former slave CHARLES, my servant HENRY, a Slave for life, the eldest son of MARIA, wishing always to be a body servant on account o fhte lameness of my said son; son Harmon Graves LEA, Executor. Signed Lavinia LEA, 6 May 1848. Witnesses: Samuel SHIELDS, John H. SHIELDS, Williston T. LEA, Rachel T. LEA. Recorded 9 Aug 1849, E. TATE, Clerk. LEACH, James M., deceased. My beloved wife, Mary LEACH; land claim for voluntary service in the war with Mexico; my 2 brothers Abraham & John; wife Executor. Signed James M. LEACH, 16 Sep 1848. Witnesses: Jas SALLING, Calvin HUDDLESTONE, John C. BAKER. Recorded 10 Mar 1849. LEBOW, John, deceased. My son Joseph LEBOW, son-in-law William GRAY, my son Isaac LEBOW, my daughters Sena, Lucretia and Lucenda, my son John LEBOW, my wife Catherine LEBOW, my son-in-law Sanford JOHNSON, my son Jacob LEBOW and my son-in-law Wm GRAY, Executors. Signed John LEBOW, 28 Dec 1825. Witnesses. C. MOORE, George WILLIAMS. Recorded 22 Apr 1840, E. TATE. Clerk. Inventory dated 9 Apr 1840 mentions 2 tracts of land in Hawkins County called Hotlets Place, Isaac LEBOW, among others, recorded 5 Jun 1840. Account of Sale - 1st sale 20 Jun 1840 mentions Isaac LEBOW among others; 2nd sale held 21 &22 Oct 1840 mentions Katherine LEBOW, Cenah LEBOW, Jacob LEBOW, Lucretia LEBOW, Lucinda LEBOW, Negro woman JUDA, Negro man SAM, Negro girls SARAH, MARTHA, JANE & MATILDA, recorded 13 Apr 1841. LEBOW, Katherine, deceased. My son Joseph LEBOW, my son William GRAY, my son Isaac LEBOW, my son Jacob LEBOW, my daughter Louisa JOHNSON, my son John LEBOW and my daughter Lucinda LEBOW & Martha C. SULLENBARGER, my granddaughter, my daughter Pheba BASSETT, my daughter Senah LEBOW to have my Negro man SAM; Negro woman JUDE & Negro girl SARAH to be sold; Isaac LEBOW & William GRAY, Executors. 20 Aug 1842. Signed Katherine LEBOW. Attested: James MOORE, David McANALLY. Recorded 10 Mar 1848 McANALLY, Charles. My three sons David, Thomas & Charles W.F. McANALLY; my two daughters Matilda DODSON & Saraphina HAYES; my granddaughter Elizabeth WILLIAMS; all of the children of my daughter Patsy NASH, deceased; my sister Sally to be taken care of by daughters' husbands, Wm DODSON & James HAYES; my 2 grandsons, Charles & David, sons of David R. McANALLY; my 2 grandsons Lafaett & Joseph, sons of Thomas P. McANALLY; my 4 grandsons Charles, Samuel, Clabourn & David DODSON, sons of my daughter Matilda and wife of Wm DODSON; 2 grandsons Thomas & Charles NASH, sons of my daughter Patsy NASH, deceased; daughter Elizabeth WILLIAMS, no issue; to the 2 children of Telitha HUTCHESON, now Teletha HARVEY, who are said to be the children of my son James M. McANALLY, deceased, towit, Alhale & James Madison; land owned in common with the heirs of Stephen W. SENTER in Poor Valley adjoining land of David HOLD (?) & on the Bryier Fork of German Creek & a tract lying the So. Side of the Kno! ! les So of Ceekville (?) joining lands with Thomas WHITESIDE & Estate of James MAYES, deceased. Executors, my son David McANALLY & David M. McANALLY, son of my brother John McAnally. Signed Charles McANALLY, 6 Dec 1848. Witnesses: Wm B. CUNNINGHAM, Wm T. TATE, Warham EASLEY, Jr. Recorded 19 May 1849, E. TATE, Clerk. McANALLY, David, Sr., deceased. Wife Nancy; 3 children; my daughter Sarah BAINES; daughter Polly CARROLE; son Thomas. Signed David McANALLY, 18 Sep 1834. Witnesses: John LATHAM, Thomas P. McANALLY, E. McANALLY, H. WILLIAMS. Recorded 13 Jul 1836, E. TATE, Clerk. McBEE, Lemuel, Sr., deceased. Formerly of Knox County, TN; wife Sarah; land bought from Samuel GILL & Diannah Y. GILL, his wife; my eldest son William C. McBEE; my youngest son James A. McBEE; Negroes JAMES, DICK, FILL, HENRY, CLOE, LUCY LIZE, LINDY, MARIAH, NATTY, REAR, ANDY, JOHN, RACHEL, RODA, HANNAH, ADALINE, CHARLES, MAJOR, JEFF, TOM, MANUEL, JURDAN, JOSEPH, FRANK JUPATIN, ALFRED; land on McKINNEY Road toward Sally HODGES, the CARRUTHERS place; my second son Adam H. McBEE; 245 acres lying in Jefferson County, TN; my third son Isaac M. McBEE; land brought from Pleasant JARNAGIN