MARSHALL COUNTY, TN - WILLS - John Tilman, 23 Mar 1839
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Will of John TILMAN
Marshall County TN Will Book A

In the nme of God amen.  I John Tilman of the State of Tennessee Marshall 
County Being of sound and perfect mind and memory blessed be God do this 23rd 
day of March in the year of our Lord one thousane eight hundred and thirty 
nine make publish this my last will and testament in the manner following that 
is to say after my funeral Expences proving my will and letters testamentary 
and all my Just debts are paid I give and bequeath to my wife Susannah Tilman 
all the perishable property that I now possess during her lifetime or 
widowhood.  My will furthur is that anytime that she may think proper to sell 
any part of the perishable property bequeath to her either at private or 
Public sale and give it to my children and charge them with it so it might 
stand good against them in a division of my estate among them my will furthur 
is that all the property above bequeath to my wife Susannah Tilman and all the 
effects arising from said property at her death or marriage shall be sold and 
be Equally divided among all my children and I hereby make and ordain my son 
Jeremiah R. Tilman and Staling Carroll my Executors of this my last will and 
testament in withness whereof I the said John Tilman have to this my last will 
and testament set my hand and seal the day and year above mentioned
Signed Sealed published and declared by the said John Tilman the testator as 
his last will and testament in the presents of us who were present at the time 
of signing and sealing thereof.                        John Tilman (Seal)
 
Witness: James T. Tilman, Joseph Tilman, Josiah D. Tillman

Probated Nov 4th 1839.