MADISON COUNTY, TN - WILLS - Benjamin Franklin Curlin

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Summary: Benjamin Franklin Curlin executes his Last Will and Testament 
leaving 134.5 acres of land in Madison County to his wife, Polly Whitney 
Yelverton, and at her death, to their daughter, Rosa Valentine, with cash 
settlement by Rosa to go to their daughter, Pollie Ramsey, and sons, John 
Franklin Curlin and James C. Curlin.


MADISON COUNTY, TN
COUNTY COURT MINUTES
MINUTE BOOK 25, PAGE 204
23 AUG 1903 / PROVED 25 JAN 1906




Benjamin Franklin Curlin Will

I B. F. Curlin of Leighton Tenn. I make this my last request in my will at 
my death I will 134 « one hundred and twenty fore and a half acres of land 
lies in Madison Co 19 district is to go to my wife P W Curlin and at her 
death I will the said land to my Daughter Rosa Valentine and her heirs she 
is to pay J F Curlin and J. C. Curlin and Pollie Ramsey $200 two hundred 
dollars each in to three payment and intris 6 per cts and at both of our 
death all the personal property is to be sold by our Tomb Stone to go to 
both of our graves and the balance of the money is to be equil devied 
between all fore of the heairs and all so if any money or nots after all 
expenses is paied it is to be ealcril devied between the four heairs.  I 
also appoint J F Curlin and J C Curlin of Leighton Tenn my executor of my 
last will and request the said B. F. Curlin on the 23 day of Aug 1903 sign 
and sealed this instringment of my last request and Will

In the present of each have here unto written our names as witness

[Verbatim]

							B F Curlin
							B E Dickinson
							A. D. Dickinson




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Date of Transcription:  July 1997  JWC
Location of Transcription:  Lottsburg, VA
Note:  The above transcription was copied verbatim from the original to the 
best of my abilities.  The notation [ ] denotes my comments.  Some of the 
paragraphs were inserted by me - James William Curlin