in Jefferson County, TN;, my fourth son Ganum C. McBEE; the heirs of Wm McBEE, deceased, agreeable to a decree of the Chancery Court at Knoxville; my 5th son Lemuel J. McBEE; land brought from Thomas HANKINS lying in Jefferson County;, my 6th son Milo McBEE; my 7th son Daniel McBEE; land bought from James HANKINS a part known as DAVISES Island; my 8th son Calleway McBEE; my daughter Patsey, daught! ! er M ary Ann; land bought from Stephen Groves; drawing of SLAVES belonging to estate of Wm McBEE, deceased, which is to take place at Knoxville between this & next Oct;l sons Israel M. McBEE & Ganum C. McBEE, Executors. Signed Lemuel McBEE, 21 Apr 1843. Witnesses: G.C. McBee, T.D. THORNTON, Samuel SHIELDS. Recorded 5 Jul 1843, E. TATE, Clerk. McDANIEL, John, deceased. My son Lea McDANIEL; my present wife (not named); fence the grave of my children Jane, Elizabeth & Margaret; my daughters Susan & Adaline when they come of age or marry; my daughter Polly MORGAN; my son Eli McDANIEL; Susan, Adaline & Orlenia children of my first wife; Orlenia must remain with my present wife on the place. Robert LOYD & Eli McDANIEL, Executors. Signed John McDANIEL, 29 Mar 1845. Witnesses: Wm M. COCKE, B.F. McFARLAND Recorded 4 Dec 1845, E. TATE, Clerk. McGINNIS, Robert, deceased. Wife Lettice; 2 sons Christopher and Andrew; son Joseph; mentions land owned by heirs of Meridith DOLTON and Henry HIPSHIRE; 5 following children Nobel, Archabald, William, Mary whi is intermarried with Clabourn W. LATHAM, and my youngest daughter Nancy; all slaves to wife. Executor: son Andrew. Signed Robert McGINNIS, 5 Feb 1836. Witnesses: C. M. McANALLY, Daniel DONALSON, John LATHAM, Jr. Recorded 10 May 1836, Edward TATE, Clerk. Inventory mentions 8 Negroes among other items, recorded 8 Jun 1836. Settlement recorded 24 Oct 1839 MAGEE, Zera. Wife Mary monies on hand and Negro girl LOUISA; oldest son Nehemiah; oldest daughter Louisa, wife of Ambrose EVANS; son Willie; son James; my daughter Sarah, wife of John MAYES; Nehemiah H. MAGEE and Willie B. MAGEE Executors. Signed Zeree MAGEE, 15 Aug 1835. Witnesses: James CARMICHAEL, Sr. and D. C. CARMICHAEL. Recorded 12 Jul 1836, E. TATE, Clerk. MALICOAT, John. Wife Ellender, son Dedmond, son William, daughter Dicy NASH, daughter Mary WALKER, daughter, Susannah NASH, son James. Executors John, Dedmond and William MALICOAT. Signed by John MALICOAT, 25 Apr 1831. Witnesses: James K. MALLICOAT, William C. MALLICOAT, Nathan THACKER. Recorded 4 Nov 1833, P.S. COCKE, Clerk. Inventory recorded 8 Jul 1834. Settlement of estate recorded 9 Jul 1836. MASSINGELL, Michael, deceased. Grandson Solomon MASSINGILL, granddaughter Mary M.H. MASSENGILL, grandson William M. COCKE, granddaughters Mary I. WHITESIDE (?) and Narcissa F. BRIDGEMAN, Negro boy RUSSEL, Negro girl SALLY ANN; Negro boy WASHINGTON' Negro woman MARGARET; Negro woman PAT; Negroes ABRAHAM, BOB, JOHN, CHARLOTTE, CILL and CALVIN. Executor: son Robert. Signed Michael MASSENGILL, 1 Jan 1834. Witnesses: Henry ALSUP and Thomas WEST. Recorded 3 Nov 1834, P. S. COCKE. MAYES, Dudley, deceased. To Jane KIDWELL $5.00; Scytha Caroline McCARTY $5.00; Green Berry MAYES 100 acres land joining HOWELS, DANIELS & KIDWELLS & also interest in my fathers land yet undivided; to Anna BURNETT $5.00; Edward MAYES & William MAYES land where I now live; my two sons Edward & William; Green Berry MAYES, Executor. Signed Dudley MAYES, 2 Aug 1844. Attested: Isaac DANIEL, Goodwin MAYES. Recorded 10 Sep 1844, E. TATE, Clerk. MAYES, James, deceased (noncupative will). Made by him 17 Sep at night, 1842; my son Henry MAYES, Elika A. TAYLOR & Daniel C. CARMICHAEL to be my Executors; all my children; money borrowed from Ethelred WILLIAM for my son William; money owed by William to Daniel C. CARMICHAEL. Signed 10 Oct 1842 A. H. TARR & Hughs W. TAYLOR. Recorded 8 Nov 1842, E. TATE, Clerk. MAYS, Shurrad, deceased. Wife Elizabeth, 5 sons Thomas, William, Goodwin, Dudley and Jonathan MAYS; daughters each provided for by their grandfather Thomas SMITH of VA; Levi SATTERFIELD and Joseph