MARSHALL COUNTY, TN - WILLS - James M. Bowden, 17 July 1849
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Will of James M. BOWDEN 
Marshall County TN Will Book A   pg 208 

I James M. BOWDEN being of a sound mind on the seventheenth July in the year 
of our Lord Eighteen Hundred and forty nince make my Last Will and testament & 
thereby rendering null & void all other wills heretofore made of Caused to be 
made by me - First I desire that after my decease that my body be buried in a 
decent and Christian like manner, and that my funeral expences be paid out of 
the first monies that may come into the hands of my Executors - Secondly I 
desire that my negro Girl Sarah My Mill and Lot of Gound around it together 
with all the surplus property that maybe on hand be sold by my Ececutors or 
Administrators Thirdly, I desire after all my just debts are paid that my 
property be valued by disinterested men and that my dearly beloved wife 
Harriet BOWDEN have One third of the Whole - Fourthly I desire that the 
remaining two thirds be equally divided among all my children but desire that 
it remain as general stock for the support & Education of my children untill 
the oldest becomes of age at which time the whole is to be valued by 
Disinterest Men and the oldest to receive his part the Balance to fall Back 
into the general Stock to remain for the  purposes above mentioned until the 
next one becomes of age at which time he is to receive his portion in the 
manner above described and so with all the rest untill the youngest has 
received his portion - Lastly, I desire that my Brother William BOWDEN and 
Benjamin WILLIAMS be and are hereby appointed my Ececutors acknowledged in the 
presence of 
S.E. WILSON  John T. CRAWFORD  S. W. PENN  Elisha COLLINS 

State of Tennesssee } 
Marhsall County     }         County Court August Term 1849 
Personally appeared in open Court S. E. WILSON and S. W. PENN subscribing 
witnesses to the foregoing will who being first sworn here in open Court 
proved the due Execution of the same as the Law directs.  It is therefore 
ordered by the Court that said will be entered of Record 
Witness my hand at office this 7th day of August 1849 
                         John ELLIOTT (clk)