ROBERTSON COUNTY, TN - WILLS - William Adams Sen'r, 8 Aug 1827
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Robertson Co TN Will Bk 6, pg 247 & 248  (transcribed 3/15/2002)


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The last Will and Testament of William Adams sen'r Dec'd.
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I William Adams sen'r of the County of Robertson and State of
Tennessee being of sound mind and memory though weak in
body knowing that it is appointed for all men to die do make
and ordain this to be my last will and Testament in manner
and form following (viz)

Item, My will and desire is that my body (after death) be de
     = cently buried in a Christian like manner and that all
      my just debts be paid out of my Estate and the Balance
      of my worldly estate to be disposed of as follows --
Item, I give and bequeath to William Allen one dollar in
      Cash having heretofore given to him all that I ever intend
     = ed to give --
Item, I give and bequeath to my son in law John Niblitt
      one dollar in Cash having heretofore given him all 
      I ever intended to give --
Item, I give and bequeath to Buckner Williams one dollar 
      in Cash having heretofore given him all I ever 
      intended to give --
Item, I give and bequeath to my grand Daughter Sally
      Ann Elizabeth Williams one negro girl named
      Phebee about fourteen years of age but should the said
      Sally Ann Elizabeth Williams die without Issue
      then and in that event the said negro girl Phebee
      to revert to my Children named hereafter in the last 
      Division.
Item, All the residue of my Estate that may remain at my
      decease, both real mixt and personal shall be sold by
      my executors hereafter named in the following man
     = ner (to wit). all the perishable property on a credit
      of twelve months the mixt estate on a credit of
      twelve months and all my real estate on a credit
      of three years to be paid in three equal instalments.
      My said executors are hereby authorised and 
      required to make deeds of conveyance to the pur

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     = chasers of said real or mixt estate sold by them
      as aforesaid and the proceeds arising from said sale
      as aforesaid to be equaly divided between my wife Sarah
      Adams, - Thomas Adams, William Adams, Abner Adams,
      Richard H. Adams, Martha H. Barry, Dorothy D. Yeats,
      Rebecca Binkley and Louiser W. Darden after my 
      executors paying to Richard H. Adams fifty dollars &
      to Dorothy D. Yeats seventy five dollars, which is intended
      to make them equal with the balance of my Children in
      the first Division - and after said division is made that
      part which may fall to my Daughters, before mentioned is
      only the proceeds thereof, to insure to them during their
      natural life and at their death to be equally divided betw
     = een their children and other heirs forever should the
      husbands of either of my Daughters aforesaid purchase
      any of my property on the day of sale made by my execu
     = tors then and in that case my executors before delivering
      the property so purchased require them or either of them
      to give bond and security payable to said
      Executors conditioned for the safe keeping and delivery
      of said property over to the children of my daughters
      at their death --
Item, Lastly I nominate and appoint my trusty friends Henry
      Frey, Richard Cheatham and William Seal my Exec
     = utors to this my last Will and testament hereby revok
     = eing and disanulling all former Wills by me made
      In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my my hand
      and affixed my seal this 8th day of August 1827
      Test                            his        {    }
      Charles Cobbs            William X Adams   {Seal}
      Thomas Cobbs                    mark       {    }
     
     Robertson County Court February Term 1828
     This last Will and testament of William Adams dec'd was
     proven in open Court by the oath of Charles Cobbs &
     Thomas Cobbs subscribing Witnesses thereto and ordered to
     be recorded.               Test  Wm. Seal Clk
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