MAURY COUNTY, TN - WILLS - Samuel W. Polk, 18 Jan 1839
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[Will of Samuel W. Polk, 18 Jan 1839]
[Will Book Y, Maury Co. TN, pp. 393-394]
[transcribed by Mark A. Murphy, 22 Nov 2000]

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I Samuel W. Polk being of sound and disposing mind & memory 
and being desirous of disposing of my worldly property of all Kinds 
do make & publish this to be my last will & testament.  In the first 
place I will and bequeath to my mother Jane Polk the sum of five  
thousand dollars in mony to be made up by Execrs. herein after 
named out of the amount due to me by my Guardian with (am of) 
whom I have not had a settlement of my Estate since I arrived at 
the age of twenty one and all other monies that are due to me or 
my bosom[?] due to me on note Which I now hold after my first 
debts are paid.  If This should not be sufficient to make up the full 
sum of five thousand dollars then so much of my unappropriated
property as will be necessary to make out the full sum of five thousand 
dollars must be disposed of by my Executors for that purpose.  If there 
should not be sufficient unappropriated property to make out the sum 
of five thousand dollars then my other heirs & dowers[?] except the 
minor children of my Brother Marshal T. Polk must constitute equal 
that is Jas. K. Polk one half & my brother William H. Polk one half. 
Secondly I will an[sic] bequeath to my brother James K. Polk my interest 
in the House & lot and all appurtise and as which is situated in the town 
of Columbia & which is at this time occupied by my mother who has a 
lifetime estate in said house & lot also my negro blacksmith named 
Harry & negro man named Pompey & negro man Ben.  Thirdly I will & 
bequeath to my Brother Wm. H. Polk my plantation on the north side 
of duck river containing at three hundred & fifty acres more or leSs 
including the Junim[?] stand known as the Mt. Vine[?] place also my 
negro girl Dolly & her child named Elias and my negro girl named May. 
Fourthly I will & bequeath to my deceased brother Marshal son Marshal 
T. the sum of three thousand dollars north of my western District land 
to be valued at them out of said land by two disinterested persons so 
soon as practicable.  Such persons to be appointed by my Execr.  Also 
my negro boy named Bob until this provision that all the property above 
mentioned remains under the  control of my brother Jas. K. Polk for the 
benefit of the said Marshal T. Polk until he the said Marshal T. arrives 
at twenty one year of age.
Fifthly I will & bequeath to my said decd. brothers daughter Eunice[?] 
the sum of three thousand dollars north of my Western district lands to 
be valued to her out of said lands by two disinterested persons to be 
appointed by my Executor as soon as practicable with the provision 
that the said property be an Remain under the control of my brother Jas. 
K. Polk
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until she should Marry or arrive at the age of twenty one.  It is my further 
wish & desire that if my Western district land when valued as aforesaid 
do not make up the sum of three thousand dollars in Value to each, the 
said Marshal T. & Eunice[?] the Imis[?] the sum to be equally divided 
between them. Sixthly If after the above legain[?] are satisfied & my just 
debts are paid then should be any surplus as any property belonging to 
be equally divided between my mother Jane Polk my brother James K. 
Polk and my brother Wm. H. Polk.  Lastly I appoint my brother Jas. K. 
Polk & Wm. H. Polk Executors of this my last will & testament so[?] 
wherein whereof I have let my hand & seal this 18th of Jany 1839.
The word in many[?] & I certified[?] before swearing[?]
Saml. W. Polk (seal)
test S.D. Frusson[?]
John S. Law

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