Will of Samuel Lusk

Made May 18 1855, Maury County, TN.
Proven November 1855.

I Samuel Lusk being in a low state of health but sound in mind and
recollections do make this my last will and testament which is as
follows. 

1st I will that my funeral expenses and all of my just debts be paid by
my executors as soon after my death as possible.
 
2nd For the love and effection I have for my beloved wife Mary Lusk I 
will to her during her natural life my plantation and all the stock all 
the farming tools provisions household and Kitchen furnature I also will
to her my two Negroes Sikes and Francis, all the money on hand, nots 
and effects for the suport of herself and my two children Samuel H. Lusk 
and Manday J Lusk. If my wife Mary should die before my youngest child 
above named arrives at the age of twenty one years old. I wish the 
Negroes above named to grow with the two children and not be hired out.
I give to my wife Mary the power to give my two children when they are
twenty one years old such property as she may think proper making them
equal. 

I will to my daughter Catherine's bodaly airs Ten dollars . I will to
the bodaly ares of my daughter Elizabeth ten dollars. It is my will 
that my step son Franklin Eps have a bed and furnatur and a saddel &
bridel and a suit of fine clothes in addition to the colt that I have
alreddy given him when he is twenty one. I have given my Grand son 
George Whiteside saddle and a colt. If he stays with my wife til he is
twenty one, I wish him to have a fine suit of clothes a bed and 
furnatur. It is furthermore my will if my wife Mary should die before my
youngest child above named arrives at the age of twenty one years that
all my land, stock, and farming tools, household and Kitchen furnatur
and every kind of property, except the Negroes, be sold, at the death
of my wife, Mary. It is my will that Samuel H. Lusk and Manday Lusk 
have all my land, all my Negroes, stock, household & Kitchen furnatur
after giving to my daughters children the sum before mentioned. Lastly 
I do hereby nominate and appoint Hugh C. Kirk, Kirk executor to this my
last will and Testament in testamony whereof I hereto set my hand and
seal this the 18th day May eighteen hundred and fifty five. 


Witness                                   Samuel Lusk (seal)
James Lusk Jurat (?)
J. T. Bingham Jurat (?)


Also refer to:

Will of Samuel Lusk Sr. Maury County, TN 1824 
the will of Samuel's grandfather 

Will of James Lusk Maury County, TN 1852 
the will of Samuel's father 

Will of Elizabeth Lusk Maury County, TN 1860 
the will of Samuel's mother 

Will of Samuel Lusk Lewis County, TN 1844 
the will of Samuel's uncle 

  

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