KNOX COUNTY, TN - WILLS - John Smith, 27 Mar 1880
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The Will of John Smith

I, John Smith of Knox County and State of Tennessee, being of sound mind and 
memory, do make and ordain thus my last will and testament, hereby revoking 
all others.

1. It is my desire that all my just debts be paid, likewise my Funeral 
expenses.

2. I give to my wife, Maria A. Smith,[maiden name: MARIA(H) ADAIR CHRISTIAN] 
the home lot of land on which I now live and also my personal property during 
her natural life, after her death the personal property to be sold and after 
paying funeral expenses, it is my will that the remainder of my personal 
property be put on interest to be given to the support of the Gospel in 
foreign missions of Baptist. The interest only to be used yearly.

3. I bequeath to my son, James H. Smith, the mansion house lot No. 1, as 
designated in a survey made of my landed estate, containing ninety-two acres, 
more or less.

4. I bequeath to my daughter, Martha L. Smith and her children, lot no. 2, in 
the the land of said survey bounded on the north east by lot no. 1, on the 
northeast by lot No. 3, by the old McKinney tract, containing eithy-nine 
acres, more or less.

5. I bequeath to my daughter, Sarah M. Sanders and her children lot No. 3, 
bounded on the southeast by lot No. 2, on the northwest by lot No. 4, and on 
the southwest by the old McKinney tract, containing eighty-nine acres more or 
less.

6. I bequeath to my daughter Harriet Smith, lot no. 4, bounded on the south 
east by lot no. 3, on the northwest by Israel O. Smith land, on the northeast 
by lot No. 5, containing seventy-nine acres, more or less.

7. I bequeath to my daughter, Emily A. Conner and her children, lot no. 5, 
bounded on the northwest by the lands of John Gault, on the east by the public 
road, and lot no. 6, on the southeast by lot no. 4 the lot that William Conner 
now lives on, containing eighty eight acres more or less.

8. I bequeath to Sarah L. Tillery and Samuel L. Tillery, children of my 
daughter Mary E. Tillery (deceased) lot no. 6, bounded on the northwest by the 
lands of John Gault, on the northeast by the lands of Scott, on the southeast 
by a detached part of Lot no. 1, by the public road, containing eighty-six and 
a half acres more or less.

I do hereby appoint I.I. Smith and W.A.A. Conner as my Executers to execute 
this my will, given under my hand and seal this twenty-seventh day of March, 
1880.

						John Smith

Attest:
C.L. Bowling
C.W. Karnes
In Map Book 7, page 74, Office of Registrar of Knox County, Tennessee