MARSHALL COUNTY, TN - WILLS - John William Manier, 31 Mar 1843
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Will of John William MANIER
Marshall County Will Book A

State of Tennessee Marshall County this instrument of writing is to show that 
I John William Manier of the state and county above written being in 
possession of my right mind and in the fear and presents of Almity God and 
knowing that the living must die altho I am at in ordinary health but being 
Desirus that Directory may be left after my Death for the disposing of my 
temporal afects I do hereby and here in make and ordain this my last will and 
testament according to which I Desire my property which I am possessed of at 
my desease shall be disposed of as follows  
Item 1st.  I give and bequeath to my Daughter Elizabeth Bennet and her heirs 
after her one old negro woman named Marge one negro girl named Narciss, and 
one negro boy named Jack and one desk and turned post bed stead one good bed & 
furniture.  
2nd.  I give and bequeath unto my son John Manier my negro mand bobo and one 
negro woman named Syntha the bed furniture and bedstead on wich I usualy lie 
one cupboard and one wooden clock and in case of his moving to the place 
whereon I now dwell and his living on the same I give and bequeath unto him my 
avoe named son all that tract or parcel of land whereon I now live but in case 
he should not move on the ladn and live on the same I Desire the land be sold 
and an Eaqual Division of the proceeds made among all my heirs and in case it 
shall become necessary for the above land to be sold.  I herein and hereby 
authorise and appoint my son John Manier my Executor to make and convey all my 
right title and intrust to the same in as full a manner as I could do myself 
was I personally present and he is hereby authorised to make private sale of 
the aforesaid land as he may deem most advantageous to all my heirs and so 
soon as the proceeds can be had I request that he made an equal Division of 
the same to all my heirs including himself as one.  
3rd.  I give and bequeath unto the lawful heirs of my son Lemuel Manier on 
negro woman named Jenny and three of her children Sam, Mary and Edmond and two 
plain beds and furniture and one Shugar chest  
4th.  I give and bequeath unto Nancy Freeman the Daughter of my son Thomas to 
her and her heirs one negro girl named Angeline and one negro boy named 
Henderson two plain beds & funiture and one bureau.  
5th.  I will and desire that after all the funeral Expences and all other 
debts wich I may be Justly owing at my deceases is paid.  my heirs shall of 
themselves or their agents divide all remaining furniture stock of all kinds 
tools or utentials or property of any kind of what I may be possessed which is 
not named and disposed of in this will so as for each of my heirs to shear and 
shear alike in all and any remainder that may be found, lastly I wiil and 
desire if my son John Manier should so settle himself on the land above named 
as to make it convenient for him to carry into full effect alol the provision 
of this will that he is hereby full authorised and hereby appointed my lawful 
Executor and in case he should not or it shall not be conveniant for him to 
carry all the provisions of this my last will into effect I authorise him to 
appoint such a person as he may think fit and qualified who shall be fully 
empowered to carry all and every part of this my last will and testament into 
full effect and in this I herein and hereby revoke all other wills previous to 
this as witness hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 31st day of 
March and year 1843.
                      John W. Manier (Seal)
Witness: Jas Williams  J. F. Furgerson, M. D. Wilson


State of Tennessee  }
Marshall County.    }         County Court April term 1844
Personally appeared in open Court M. D. Wilson and J. F. Furgerson subscribing 
witnesses to the foregoing will  being first sworn in open court deposed and 
said that they were acquanted with John W. Manier whose signature appears to 
the foregoing will and that he signed sealed and acknowledged the same in 
their presence to be his last will and testament and that he was of sound mind 
and disposing memory.  It is therefore ordered by the court that said will be 
admitted to probabte.  M. W. Oakley, Clerk