Will of Benjamin Pickering 02 Aug 1806 Greene Co. TN


Will of Benjamin Pickering taken from page 207 & 208 of Greene County
Records of Wills by Larry Shannon Oct 1997 in Greeneville, Greene Co., TN.
Every effort was made to copy word for word and use spelling as found on
the document

Benjamin Pickering
In the Name of God Amen. Whereas I Benjamin Pickering of Greene County
and State of Tennessee being weak in health but sound in memary &
understanding thanks be to Almighty God for it do make and constitute this
my last will and Testament my body I recommend to the earth be burried in a
christian like manner at the discretion of my Executors and as touching my
worldly estate I give, dimise and dispose in the following manner. First
that all my just debts and funeral charges shall be paid. I give to my
several sons Samuel, Ellis, Enos, Benjamin, Jonathan and John the sum of
five dollars to each & every of them and to my daughters Rebeckah, Mary and
Elizabeth five dollars each to be paid in two years after my discease to as
many of sd  Legaters as shall be then arrived to the lawful age of an heir
and to be paid to the rest as they arrive at the age aforesaid to be raised
and livied out of my estate and discharge in good trade all the remainder
of my real and movable Estate I give, demise and bequeast my well beloved
wife Rebecoh to be in her actual prosession & after my discease to sell and
convey the same as she shall see course and also I constitute, make and
ordain her my sd wife to be sole and absolute Exectrix of this my last will
and Testament and I do here by revoke, disallow and disannull all and every
other former Testaments, wills. Legacies bequeaths and Executors by me in
any wise named, willed and bequeathed ratifying and confirming this and no
other to be my last will and Testament in witness whereof I have here unto
set my hand and seal the second day of the eight month one thousand and
eight hundred and six.
                        Benjamin Pickering  (SEAL)
Signed, sealed and 
pronounced by me 
the sd Benjamin Pickering
as my last will and
Testament in presence
of
John Jones
Ellis Ellis


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