Jackson County TN Archives Wills.....Finley, William 1818 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/tn/tnfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Lynn Beatty klbeatty@npgcable.com June 4, 2009, 9:15 am Source: Josiah V. Thompson Journals, Vol., 21 Written: 1818 William Finley, father of Polly Crockett, owned a 100 A farm at Finley Gap, 8 miles east of Dandridge, Tenn. In 1818, he made a will which was as follows: 1st To my son James, my large pot rack & to my sons William & Samuel $2 each. To my two daughters, Jean Burns & Susanna Parks $2 each To my daughter Mary (Polly) Crockett's three children, John, William & Polly $2 each, all to be paid within 12 mos after my decease. To my son Kennedy, I give & devise the 100 A farm whereon I now live with the proviso that my wife Jean shall live in the house as long as she lives & he gives to her & Kennedy all my beds & household furniture, my horses, Cattle, Hogs, sheep & all the rest of my personal estate & appoint them exrs. Dated Apr 3, 1818 & signed William Finley. When the estate was wound up the following property was enumerated: 4 horses, 7 cattle, 20 hogs, 7 ducks, 7 geese, one scythe & cradle, one funnel, two small wheels & one large wheel, one cart, one smoothing iron, 3 bedsteads & bedding, some shoemaker's tools, one razor & shaving box, 4 chairs, one meal tub, two churns, two bee stands, one iron wedge, nine pewter plates. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/tn/jackson/wills/finley143gwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/tnfiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb