MARSHALL COUNTY, TN - WILLS - Richard Sandifer, 2 Nov 1841
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Will of Richard SANDIFER
Marshall County Will Book A
pg 61
State of Tennessee Marshall County.  I Richard Sandifer do make and publish 
this my last will and testament hereby revoking and making void all other 
wills by me at anytime made. First I drect that my funeral expences and all my 
debts be paid as soon after my death as possible out of any moneys that I may 
die possessed of or that may first come into the hands of my Executors.  And 
if there should not be a sufficiency of money left on hand for the payment of 
said expences and debts I direct that such surplus property as my wife Lucy 
Sandifer may think property to spear  from the use of the family be sold in 
order to rraise money for said purpose, Secondly I give and bequeath to my 
loving wife Lucy Sandifer all the rest of my property both real and personal 
of every caracter and description that now rightfully belongs to me all of 
which is to be for her support and benefit and under her management and 
control for said purpose and for the raising tuition of my loving little 
children during the natural liffe or widowhood of my sd wife Lucy, After the 
death of my said wife or on her inter marriage with any other man I direct 
that all my said property both real and personal with all its increase be 
eaqually divided between my three children Lucy Ann E. Parker C. and Virginia 
A. Sandifer.  And I direct that Lucy Ann E. shall have in her portion in sd. 
Division my negro girl Miriah at a fair valuation at said time.  My other 
negro girl Emily being of a turbulent disposition I hereby provide that if she 
should become ungovernable my said wife Shall have power to sell her and put 
the money to intrest for the benefit of her and my children or purchase a 
negro boy with the same which negro shall occupy the same place in this will 
as Emily.  and Lastly I do hereby nominate and appoint my wife Lucy Sandifer 
and John McAdams my Executors.  In witness whereof I do to this my will set my 
hand and seal this twenty second day of November AD. 1841 
         Richard Sandifer (Seal)
Witness David Yancey, Jerman Woodard, Stephen Porter

State of Tennessee }
Marshall County.   }     County Court Jany 1842
Personally appeared in open court Stephen Porter and Jerman Woodward 
subscribing withness to the foregoing will who being first sworn here in open 
court proved the due Execution of said will as the law directs. It is 
therefore ordered by the court that said will be entered of record 
Witness my hand at office this 3rd Jany, 1842  
             M.W. Oakley Clerk