DANIEL, Executors. Signed Shurrad MAYS, 11 Apr 1829. Witnesses: Elijah SIMS, Joshua KIDWELL. Recorded 5 Nov 1834, Thos S. COCKE. (2nd entry) Shurrad MAYS added additional statement to will to include the following "for by their grandfather Thos SMITH of VA as specified in his last will and testament which see". Settlement recorded 12 Oct 1837. MITCHELL, Aquilla, deceased, Wife (not named); oldest son William MITCHELL; land joining James DAVIS; second son Benjamin MITCHELL; third son Aquilla MITCHEL; three daughters Celia MAYSE, Rhoda GALLIAN and Nancy ARMSTRONG; Green B. MITCHELL Executor. Signed Aquilla MITCHELL, 11 May 1822. Witnesses: Peter GILMORE, Thomas GILMORE. Recorded 13 Jul 1836, E. TATE, Clerk. Inventory signed 6 Jun 1836, recorded 9 Jun 1836. Settlement mentions Godwin MAYES, guardian of the heirs of Celia MAYES an heir; Aquilla MITCHEL, guardian of Elizabeth ARMSTRONG an heir, Nancy MITCHEL, among others, recorded 22 May 1838. MONROW, Robert, deceased (noncupative will). Made 6 Feb 1848 in his own house; his little children to remain together on his land. Signed 24 Feb 1845, John MONROW, Mack KITTS & Margaret KITTS. Recorded 14 Jun 1848. Inventory recorded 9 Jul 1836. Commissioners Report mentions John MONROW, signed 29 Apr 1837, recorded 2 May 1837. MOODY, George, deceased. Wife Rachel, my man LEWIS; all my children now living (not named); my three little grandchildren of Jane JONES; my sons John & William M. MOODY, Executors. Signed George MOODY, May 1840. Witnesses: M.N. JEFRES, Elizabeth MAYES. Recorded 27 Oct 1840, E. TATE, Clerk. Inventory mentions Wm M. MOODY among others, signed 24 Oct 1840, recorded 10 Nov 1840. Account of Sale mentions George P. MOODY, Henry M. MOODY among others, 24 Oct 1840, recorded 11 Nov 1840. MOORE, MAGNESS, planter. My wife Sally, entire estate; my beloved daughter Sally entire estate at death of mother; I have done what was right for my other children. Esteemed neighbors & friends Samuel B. TATE, David McANALLY, & John RICE, Executors. Signed Magnes MOORE, 28 Oct 1849. Witnesses: N.A. SENTER, David McANALLY, Saml B. TATE, John RICE, Sr. Recorded 19 May 1849, E. TATE. MOORE, Rice, deceased. Wife Elizabeth, son John, son William, that William BARHAM alias William MOORE have 1 year schooling to be paid by wife, 3 daughters Nancy BRYAN, Elizabeth McANALLY and Mary McANALLY. Charles McANALLY and John BRYAN, Executors. Signed Rice MOORE, 1 Apr 1833. Witnesses: William T. TATE, John S. MILLS, Mackness MOORE. Recorded 14 Jul; 1834, P.S. COCKE, Clerk. MORROW, Robert, deceased. Wife Rosanna; daughter Nancy; son Robert; mentions land bought from Robert NASH; wife and daughter to live with son Robert; 5 children yet alive George, Elizabeth ATKINS, John, Barbara KITTS, Mark; to heirs of Peggy WYRICK, deceased; daughter Polly ATKINS, deceased; Executor: Robert MORROW. Signed Robert MORROW, 11 Jan 1834. Witnesses: James SALLING, William HAMILTON and William LAY. Recorded 6 Jul 1836, E. TATE, Clerk. MUNPOWER, Jonathan, deceased. Wife Jane, son Anderson, daughters Elizabeth, Sally, Susan, Dulcenia, Mary WILLS, Nancy MILLS, and Ann HARRY (?). Signed Jonathan MUNPOWER, 10 Jan 1831 Witnesses: Rice MOORE, John BRYAN, and William R. BEGGS. Recorded 22 Jul 1834, P.S. COCKE, Clerk. NEEDHAM, John. My wife Nancy NEEDHAM; at her death divided property among her 7 children as she wishes; my daughter Lousany & Margaret, Rabecca, Louisa, Miriam & Martha; land on Creek running into George SEAMORE; my son Zachariah; my 2 sons Ira & John; Katherine WOLFINBARGER, my daughter to receive $15 from Ira; Elizabeth VITTITOE (no relation given) to receive $15 from John; my wife Nancy NEEDHAM & Deadman NASH, sole Executors. Signed John NEEDHAM, 17 Mar 1851. Attested: Steven ATKINS, Andrew J. NASH. Recorded 9 Aug 1851, E. TATE, Clerk. NORRIS, George, deceased. Wife Priscilla, son Thomas; son William; son George; Lucinda NORRIS (no relation given) during her widowhood and Calvin and Mahala NORRIS, heirs of Brown NORRIS, deceased. Signed George NORRIS, 30 Nov 1833. Executor: son