ROBERTSON COUNTY, TN - WILLS - Richard Nuckolls, 19 Jun 1834
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Robertson Co TN Will Bk 8, pg 85

Will of Richard NUCKOLLS

In the name of God Amen, I Richard NUCKOLLS of the County of Robertson and the 
State of Tennessee being of sound mind and possessing a disposing memory and 
knowing that it is appointed for all to die, and having accumulated in life a 
portion of this worldly goods and feel a dispostion to dispose of the same in 
manner and form following To wit,
First my will and desire that at the time of my death should I owe any just 
debt or debts that the same shall be paid by my executor herein after named 
out of my estate and also my funeral expenses.
Secondly I give and bequeath to my daughter Tabitha FOOTE my bassin tract of 
land wherever she now lives containing two hundred and twenty eight acres more 
or less. Also my negro boy Jacob to be by her freely used and occupied 
possessed and enjoyed also a woman named Esther and negro___.
Thirdly I give and bequeath to my son Sterling NUCKOLLS one negro boy named 
Jim to be by him freely possessed and by him and his heirs forever.
Fourthly I give and bequeath to my daughter Eleanor LONG one negro man named 
Edom and one negro boy named Anthony and a negro girl named Rebecca to be 
freely posessed and enjoyed by her and her heirs forever.
Fifthly I give and bequeath to my son John NUCKOLLS one negro boy named Ned to 
be by him and his heirs freely possessed and enjoyed forever.
Sixtly I give and bequeath to my son Lewis NUCKOLLS one half of the tract of 
land whereon I now live containing four hundred and ninety nine acres more or 
less, also one tract of land in the War tract containing eighty two acres more 
or less, also one negro woman named Sabina to be by him and his heirs freely 
possessed and enjoyed forever.
Seventhly I give and bequeath to my son Richard NUCKOLLS one negro boy named 
Allen, one negro girl named Mary to be by him and his heirs freely possessed 
and enjoyed forever.
Eighthly I give and bequeath to my son William NUCKOLLS the other one half of 
the tract of and whereon I now live as before mentioned, also one negro girl 
named Louisa to be by him and his heirs freely possessed and enjoyed forever.
Ninethly my will and desire is that all the balance of my estate of whatever 
kind or nature it may be not herein specially directed and the proceeds 
thereof to be equally divided amongst all my children before mentioned.
Tenthly and lastly I hereby constitute nominate my son Lewis NUCKOLLS whole 
and sole executor of this my last will and testiment hereby making all other 
or former wills by me heretofore made satisfying and confining this to be my 
last will and testament in the presence of the subscribing witnesses.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this nineteenth day 
of June one thousand eight hundred and thiry four.

				signed, Richard NUCKOLLS

Signed and acknowledged in our presence and tested in the presence of the 
testator and tested in the presence of the testator

Test, W. SEAL, John HUTCHISON and G CHILDRESS.
Probated August term 1835.