JEFFERSON COUNTY, TN - WILLS - Henry Thornbaugh, 23 Mar 1804
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Will of Henry Thornbaugh  (Thornbrough-spl?)

   Know  all men by these presants that I Henry Thornbaugh of  Jefferson
County & State of Tennessee, being  but weakly; but of sound mind & 
menory, and calling to mind the uncertaintly of human life & knowing that 
it is appointed unto all men once to die, do made and ordain this my last 
Will & Testament in the manner and form following (wd-can't read?) . 
First of all I recommend my Soul to God that gave it; And my body to be 
buried at the discretion of my relations & friends.   And as touching such 
wordly Estate as it has pleased God to  (wd.-can't read?) with ( after 
payment of my just debts and funeral charges.   I dispose thereof in the 
following manner:
Imprimis. I give and bequeath unto Rachael my dearly beloved wife all my 
land & all other Property that I pocess during her life or widowhood; & at 
her decease or marriage, I will that my son Richard have the land, & what 
is left of the other part of my Estate.   I will that it be sold & be 
equally divided  among any children (wd? looks like (2g or 29--may be a 
page number?) namely Walter, Henry, Richard, Margaret, Hannah, Mary, 
Rachel, Ann, Lowratha, Charity, Sophia and also my orphan Boy named 
Jonathan.   I also constitute my two sons Walter & Henry to execute this 
my last will and testament.   I also ratify & confirm this & no other to 
be my last will & testament.   In witness whereof I have hereunto set my 
hand and seal this the 23rd of the third month in the year of our Lord one 
thousand eight hundred & four.   

Signed, Sealed, published, pronounsed and Declared by the said Henry 
Thornbrough as his last Will and Testament, in the presence of us,
Nehemiah Ellis
Abraham Woodward
Robert Pierce

Signed,            Henry Thornbrough------(Seal)