Roane County TN Archives Wills.....McKinny, John 1821
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Source: Tennessee. Probate Court Books, 1795-1927. Digital Images. Familysearch.org. Https://familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https%3a%2f%2fapi.familysearch.org%2frecords%2fcollection%2f1909088%2fwaypoints : 2011. Page: County: Roane; Estate Records, 1802-1842; Image 75-76; Https://familysearch.org/pal:/mm9.3.1/dgs-004769045_00075?cc=1909088&wc=1093106
Written: 1821
Recorded: October 22, 1821

JOHN McKINNY WILL. October Term 1821. In the name of God Amen.
I JOHN MCKINNY of the County of Roane within the State of Tennessee Being of
sound and disposing mind and memory and calling to mine my mortality and that
all men are born to die do make ordain and declare my last Will and Testa-
ment in the following form and manner that is to say I recommend my soul to
God who gave it and my body to its mother Earth to be buried in a decent man-
ner by my Executor hereafter named. I give and bequeath my worldly Estate as
follows (towit) to my dearly beloved wife NANCY I give and bequeath one negro
boy named JERRY one negro woman named KIZO likewise the plantation whereon
she now lives and all the live stock together with all the household and
Kitchen furniture all the above named property is to be at his disposal dur-
ing her life of widowhood. I give and bequeath to my two oldest
sons JAMES and ANNANIAS the Hacker plantation to be equally divided between
the twi Likewise to JAMES I give a younger negro boy named JERRY And to ANNANIAS
a negro boy named _ISAM_ Item 3, I give and bequeath to my third and fourth
sons JESSE and ELISHA the Poplar creek plantation to be equally divided be-
tween the two likewise to JESSE I give a negro boy named NELSON and to ELISHA
he is to have the first increase of the negro KIZO if she should have any if
no increase There is to be three hundred dollars allowed him more than the
rest out of the Estate when he becomes of age. Item 4, I give and bequeath
to my four daughters _DUY_ REBECCA NANCY and SARAH as follows (to wit) to DECY
one negro girl named FANNY to REBECCA one negro girl named SOPHA to NANCY one
negro girl named KATY to SARAH one negro girl named ESTER. Item 5, As to my
ready money it is my wish that a sufficient be put to the use to build a
comfortable dwelling house for the use of my family where I now live and the
_ballance_ to be kept in the him and made use of to the best advantage. And
for the Execution of this my last Will & Testament I hereby nominate constitute
and appoint WILLIAM CROWDER and BRASHER ROBERTS my sole Executors
&C. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this Seventh day
of July 1821.
JOHN MCKINNY (Seal)
Signed sealed published and delivered as the last Will and Testa-
ment of the Testator in presence of us.
BAZIL BRASHERS
CARTER BARNET
(X His mark)
State of Tennessee Roane County. October Session 1821. Then was
the Execution of the foregoing will duly proved in Open Court by the oath of
BAZIL BRASHER and CARTER BARNET Subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be
recorded. Given under my hand this 22nd day of October 1821.
HENRY BREAZEALE Clk.
By his Deputy
____ PURRIS.

Additional Comments:
This is a transcript of a typed version of the will. The original handwritten 
version is here: Tennessee. Probate Court Books, 1795-1927. Digital images. 
FamilySearch.org. 
https://familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.familysearch.o
rg%2Frecords%2Fcollection%2F1909088%2Fwaypoints : 2011.
Page: County: Roane; Settlements, Wills, 1802-1824, Vol. A; Image 89-90; 
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1940-649126-1-80?cc=1909088&wc=10931071

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