HENRY COUNTY TN - WILLS - James Haynes  1847

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I, James Haynes of the County of Henry and State of Tennessee do make and I now

publish and declare my last Will and Testament as follows to wit. It is my Will

and desire that all my stock, household furniture, grain, or other produce,

farming utensels and other perishable property be sold and after the payment of

all my just debts I give and bequeath the balance of the proceeds(?) money (?)

to my son Asa Haynes, his heir and assigns forever. 



I give and bequeath to my daughter Ruth Haynes, one Negro man named Stephen

also all the Cattle Increase (?) and claimed as hers also her bed furniture

also a colt and Sadle which I have given to her and is known as hers. 



I give and bequeath to my son Thomas Haynes Sixty acres of land off the North

Side of the Tract on which I live including the improvements where he now lives

also one Negro man named Garlan (?) and one Negro girl named Martha to him and

his heirs forever. 



I give and bequeath to my sons David, Henry and Jonathan Haynes the balance (?)

of the tract of land on which I now (?) live being two hundred and fourteen

acres (after taking off the Sixty acres left to Thomas Haynes) to be equally

divided between them and their heirs and assigns forever as tenents in common.



I also give and bequeath to my son David Haynes one Negro woman named Maria.

Together with any children she may have born after the date of this will. Also

one Negro boy named Hedric (?) to him and his heirs forever. 



I also give and bequeath to my Son Henry one Negro man named Leroy (?) to him

and his heirs forever. I also give and bequeath to my Son Jonathan Haynes one

Negro boy named Frank to him and his heirs forever. 



I also give and bequeath to my Grandson James Haynes, the son of Henry Haynes,

one Negro girl Slave named Nance to train. . .learn (?) the said James to him

and his heirs forever. To all my other children not named alive I have

heretofore given as much as accrues to their shares. They are therefore not

given any thing more at this time. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my

hand and affixed my seal This Twenty first of April A.D. 1847.



Signed, sealed, published and declared his own (?): James Haynes (Seal)



Wit: B. G. Barnum ?



James B Greathouse ?



I, James Haynes do hereby nominate Constable Darro J. Meridare (?) & Owen H.

Edwards as Executors to this my last Will and Testament and being left out in

the in the original and is hereby added as a codicil to my last Will and

Testament heretofore affixed My hand & seal April 22, 1847.



James Haynes (Seal)



Witness: J. B. Greathouse ?



B. G. Barnum ?