GREENE COUNTY, TN - WILLS - James Patterson, 3 Mar 1804
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Monday the 25th of April 1808

I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Martha Patterson all of my household 
furniture during her life or widowhood only such as I should mention hereafter 
and the plantation on which I now live and all of the _ock of all sorts to 
support the family and at her death divide it as she thinks proper among the 
children . I give to my son James Patterson one hundred and ninety acres of 
land known by the name of Cedar Lick. Also I give to my son William Patterson 
a tract of land where he now lives to a certain line that we made betwixt us. 
I also give my son Andrew Patterson a tract at the lower end of the plantation 
I now live on beginning at the meadow fence and down to Campbell's line be it 
more or less a hundred acres. I also give to my son Nathaniel Patterson one 
hundred and fifty acres where I now live at his mother's death and all the 
plantation tools and his sisters is to live with him as long as suits them and 
he is to sow flax for them and give the same privileges of the house as they 
have at the time of the writing of this will until married or they see cause 
to go away and also the same Nathaniel is to support with provisions the gorls 
{?} and their stocks with such as can be made on the farm. And also I give to 
my two daughters, Janey Patterson and Nancy Patterson, Vd, Janey, my bay horse 
and Nancy my sorrel horse with their side saddles, two featherbeds and 
furniture and all of their wearing apparel only this reserved, that Nathaniel 
shall have use of the horses as long as the girls live with him. And also the 
girls is to have two cows apiece out of my stock at the time of their marriage 
or leave the house. And also I give one hundred and fifty acres of land to be 
sold to the best advantage and this money and property is to be equally 
divided among all of my children at the discretion of my Executors of which I 
likewise constitute and appoint ---- James Patterson and William Patterson and 
Cornelius Newman Executors of this my last will and testament,on the third day 
March in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and four. signed -- 
James Patterson