Thomas. Witnesses: William BAKER, Jarret NORRIS. Recorded 6 Aug 1834, P.S. COCKE, Clerk. PECK, Benjamin. Being aged and feeble; family burying ground near Massy Creek in Jefferson County; my daughter Nancy Jane LEGG land in the town of Rutledge, east of W.B. CUNNINGHAM's brick offices & farm (gives description) includes line of R. P. MOORE; my son Benjamin PECK land (gives description); my son James H. PECK; interest in the DYER place which was conveyed to me under the will of my last wife Mary which said DYER place is to belong to F.M. WILLIAMSON when he becomes 21 years; my daughter Eliza CUNNINGHAM & her children; my Negro girl MARGARET & her offspring; my grandson Kindreck CUNNINGHAM; my daughter Mary LEA; my daughter Sarah Ann DICK; Dr. LEGG, my son-in-law; Negroes - boy KINDRICK, boy NELSON, Black girl LUCY & AMANDA & their offspring, boy YOUNG DICK, girl ORLENA & her offspring, boy OLD DICK, JEFF, CRESA & offspring, boy JOHN, girl MADGE & her offspring, boy RUFUS, ADALINE & her offspring, boys CHARLES & GEORGE, girl NERIE & her offspring; Executors John ! ! H. PECK & Henry J. DICK. Signed Benjamin PECK, 24 Oct 1850. Witnesses: Wm GRAVES, R.P. MOORE, Henry H. PECK. Recorded 5 Nov 1850, E. TATE, Clerk PECK, Mary, deceased. Wife of Benjamin PECK; bury in family burying ground. Frederick Myers WILLIAMSON, son of Wm WILLIAMSON when he reaches 21; my husband to give to his son John PECK & the same to Benjamin & Nancy; husband Benjamin PECK, Executor. Little yellow servant boy KINDERICK to Wm B. CUNNINGHAM's son Kendrick; my step-daughter Nancy Jan PECK. Signed Mary PECK, 11 Oct 1841. Witnesses: Jacob PECK, Eliza J. McEFEE. Recorded 5 Nov 1841, E. TATE. Clerk. PERKYPILE, Michael, deceased. Son John PERKYPILE; heirs of my daughter Caty NOE, deceased; daughter Betsey ESTES; daughter Polly NOE; son Isaac PERKYPILE; daughter Sary PERKYPILE; son David PERKYPILE; one saddle for Sarah equal in value to Margaret's saddle; land when David comes of age & 1 year schooling; Isaac PERKYPILE & Jonathan NOE, Executors. Signed Michael PERKYPILE, 15 Feb 1840. Witnesses: John EASTERLY, Joseph W. PATTERSON. Acknowledged before me, Milton SHIELDS, 24 Jan 1845. Codocil - $1.00 to John PERYPILE, children of Caty NOE, Betsey ESTES & Polly NOE, in addition to what I have already given them, daughter Margaret PERKYPILE become incumbered by a judgement by the Bank of TN; Executor to be solely Isaac PERKYPILE. Signed Michael PERKYPILE, 25 Jan 1844. Witnesses: John EASTERLY, Milton SHIELDS, Isaac REECE. Recorded 17 Apr 1845 RAY, Benjamin, deceased. Wife Saly; sons Sterling RAY, Caswell RAY, Chester RAY and Robert RAY; note on land on Levi MILLAR; Lewcinda my daughter; daughter Lidy; son Jesse RAY; daughters Annie RAY, Mary RAY, Lewcinda RAY, Jincy SPARKMAN my daughter; friend Henry ALSUP, Executor. Signed Benjamin RAY, 8 Feb 1832. Witnesses: Thomas RAY, Adonijah KEY, Jacob ARNET. Recorded 12 Jul 1836, E. TATE, Clerk. RAY, Samuel, deceased. Wife Angy; my daughter Elizabeth, all my children (not named); Isaac HARRIS & Preston MITCHELL, Executors. Signed Samuel RAY, 4 Aug 1838. Witnesses: James TALLY & Aquilla MITCHEL, Jr. Recorded 8 Oct 1838. Inventory signed 2 Oct 1838, mentions Robert RAY, recorded 7 Nov 1838. Account of Sale held 17 Oct 1838, recorded 8 Nov 1838. Settlement dated 6 Mar 1841, mentions Rober RAY, Henry CARBACK who intermarried with Ann RAY a legatee, Wm M MITCHEL who intermarried with Eliza RAY a legatee, among others, recorded 20 Apr 1841. REED, George G., deceased. Sister, Adeline RIGGS, daughters Caroline M. REED, Mary Addaline, Sidney Jane, Eliza Adalade; sons Thomas, Noah, servant man John; my friends Ellis RIGGS and James THOMPSON, Executors. Signed George G. REED, 24 Sep 1837. Witnesses: William S. MANNON, David NOE, Felps RIGGS, Ellis RIGGS, James THOMPSON. Recorded 10 Nov 1837, E. TATE, Clerk. ROACH, Absalom, deceased. Wife Mary ROACH, daughters Anna, Hannah and Elenor, sons Absalom, James, William, John and Alfred, my friend Robert LOYD, Executor. Signed Absalom ROACH, 5 Jun 1839. Witnesses: James