ROANE COUNTY, TN - WILLS - James Brazeale, 1 Aug 1854
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	LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT 
	OF
	JAMES BRAZEALE

							November Term 1850

	I James Brazeale of the county of Roane and State of Tennessee do make 
and publish this my last will and testament hereby making void all other wills 
by me at anytime made.

	1. First, I recommend my soul to God who gave it and my body to dust 
from whence it came to be buried in a manner suitable to my condition in life.

	2. I give and bequeath to my son John G. Brazeale my plantation with 
all lands as may more fully be understood by references to my several deeds of 
conveyance with the present crop on the same except the land that my son 
Andrew J. Brazeale rented from me that the said Andrew J. Brazeale is to have 
the rent reserving in the aforesaid lands and plantations a lifetime estate 
for my daughter Mary Mahala Brazeale and also my daughter Sarah Brazeale which 
they are to have so long as they live single and remain on the said 
plantation.

	3. I give and bequeath to my son John G. Brazeale my wagon and one 
yoke of cattle.  4th I give and bequeath to my daughter Mary Mahaly my bay 
mare.  5th I give and bequeath to my daughter Sarah Brazeale my roan filly.  
6th I give and bequeath to my daughter Margaret Blackburn my sorrel colt and 
one bed and furniture and staid.  7th, I give and bequeath to my daughter 
Nancy Essell one bed and furniture.  8th I give and bequeath to my son 
Henderson C. Brazeale 8 head of sheep.  9th I give and bequeath to my son 
Andrew J. Brazeale 8 head of sheep.  10th all the remaining property to be 
sold in a twelve months credit and the money arising from the sale of same to 
be equally divided with all my sons -- lastly I do appoint my friend and 
relation E.W. Brazeale my executor.  Witness where of I do to this will set my 
hand and affix my seal this first day of August 1854 signed and sealed in the 
presence of:

	Attest					James Brazeale (?)
	Henry Bogart
              	His
	Sanford (X) Ingram			County Court
	        Mark				November Term 1854
	E.W. Brazeale
	State of Tennessee	County Court
	Roane County	November Term 1854

	Those were the fore going Will and Testament of James Brazeale 
deceased produced in open court and the executive and declaration thereof duly 
proved in open court by the oaths of Sanford Ingram and E.W. Brazeale two of 
the subscribing witnesses there to and admitted to record and ordered to be on 
record witness my hand at office this 1st Monday of November 1854.

						Austin J. Greene   Clerk