Will of EDMUND BISHOP 18 Jan 1855
Will Proven at May Term, 1858. 
(Probate - See Minute Book, No. 8 - page 219.)

State of Tennessee - Madison County, this 18th of January, 1855.
In the name of God, Amen, I Edmund Bishop now being in health and of sound 
dispering(?) mind and memory, do make and ordain this to be my last will 
and Testament hereby revoking all all [sic] others in manner and form and 
following:

Item. I lend to my bloved wife Sally Bishop, one hundred & six acres of 
land whereon I now live and five beads Bead steads & furniture all farming
tools two head of horses, & 1 mule, all my hogs & cattle & sheep & poltry,
one horse waggon, ten head of sheep, also four negroes to wit: one woman
Jane, Sarah, Tom & Joe during her life or widowhood.

Item. I now give & bequeth to my beloved daughter Elvira M. Harrison one 
Fether bed & furniture, one bay colt that's in her posession, one Execution 
gainst her husband George T. Harrison of one hundred and ninety dollars
which I paid I paid as scurity for him and at the death of my wife I give 
& bequeth to her five dollar to her & heirs forever.

I now give & bequeth to my son George T. J. Bishop Fifty six acres of Land 
ajoining of Aa. Tison whare he has built upon at my death to him and his 
heirs forever. also one bay horse I got of(?) Hattom and at the death or 
widowhood of my sife I give him one equal part of the negroes loaned to my 
wife to him & his heirs for ever.

I now give & bequeath to my daughter Lucy J. Bishop Harrison one- Fether 
Bed bedsted & furniture, also one negro girl named Elizabeth called Betty
which I have already given her in a deed of gift which deed of gift is now
recorded to her & her bodily heirs for ever & also one mule all of which 
is in her possession and she is not to have any thing more at the death 
of my wife or widowhood.

I now give & bequeath to my two youngest children B. F. Bishop & Sarah 
Clementine Bishop at the death or widowhood of my wife one hundred and six 
acres of land where-on I now live to be equally divided between them and at 
the death or widowhood of my wife to have an equal share of the negroes,
also to have all the stock. Horses hogs cat-tle sheep & poltry. The whole 
of the Beds & furniture one wagon to be equally divided between B. F. 
Bishop & Sarah Clementine Bishop my two youngest children to them and 
their heirs forever.

I do hereby nominate constitute and appoint my oldest son George T. J. 
Bishop my Exec-utor to this my last will and Testament.

In witness whereof I heareunto set my hand & seal this precise day & date 
above written.

Edmund (X - his mark) Bishop [seal]
Atest
Jno. H. Freatnig(?)
Wm. R. Hanes

Tennessee State Library and Archives
Madison County
Roll 534
Book 7
P. 13
Probate

NOTE: Edmund Bishop, Jr. was former resident of Lunenburg County VA
Transcribed and contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Linda Russell 
Lewis linda@usroots.com
(descendant of Edmund Bishop, Sr.)


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