MAURY COUNTY, TN - WILLS - Minor Wilks, 10 Dec 1828
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County:  Maury
Roll No:  180
Book:      E  Aug 1829-May 1832
Page:      69-70
Type Record:  probate
Received from:  Tennessee State Library and Archives
Marked Original material in poor condition.  Best Copy available.	 

Minor Wilks' Will 
Record Sept 1., 1829

The last will and Testament of Minor Wilks of Maury County and State of 
Tennessee.  I Minor Wilks considereth this union only of this natural 
life and being of sound mind and memory blessed be God for the same do 
make and publish this my last will and Testament in manner and form 
following wills (that is to say) First I give to my beloved wife Mary 
one black colt horse and his saddle and bed and furniture that I got 
with her except one iron gray horse and also one other bed and furniture 
and one third of the of the land where on I now live with the household 
furniture to last two bed and bedsteads and furniture, one Chest excepted 
during the lifetime or widowhood and at her death or marriage as the 
case may be all the land where I live to be sold and the money to be 
divided between my children, namely John Wilks, Burael Wilks, Thomas 
W. Wilks, David Wilks, Sally Wilks & Elizabeth G. Wilks, William Wilks, 
and Josia Wilks (that is to say) as I have already given John Wilks to 
the amount of fifty dollars and Burael Wilks I have given to the amount 
of twenty five dollars and I have given David Wilks to the amount of 
fifty dollars and Thomas Wilks I have given to the amount of ninety four 
dollars fifty cents and I have given to Sally Spring to the amount of 
seventy five dollars wich several sums of money I wish to be taken out 
of their shares of this money arriving from the land so as to make the 
other above mentioned children equal with them.  I have already given 
my son Richard to the amount of two hundred and eighty five dollars 
making his full share of my estate. I give my daughter Jane S. Wilks 
ten dollars wich is her full share of my estate. (line crossed out )    
Also I give to my daughter Elizabeth G. Wilks one feather bed and 
furniture equal in dollars to the bed I give to my wife and a horse and 
saddle to be worth one hundred dollars.  I also give my son William Wilks 
an equal (word crossed out) part (illegible)  the rest of my children of 
my land when it is sold.  I give my son Josia Wilks a bed and furniture 
or the (illegible) of it in money and a horse and saddle to be worth 
eighty dollars when he becomes of age and I wish him to be sent to school 
till he is learnt to reade and write and learnt the arithmetic through 
the Rules of three.  The balance of my stock of horses, cattle, hogs, & 
sheep, wagon and plantation tools I wish sold at publick auction and the 
too thirds of my plantation to be rented out for the support of and in 
order to purchist the horses and saddles which I have willed to my 
children Elizabeth G. Wilks and Josia Wilks as they become of age or 
marry which is also to be taken out of those shares of the land money 
or so reentered for as to make them equal with my other sons John Wilks, 
Burael Wilks, Thomas Wilks, and David W Wilks and also Sally Spring when 
its land is sold after paying all my just depts  I hereby appoint my 
worthy friend James Campbell sole executor of this my last will and 
testament and hereby Revoking all former wills by me made  In (illegible) 
whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal this 10 day of December 
the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred twenty eight.

Minor Wilks