John Beeler Will dated 25 Apr 1861 Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Project and TNGenWeb Project Archives by Linda Schmehl September 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Grainger County, TN Guardian's Settlements Administrators & Executors Settlements 1859-1900 p. 29 Will of John Beeler I John Beeler do make and publish this as my last will and testament hereby revoking and making void all other wills by me at any time made. First I direct that my funeral expences and all my debts be paid as soon after my death as possible out of my money that I may die possessed of or may first come into the had of my Executor. Secondly I give and bequeath to my son John Beeler all of my land where I now live and at my death all of my personal property is to be sold to the highest bidder and equally divied between the rest of my children, namely my son Joseph & Peter Jacob Daniel Sarah Coffman my daughter with the exception of five dollars & that I will and bequeath to my son William's daughter Levina Beeler and what the personal property lacks amounting to three hundred dollars, John Beeler my son has to make up to the above named heirs all to five dollars, that Levina Beeler is to have & if the personal property fetches over three hundred dollars, my son John Beeler Jr is to have the remainder if any. Son John he is to comfortably maintain me my lifetime for the consideration above mentioned lastly I do hereby nominate & appoint John Beeler my son my Executor In witness whereof I do to this my will set my my hand and seal this the 25th day of April 1861. John (his mark) Beeler SEAL Signed sealed and published in our presents we have subscribed our names hereto in the presents of the testator this the 25th day of April 1861: Thos Blackburn Moses Dunsmore proven Alsie Harvey Joseph Beeler proven Joseph Williams ======================================= END OF FILE