MARSHALL COUNTY, TN - WILLS - James Allison, 3 Aug 1838
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Will of James ALLISON 
Marshall County Will Book A 
pg 54-55 

State of Tennessee Marshall County.  I James ALLISON being in a bad State of 
health but beleiving myself to be of sound mind and memory do this third day 
of August in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty eight make and 
ordain this as my last will and testament in the
following manner (viz) First My will is that my body be buried in a decent and 
Christian like manner and that my funeral Expenses and Just debts be paid out 
of my estate. 
2nd. that my wife Milly Allison have all my land During her widowhood also all 
the household and Kitchen furniture to dispose of as she pleases and her 
choice of the horses and two cows and calves also my negro man Warner.  also 
my negro man Allen and my negro woman Violet during her natural life, and at 
her death to be Equally divided betwix all my children I also will that she 
have one hundred dollars in money
3rd. I will to my daughter Amrel my negro woman Sara and her son Henry & 
seventy five dollars in money. 
4th. I will to my daughter Jan my negro Girl Caroline and my negro boy Jacob I 
also will that she have seventy five dollars in money. 
5th. I will to my son Robert my negro boy Charles and my negro Girl Tanner 
also one hundred and eighty dollars in money and my will is that Sixty out of 
the one hundred and Eighty be Expended for schooling and that Robert Williams 
be his Guardian, and that he be allowed to hire his
negroes at Moderate prices to Humane men. 
6th. My will is that the before willed property willed to Amrel Allison and 
Jane and Robert Allison be considered and understood to be equal in amount to 
what I have hertogore given to my other children (vix) William C. Allison 
Thomas Allison & Mary T. Allison and Harriet Bowden. 
7th. my will further is that all the remaining part of my property be equally 
divided betwix all my children (viz) ll not otherwise willed the land at my 
wifes Death or termination of her widowhood all to be divided Share and Share 
alike in Testamony hereof  I hereunto subscribe my name the date above in the 
presence of us 
                                James Allison (Seal) 
James B. Lowry Jurat             
H. B. Smiley. Jurat 

State of Tennessee } 
Marshall County.   }
Personally appeared in open Court James B. Lowry on the 5th day of August 1839 
and H. B. Smiley on the 4th day of Nov 1839. Subscribing witnesses to the 
within will & proved the due Executor of said will as the court directs.  
Witness my hand at office November 4th 1839. 
                  M. W. Oakley (clk)