M. ROACH, Willi H. ROACH, George EZELL. Recorded 11 Feb 1840, E. TATE, Clerk. Inventory dated 24 Feb 1840 mentions Alfred ROACH, Absalom ROACH, Jr., John ROACH, recorded 8 May 1840. Account of Sale held 24 Feb 1840 mentions Green ROACH, Hamilton ROACH, Absalom ROACH, Alfred ROACH, Drury ROACH, John ROACH, among others, recorded 9 May 1840. SATTERFIELD, Elizabeth, deceased. Dated 26 Mar 1834. The Last Will and Verbal Request of Elizabeth SATTERFIELD a few minutes before she departed this life. We, William CARTER and George ROBERSON, being present was called on by her to take notice that she wished Mary SMITH to take her little girl, Mary, and raise her, and my wearing clothes to go with her. Rest of the children to stay on land and support selves. Witnesses: William CARTER, George ROBINSON. Recorded 4 Aug 1834, P.S. COCKE, Clerk. Inventory recorded, no date. Settlement mentions John SATTERFIELD, Green SATTERFIELD, among others, signed 15 Aug 1839, recorded 19 Oct 1839. 2nd settlement mentions burying expenses for Calvin SATTERFIELD, an heir, among others, signed 12 Mar 1841, recorded 22 Apr 1841. SATTERFIELD, Green B., deceased. Beloved wife, Lucenda SATTERFIELD; my children James, Elizabeth, Martha, Martin Vanburen, Thomas, Millikan, John & Lucenda; wife Executor. Signed G.B. SATTERFIELD, 5 Apr 1848. Attested: John LANE, Isaac DAMEWOOD. Recorded 15 Aug 1848. SCRUGGS, Rufus M., deceased. Wife Mary SCRUGGS, lawful children (not named), father-in-law Jeremiah JARNAGIN and brother John SCRUGGS, Executors. Not signed nor dated. Witnesses: Mahala WILLIAMSON, William WILLIAMSON, Recorded 17 Sep 1840, E. TATE, Clerk. (2nd entry) Inventory: mentions Negroes HAMILTON (age c17), CHARLES (age c23), POLLY (age c23), ANDREW (age c6), WESLEY (age c4); Levi SATTERFIELD; B.F. McFARLAND; Chesley JARNAGIN; Wm G. EATON; Shady Grove; George W. MYERS; Jacob SMITH; Robert R. DUFF; George ATKINS; Chesley RAY; John INGLE; John EDINGTON; John PALMER; George EZELL; Edward SHIPLEY; left the country, Wm P. JONES. Signed 2 Oct 1840. Jeremiah JARNAGIN, John SCRUGGS, Executors. Recorded 27 Oct 1840, E. TATE, Clerk. SHIELDS, David, deceased of Holstein Paper Mill. Being in moderate health but lately & frequently attacted with painful diseases which indicate Death; brothers John & James SHIELDS; business of SHIELDS-WOODS & Co., Spurgevineville, TN; nephew David N. RANKIN; sister Sarah or Joanah SHIELDS; brother Milton SHIELDS; brothers John SHIELDS & Milton SHIELDS, Executors. Signed David SHIELDS, Sunday 10 Sep 1826. My handwriting being so well know that a subscribing witness thought unnecessary. Land in Russelville, TN to brother James SHIELDS. Recorded 7 May 1839. Account of Sale held 23 Nov 1839, recorded 10 Mar 1840. SHIELDS, Jane of Shields Station, Grainger County, TN. Being age 82, buried next to my deceased husband, James SHIELDS, on the plantation I removed from when I came to this place to live in the County of Green, grave was back on the top of a high hill in an old field front of his old dwelling house in said Green County on Lock Creek; a mulatto girl JANE, who was by my deceased husband will to be freed when reaching age 21, that date being 19 Jul 1856, said will on file in Green County; should I die before this date, my daughter Joanna LEA, is to care for her, if daughter dies, then my son Melton SHIELDS is to care for her, if JANE has issue, they are to be liberated also, if JANE should die and have no issue, all bequests are to go to Sophia SHIELDS, mother of JANE; my granddaughter Mary Jane SHIELDS daughter of my son Samuel SHIELDS; my granddaughter Jane BOYD, daughter of Michael & Esther WOODS; Sophia SHIELDS, a woman of color, that my deceased husband set free & a cow & ca! ! lf he bequeathed her; my daughter Esther WOODS; my son William SHIELDS who lives in the state of MO; my son Henry W. SHIELDS; my son James SHIELDS; my son Milton S HIELDS, sole Executor. Signed Jane SHIELDS, 25 Mar 1842. Recorded 11 Jan 1850. SMITH, Josiah, planter. To be intered at Rutledge; the land where I now live and tract