MCNAIRY COUNTY, TN - WILLS - Lizzie Surratt

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  McNairy County, Tennessee 

Will Book, p. 335 12 

July 1919



  Last Will of LIZZIE SURRATT



  [Note: LIZZIE SURRATT was the sister of CHARLIE SURRATt and the daughter

  of MACK G. SURRATT. BESSIE SURRATT was her niece, the  daughter  of  her

  brother, ALEXANDER J. SURRATT. Her nephew, WILL  SURRATT,  may  be  JOHN

  WILLIAM SURRATT, the son of her brother WILLIAM C. SURRATT.]





  Know all men by these presents:



  I, LIZZIE SURRATT, of McNairy County, Tennessee, desiring to dispose  of

  all my property, do make and publish this, my last will  and  testament,

  and by this act, do hereby revoke, cancel and make  null  and  void  any

  forever will that may have been executed by me. And I do  hereby  revoke

  and cancel a certain conveyance made by me to BESSIE SURRATT of  certain

  lands, the same on which I noe reside. The said BESSIE  SURRATT  was  at

  that time living with me, and was to continue here  residence  with  me,

  and give to me the attention and care  she  had  formerly  done.  Having

  failed to do any of the things required, this conveyance  is  as  before

  stated cancelled, and made null and void in so far as I am  able  to  do

  that in this manner.



  1. My executor will pay all my debts at my death, including the  account

  owing any physician and to pay all funeral expenses, and the  costs  and

  expenses incident to this administration.



  2. I hereby give and bequeath and devise all my property both realty and

  personal property to my nephew, WILL SURRATT, who now lives with me, and

  who now looks after and cares for  and  provides  for  me.  This  is  to

  include all money, notes,  accounts,  live  stock,  bonds,  war  savings

  stamps and certificates and the land on which I  now  reside,  the  same

  consistibg of about 218 acres and conveyed me by my  father,  this  deed

  being recorded in the office of the register  at  Selmer,  Tennessee  in

  [Deed] Book W, p. 461.



  3. I nominate and appoint W. K. ABERNATHY, of Selmer, Tennessee,  as  my

  sole executor of this my last will and testament. And he will excute the

  same, and administer hereunder without giving or being required to  give

  bond.



  4. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand on this the 12th  day

  of July 1919.



  LIZZIE SURRATT



  The above and foregoing last weill and testament OF LIZZIE  SURRATT  was

  signed by her as above shown and it was  so  signed  in  our  sight  and

  presence, at the request of said LIZZIE SURRATT and the  undersigned  do

  hereby subscribe to the same as attesting witnesses  to  the  said  last

  will and testament at the request of said  LIZZIE  SURRATT  that  we  so

  sign, and it was on this the 12th day of July 1919. W. S.  COMBS  R.  L.

  HAWKINS



  For Probate, see Minute Book M, pages 397-8.



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