Will of Henry Yeakley 20 Dec 1825 Greene Co. TN


Will of Henry Yeakley taken from pages 102 thru 104 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


Henry Yeakley
To all whom it may concern. Be it know, That I Henry Yeakley senr. of
Greene County & the State of Tennessee, being weak in the body, but of
sound & perfect mind, memory, and understanding, (thanks be to the Almighty
for his mercies) and calling to mind that it is appointed for all men once
to die, I do make & constitute this to be my Last Will & Testament and as
touching my worldly Estate. I give, demise & dispose of in the following
manner; to wit
First - That my funeral charges and Just Debts be paid out of my
moveable estate.
Secondly - I will & bequeath unto my beloved wife Susannah Yeakley all of
my lands & Tenements, to wit, the plantation whereon I now live containing
one hundred & thirty four acres, also my twenty acres of land lying &
joining the lands of James Jones, James McCollum & Anthony Hoggatt, said
twenty acres being in two surveys to wit five acres thereof in one survey &
grant, and fifteen acres thereof out of the south end of my twenty five
acre Survey made in partnership between me & and the said James Jones the
said Several tracts & parcels of Land in the whole one hundred & fifty four
acres (as aforesaid) I allow Give & Bequeath unto my wife during her
natural life. Together with my household & kitchen furniture & farming
utensials or as much thereof as she may think necessary for the use &
support of my family. I also give and allow her to have and take choice of
two of my horse beasts, and choice of five of my cattle, all of my stock of
hogs and Sheep, my Loom & Taskling to have & to hold the several above
alluded items of my movable estate for her use & disposal forever.
Thirdly - I have heretofore give and paid unto my son Samuel Yeakley & to
my Daughter Mary Mainees, and to my son Henry Yeakley, & to my son Isaiah
Yeakley when & since they left me what I considered to be each of their
proportionable part of my Estate.
forthly - I give & bequeath unto my Daughter Elizabeth the sum of
fifty Dollars that may be paid in four equal Yearly Instalments in some
good lively trade By my Executors, out of my movable estate.
fifthly - The remainder of my movable estate if any there be I Desire
and allow to be Divided Equal between said Elizabeth and the remainder of
my children  Namely, George, John, Jacob, Joseph, Malikiah, Ann, Lydia &
Sarah, to be paid unto them by my Executor as they severally arrive to
Lawfull age.
Sixthly - I will and Bequest that the Death of my wife Susanah that the
whole of my above mentioned lands be sold at not less then five years
credit, & the price thereof to be Divided Equal between my Nine last named
children, to wit. Elizabeth, George, Ann, John, Jacob, Lydia, Sarah, Joseph
and Malikiah, to be paid to them or either of their legal representatives.
Seventhly. I constitute, make & ordain my beloved Son Henry Yeakley - my
sole & absolute Executor of this my last Will and Testament, and I do
hereby revoke & Disannull, all & every former Will & Testament, Legacies
bequeaths or Executors by me in any way Willed hereby - Ratifying &
confirming this & no other, to be my Last Well & Testament. - In witness
whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal, this twentieth Day
of December in the year of our Lord, One Thousand eight hundred & twenty
five.
Signed Sealed & pronounced
by me the said Henry 
Yeakley In the presence
of
James Jones
Samuel Macnees
John Frees


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