Will of Anne Whitson 

In the name of God Amen. I, Anne Whitson of the State of Tennessee and
Maury County being weak in body but of sound mind and memory, thanks be
to God, I do make and Publish this my last will and Testament in the
manner and form as following Viz.

First, I devise and dispose of my worldly Estate in the Following
manner, I allow my just debts to be adjusted and ____ agreeable to
____. My will is and I give and bequeath unto my son, John Whitson, one
dollar out of my Estate, he has received ____ house and other Property 
to the amount of what he was to have had out of his fathers Estate. My 
will is and I give and bequeath unto my son, Thomas Whitson, one dollar
out of my Estate, he has Received his share in lands and other property 
in full out of his Fathers Estate. My will is and I give and bequeath 
unto my son, Joseph Whitson, one dollar out of my Estate, he has 
received the amount of his Part in money and other Property out of the 
Estate of his Father. My will is and I give and bequeath unto my son, 
James Whitson, one dollar our of my Estate, he has received to the 
amount of his part in money, lands and a negro boy of the Estate of his
Father.  My son, George Whitson, deceased, did and has in his life time
received to the full amount of his full share and part in money lands
and Negroes and other Property out of the Estate of his Father. My will 
is and I give and bequeath unto my son, William Whitson, one dollar out
of my Estate, he has received to the full amount of his share, in money
and property out of his Father's Estate. My will is and I give and 
bequeath unto my daughter, Mary Hardin, one Negro boy named Alfred, and 
my will is that my son, Samuel Whitson, pay in a reasonable time two 
hundred dollars on my account to my daughter Mary. I also give my
daughter, Mary, one bay mare called the post bay mare and one feather
bed and bed clothes.  It is my will and I give and bequeath unto my 
son, Samuel Whitson, my land and plantation where I now live including 
all lying South of a line to be extended to my East and West boundary 
lines which line in its intention is to be _______ and now the course of
a new fence lately made between Edmund L .Williams and myself and one 
Negro man named Daniel and on negro woman named Hannah Daniels wife also 
one little negro boy named Sam also a negro child named Lucina Hannah's 
children. My will is and I give and bequeath unto my daughter Sally 
Witherspoon one negro girl named Sarah also one named Mary also the one 
half of my household and kitchen furniture the cupboard excepted which I
allow for my daughter Rebecca.  I give by daughter Sally the one half o 
my beds and bedding except the bed and clothing as above named given to
my daughter Mary.


My will is and I give and bequeath unto my daughter Rebecca Williams the
land and plantation whereon she now lives including what lye north of a
new fence lately made between myself and Edmund L. Williams the line is
to be extended the course of the said fence to my East and West
boundaries the said land is to lye North of the course of the said 
fence ___ the ___ more or less.  Also one negro girl named Matilda. Also
a negro girl named Patsy. Also the one half of my house hold and
kitchen furniture also I give my daughter Rebecca my cupboard also the
one half o my beds and bedding the one bed and bed clothes as before
excepted which I have given my daughter Mary.

After this distribution of the above items leaving some negroes not
disposed of, it is my will and I give and bequeath my son, Thomas
Whitson a negro boy named Stan and it is my will and I give my son,
James Whitson, a negro boy named David also one other one named Dave.
It is my will also and I give my son, Samuel Whitson, all my silver 
table and tea spoons. It is my will and I give and bequeath one negro 
girl named Margaret Jane to my daughters, Sally Witherspoon and Rebecca 
Williams with an Equal interest in the said negro girl. It is my will 
that the balance of my Estate not ____ or given away to be equally 
divided on disposed of between the following of my children (to wit) my
son, James; my daughter, Mary; my son, Samuel; my daughters Sally and
Rebecca. I do hereby nominate and appoint my sons James Whitson, Samuel
Whitson and Edmond L. Williams my executors to carry this my will unto 
hereby revoking all former wills by me made. In witness to this, I have
hereunto set my hand and seal the 24th day of April in the Year of our
Lord 1827. 
Signed, sealed, published
and declared by the above
named Anne Whitson to be her
last will and testament in the presence of 
                        Elijah Hanks
                        Matthew Harkins
                        J. Williams
                        Asa Dodson


Recorded Sept. 3 1827

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