where Calvin HUDDLESTON and Coleman CEMORE now live; the field negroes GRACE, SAM and CHARLES, these I have moved with the other two ESTER and FRANK is yet in the Alabama state of my father, deceased; "to be used by her in her widowhood"; sons John, Josiah, James; land purchased from Jacob VANDAGRIFF; daughters Polly HUDDLESTON, Lucy CEMORE, Dorcus HUDDLESTON and Nancy SMITH my youngest. Beloved wife Nancy SMITH, Extrix. Signed Josiah SMITH, 19 Apr 1837. Witnesses: J.B. BUTCHER, Allen HURST, Thomas BLACKBOURN. Recorded 6 Jun 1837, E. TATE, Clerk. Inventory signed 7 Aug 1837, recorded 16 Aug 1837. Settlement signed 20 Sep 1939, recorded 16 Nov 1839. SPARKMAN, James. Deceased. My youngest son Henry SPARKMAN; land on Jubal MITCHEL's line, Benjamin WALKERs line, wife Fanny; son James SPARKMAN; my daughter Nancy JANUARY; my daughter Angeline RAY; my daughter Martha RITE; my daughter Narcessa MORRIS; my son John SPARKMAN; son Hardin SPARKMAN; George SPARKMAN; my son William SPARKMAN; my grandson John SPARKMAN son of my son John SPARKMAN; Henry SPARKMAN, Executor. Signed James SPARKMAN, 3 Sep 1844. Witnesses: Aquilla MITCHEL, Jr., Henry ALSUP. Recorded 12 Jul 1845. STARNES, Adam, deceased. Wife Pheroba; Nathan to have 1 year school; sons Conrad and James H. Signed Adam STARNES, Sr, 28 Dec 1833. Executors: sons Conrad and James H. Witnesses: Edward CLARK and __enard BURNETT. Recorded 23 Jul 1834. Inventory recorded 11 Jul 1834. Account of Sale - other STARNESs mentioned - James STARNES, John STARNES, _hereley STARNES among others. Recorded 11 Jul 1834. Account of Sale held 15 Sep 1834, recorded 9 Jul 1836. Settlement mentions estate to James H. STARNES, recorded 14 Feb 1837. STIFFY, Ruth, deceased. Brothers and sister David HENDERSON, Joseph HENDERSON, Abraham HENDERSON, John HENDERSON, Robert HENDERSON, Mary CONLEY, Sally GREEN, Betsy McDANIEL and Margaret HALEY; Jane GRAY, Betsy MALLICOAT, Sarah GRAY, John S. GRAY, Louisa GRAY, Mary GRAY, William M. GRAY and Amanda GRAY the children and heirs of my nephew John GRAY, deceased. Edward TATE, Executor. Signed Ruth STIFFY, 8 Apr 1834. Attested: Wm MAYES, John CLARK, John CARDWELL. Recorded 6 Jul 1836, E. TATE, Clerk. Account of sales mentions Negro man ISAM hired for 1 yr to William HIGHTOWER, Negro woman FANNY 1 yr hire to Pleasant WILLIAMS, Negro woman NANCY 1 yr hire to Sarah GRAY; 346 acre plantation sold to Pleasant WILLIAMS, recorded 7 Jun 1836. Guardian report by Edward TATE, guardian of William M. GRAY - mentions John S. GRAY, recorded 7 Nov 1837. Guardian report from Edward TATE, guardian of Ruth STIFFY up to her death mentions - Sale of 11 Mar 1836, Feb 1837 business for Ruth, Pleas! ! ant WILLIAMS keeping Ruth STIFFY until her death, recorded 8 Nov 1837. Settlement mentions Sarah GRAY (an heir), John L. GRAY (an heir), Pleasant WILLIAMS who intermarried with Jane GRAY (an heir); James MALLICOAT who intermarried with Elizabeth GRAY (an heir) and who is guardian of Louisa GRAY & Amanda GRAY; James MAYES who intermarried with Louisa GRAY; James LACY, guardian of Mary Ann GRAY & Edward L. TATE who intermarried with said Mary Ann (an heir); Edward L. TATE, guardian of William M. GRAY (an heir), signed 2 Feb 1838, recorded 12 Feb 1838. Settlement dated 28 Jan 1841 mentions last settlement dated 2 Feb 1838, recorded 1 Feb 1841. TATE, David, Sr., deceased. Legal heirs Edward TATE, Margaret NOE, David TATE, John K. TATE, Samuel B. TATE, William T. TATE, and Milton TATE; negro slave TABBY; wife Comfort; Edward and William TATE, Executors. Signed David TATE, 30 Jul 1834. Witnesses: John Davis, Benjamin H. Owens, David N. TATE. Recorded 18 Sep 1838, E. TATE, Clerk. Commissioners Report reflects division of Slaves belonging to Estate according to last will: John K. TATE to have AMANDA, David TATE to have LOUISA, Milton TATE to have THOMAS, Edward TATE to have ALSA, Margaret NOT to have ROSA, Wm T. TATE to have GEORGE, Samuel B. TATE to have ELVIRA, recorded 15 Sep 1841. TAYLOR, Daniel, deceased. 