JEFFERSON COUNTY, TN - WILLS - Benjamin Neal, 3 May 1819
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Benjamin Neal Will

---- In the Name of God Amen

I Benjamin Neal a Citizen of the County of Jefferson and State of Tennessee 
being weak of body but of sound mind and memory do make ordain and declare 
this instrument of writing to be my last will and testament hereby revokeing 
all others.

I will that all my Just debts (they being but few) be paid and satisfyed.

To my dearly beloved Wife Elizabeth Neal I give and bequeath the use benefit 
and profit of the plantation With the appertenances on which I now live during 
her natural life – or so long as she remains my Widow.

I also give to my said wife myh Negros Clark Matte and Jack during her Natural 
life or widowhood – also the whole of the household furniture and stock upon 
the farm in like manner.

To my son Benjamin Neal I give and bequeath (after the death or marriage of my 
Said wife) the plantation with the appurtenances on which I now live to be him 
and his heirs forever. Subject never the less to the payment of two hundred 
dollars which I will to my two Grand Daughters Leanna and Nancy Cox Daughters 
of Dudley Cox Dec’d Which my s’d Son Benjamin shall pay them on their 
attaining the age of twenty one or at the age of eighteen if married. The said 
sum to be a lien on the land so willed to my said son.

And I also will that my s’d son Benjamin henceforth have possession of use and 
occupy the place north of where I live to the lane and onward toward John 
Flippins, separate from and independent of the Divide to my wife.

I give and bequeath my Negro boy Clark to my Soninlaw Robert McFarland and his 
wife Mary forever. I will and desire that all the personal estate not herein 
otherwise divised shall after the death or marriage of my said wife be sold at 
a Credit of twelve months and the proceeds thereof be divided as follows – 
That is to say – To each of my four Granddaughters Mary, Nancy, Leannah, and 
Sally Nickle the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars each to be paid to them 
as they arive at age of 21 – or eighteen if married. Meane while to be loaned 
in good hands on security at common interest so that the same may be improved 
for their benefit.

I give to my daughter Leannah Sloan One hundred dollars. To my Granddaughters 
Betsy and Penelope Shelly fifty dollars each payable on their age of 21 – at 
the age of 18 if married – to be loaned and improved as provided for the 
daughters of my soninlaw Nickel.

I give to my soninlaw, George Nickel one negro named Will now in the 
possession of said George to him during his natural life – remainder to his 
said four daughters.

The resedue of my said personall estate I give to the daughters of my Son 
Jesse Neal – to be held and improved for them by my executors as above 
provided for my other Grandchildren before named – payable to them at their 
coming of age or at 18 if married.

At the marriage or decease of my s’d wife, I will my servant man Jack to my 
Soninlaw John Flippin – to him and his heirs.

As touching my my negro woman Hannah – she having been to me a faithful 
servant – My Will is and I hereby declare her hencefourth free and 
Emancipated, provided she remain with my wife – to do the business of the dary 
and washing for the family one day in each week – during the life or widowhood 
of my s’d wife. And my Faithful by Isaac I also will to be amancipate and free 
from and after my decease – it being understood that my son Jeremiah and 
Benjamin and soninlaw Nathan Shully – together with my Friends William and 
Jacob Brazelton – will and in procuring security to the end that they may have 
the Benefit of the laws relating to emancipation – and in favour of said boy 
Isaac I will that he remain upon my plantation with my wife – Occupying such 
part as she may allot him – he paying reasonable Rents therefor – I appoint my 
wife Elizabeth executrix – and Thomas Neal executor of this will.

Signed Sealed and publiched the 3rd May 1819 before us.

						  his
William Brazelton 			  Benjamin X Neal (s)
A Peck						 marke
Ja Peck 
 

State of Tennessee

Jefferson County June Sessions 1823

Then was the last will and testament of Benjamin Neal Deceased duly proven in 
Open Court by the Oaths of William Brazelton and A. Peck two of the 
subscribing witnesses to the same and recorded.

Joseph Hamilton, Ck