PUTNAM COUNTY, TENNESSEE - WILLS - SAMUEL M. MESSENGER
				   21 APRIL 1904

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Last Will and Testament of Samuel M. Messenger


S M Messenger
To Will


     To all that may be there present grieving (greeting, gathering?) 
That I S.M. Messenger being in my right mind bequeath unto my beloved 
wife Canzada Messenger during her natural life a certain tract or parcel 
of land lying and being in the County of Putnam and in the State of 
Tennessee bounded as follows. Bounded on the East by John Farris and Tom 
Farris on the North by John P Huddleston on the West by John P Huddleston 
and Joseph Farris on the South by Sam Price this being my last testate 
and with me being at my right mind for the pure (?) good love for my 
wife Canzada Messenger the above described parcel of land. I will and 
bequeath unto her during her natural life and all of my personal property 
and then when she departs this life then to her children by me S M 
Messenger Dasey Messenger and Soloman Messenger Mindwell Messenger and 
Edney Messenger after she dies or remarries if she marries again there 
to the above named children.


                              S M Messenger (his mark)

Witnessed
Thomas Farris (his mark)
Noah Dearing

State of Tennessee
Putnam County     }   

On this the 21 day of April 1904 Personally appeared before me a Notary 
Public within and for the afforesaid County and State. S M Messenger 
with whom I am personally acquainted and acknowledged his signature to 
this will to be genuine and to have been done by him and for the purpose 
therein expressed and acknowledged to before me on this the 21 day of 
April 1904.

                              Witnessed by my hand and official seal
                              Charley L. Burgess, Notary Public
                              for Putnam County Tennessee

entered Nov 14 1904