30 Nov 1834; wife Jane; son George; son Morgan; daughter Keziah; son Greefield (?); daughter Destimony; daughter Elizabeth; daughter Mourning; son Daniel; son Hugh O.; son James; daughter Nancy; daughter Jane. Executors: Hugh O. TAYLOR, James TAYLOR and Hughs W. TAYLOR. Signed Daniel TAYLOR, 30 Nov 1834. Witnesses: H.O. TAYLOR, John T. McANALLY, John HARRIS. Recorded 6 Jul 1834, E. TATE, Clerk. TAYLOR, Hughs O., deceased. Wife Elizabeth; daughter Louisa; son Hughs W.; daughter Amelia; son Elikee A.; daughter Rachel; son George G.; daughter Amanda A.; son Thomas D.; son Jabin (?) L.; my son Elbert E. and my daughter Edna E. when they become of age; black boys MIGGER and GEORGE; black boy SAMUEL; where Thomas BRIAN now lives; Abraham BURCHIL lives; Hughs W. and Elika A. TAYLOR, Executors. Signed Hughs O. TAYLOR, 26 Jul 1836. Witnesses: Robert LONG, Caleb CROSBY, James MAYES. Recorded 11 Apr 1837, E. TATE, Clerk. Account of Sale mentions Hughs O. TAYLOR, George C. TAYLOR, Eliker TAYLOR, among other, recorded 21 Jan 1840. Settlement mentions Elizabeth TAYLOR (widow), George W. TAYLOR (legatee), Coleman H. WITT who intermarried with Rachel TAYLOR (legatee), George WITT who intermarried with Amelia TAYLOR (legatee), Elka A. TAYLOR (legatee), minor heirs, Levina BOATMAN (legatee), Amanda TAYLOR (legatee), George G. TAYLOR (legatee), George W. TAYLOR (legatee), among o! ! thers, signed 27 Apr 1841, recorded 8 May 1841. WAGGONER, William, Sr. Wife, Sarah WAGGONER; my 3 sons William WAGGONER, Jr., Jesse WAGGONER & Gabriel WAGGONER; Gabriel being an idiot I appt his brothers guardians; to the heirs of my daughter Nancy CAPPS $1.00; my son Samuel WAGGONER $1.00' Thomas MAGGONER, my son, Sally DAVIS my daughter, & Benjamin CAPPS, grandson; two sons William & Jesse WAGGONER, Executors. Signed William WAGGONER, 21 Apr 1849. Witnesses: James SALLING, John COX, Sr. Recorded 9 Aug 1849. WALTERS, Obadiah, deceased. Wife (not named); 2 sons Israel and Isaac; daughter Mary; granddaughter Leete Jane WALTERS, son Lemuel; the rest of all my children $1.00 to each with what I have partioned to them; trusty friends James COLVIN and Lemuel WALTERS to be my Executives. Signed Obadiah WALTERS. Witnesses: George W. VITTITO, William P. McBEE, Israel WALTERS. Recorded 8 Jun 1836, E. TATE, Clerk. WEST, Samuel Sr., deceased. Wife Elizabeth; daughters Mary CAMBERLAND, Rachel DOUGLAS, Elizabeth LOVE, Fanny Harcesea WEST, Jane (?) A. WEST and Eliza C. WEST; oldest sons Thomas and James; son Edward; son Samuel; son Alexander; son Robert r, not of lawful age. Executors James WEST, friend James KENNON. Signed Samuel WEST, 26 Jul 1834. Witnesses: Thomas WEST and John BOILS (?). Recorded 3 Nov 1834, Thomas S. COCKE, Clerk. Settlement recorded 12 Oct 1836. WHITESIDE, Thomas. Being feeble; my trusty friends John NETHERLAND & Thomas Whitesides TURLEY, Executors. Lands contained in the English Grant known as the Beanstation tract in 2 entrys made by Joseph COBB & conveyed by COBB to Jenkins WHITESIDE; land purchased by me of John PROFFIT & another of Joseph PROFFET; land entered by Wm WHITESIDE' land bought of the Estate of McANALLY & SENTER in Poor Valley adjoining David HOLT; mentions tavern, grist mill leased to James LINDAMOOD, contract with Lawson LONG & his son John, lands in Middle TN & sell all SLAVES except DANIEL & JENNY who are to be supported for the rest of their lives & goes into detail how and what is to be sold; my sister, Issabelle McGOLDRICK; my nephew Thomas C. WHITESIDE; John NETHERLAND & T. W. TURLEY, Guardians of my children & grandchildren to age 21; my little son who bears a name endeared to me, Jinkin, to engage in legal profession if he desires; my daughter Eliza Jane to go to the Odd Fellow Collegate In! ! stitution at Rogersville; my son William also the law; my son David WHITESIDE; my daughter Harriett; my son Thomas, the elder; my son Thomas the younger; my children: Davi d WHITESIDE, Thomas the elder, William, Eliza Jane, Thomas the younger, Harriett, Richard, Issabella, Lucy, Jenkins and James & my grandson Thomas A. DONALSON, my grandson Francis LINDAMOOD, son of my daughter Mary. Signed Thos WHITESIDE, 10 Jun 1851. Witnesses: Saml B. TATE, Reuben GROVE, Jr., Jos B. HASKELL. Codocil - give and bequeath land rented to Mr. SHIPLEY to Wm M. COCKE, James T. SHIELDS, Levi CAMPBELL, Wm MURRY & T.W. TURLEY as Trustees, Presbyterian Church to be erected. Signed 21 Jul 1851 Thos WHITESIDE. Witnesses: S.S. SHIPLEY, J.R. McCURRY. Recorded 11 & 12 Aug 1851, E. TATE, Clerk WILLIAMS, Ethelred, deceased. Appoints William WILLIAMS, James WILLIAMS, Thomas W. HUMES, John H. CROZIER, William A. BROWN & William T. TATE Executors and trustees; advancements on books up to 8 May 1846 to children as follows: to my son William WILLIAMS $24,000.00, my son James WILLIAMS $12, 778.00, my daughter Cornelia W. HUMES & her husband Thomas W. HUMES $9, 348.00, my daughter Mary W. CROZIER & her husband John H. CROZIER $10, 085.00, my son Joseph WILLIAMS $1,315.00, and my daughter Margaret $999.00, all to have equal share to $25,000; store in Rutledge now occupied by William T. TATE & CO.; land purchased from Nathan GRAY; land sold to Isaac LEBOW on the south boundary of Thomas HENDERSON; lands purchased from COCKE; lands between the lands of the heirs of Thomas GILL, deceased, & the heirs of William F. WILLIAMS, deceased, where upon James PHILLIPS now lives; land in Poor Valley; place where I now reside called Rocky Springs, Grainger County; land purchased from Jo! ! hn W. LIDE; lots in the city of Knoxville adjoining the lot on which the Mansion House stands; lands in the Western District of TN; lot in Knoxville purchased from BARTHOLAMUE on Prince & Main Streets; lot on Prince Street purchased from Robert HOUSTON; land bounded by Beanstation tract & running north on line of Jesse BEAN's that he conveyed to James ORE & lands of heirs of Thomas GILLS, deceased; land in Knoxville, TN call White Hall wh ere my son James now resides; lot in the city of Knoxville adjoining John H. CROZIER dwelling house; store run by son William & William A. BROWN; SLAVES not to be sold & families divided. Signed Ethelred WILLIAMS, 6 Jun 1846. Witnesses: G. McCRANE, Robert J. McKINNEY. Recorded 26 Jan 1847, E. TATE, Clerk. WILLIAMS, John, deceased. My wife, Elizabeth, my plantation & at her death divided equally between my 2 sons David WILLIAMS & John Alfred WILLIAMS; William WILLIAMS, my son James WILLIAMS; my daughter Lucenda WOLFENBARGER; my daughter Elizabeth WOLFENBARGER; John Alfred WILLIAMS is to pay Mary WILLIS if she lives with me until she is 18; Executors my sons David & John Alfred WILLIAMS. Signed John WILLIAMS, 1847. Witnesses: Joseph CLARK, Joseph WILLIAMS. Recorded 3 Jan 1849, E TATE, Clerk. WILLIAMS, William, Sr, deceased. Nancy YEADEN, James & William WILLIAMS, Anna McBEE, John WILLIAMS, Elizabeth SPYRES, Polly HAYNES, Rebecka BUTCHER, Patsey WALTERS, Matilda BUTCHER, David WILLIAMS, Daniel WILLIAMS, Elijah WILLIAMS & Campbell WILLIAMS all my children; my wife Mary WILLIAMS; youngest son Campbell WILLIAMS. Signed William WILLIAMS, Sr., 29 Jun 1838. Witnesses: Samuel CLOUD, Ezra BUCKNER, William WAGGONER. Recorded 15 Aug 1838, E. TATE, Clerk. Account of Sale - mentions Robert HUDDLESTONE, guardian of Campbell WILLIAMS; Daniel WILLIAMS, signed 5 Sep 1838, no recording date. Settlement dated 3 Sep 1839 mentions Additional estate sales 29 Oct 1838 & 4 Aug 1840, recorded 19 Oct 1839. Settlement signed 4 Sep 1838 & 29 Aug 1839 also mentions Campbell WILLIAMS, minor son of deceased., recorded 24 Oct 1839 WRIGHT, Robert L., deceased. My daughter Lucinda HARRISON; my son Isaac WRIGHT; my son John WRIGHT; wife Rosanna WRIGHT; my friend Joseph W. PATTERSON, Executors. Signed Robert L. WRIGHT, 27 May 1842. Witnesses: A.H.TAR, Peter O'BRYAN, John EASTERLY. Recorded 6 Aug 1842, E. TATE, Clerk. WYRICK, Phillip, deceased. Land equally divided between my sons - when youngest is 21; my daughter Elizabeth HUBBS, my wife Katherine WYRICK; my son Rowland WYRICK; my sons William WYRICK & Martin WYRICK, Executives. Signed Philip WYRICK, 5 Jun 1847. Attested: John H. FROST, John LANE. Recorded 22 May 1848.