Rutherford County TN Archives Wills.....Davis, Elizabeth September 11, 1809
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Source: Rutherford Co Tn Record Book 2 Page 85
Written: September 11, 1809

Will of Elizabeth Davis

Rutherford Co TN

Record Book 2 page 85





In the name of God, Amen.  I Elizabeth Davis of the County of Rutherford and 

State of Tennessee being weak of body but sound of mind and memory thanks be 

to God for it and I acknowledge that it is appointed for all men once to die 

to make and ordain this my last will and testament that is to say, first of 

all I give my conscience and soul into the hands of Almighty God that gave it 

and my body to the earth from whence it came to be buried in a Christian 

burial at the discretion of my executors and as to my worldly estate wherewith 

it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life, I give, devise and dispose 

of in the following manner and form after all debts due and demand ______.  

Item I will and bequeath to my well beloved daughter Elizabeth Davis my negro 

girl  name Silla one two year old black filly two young cows two feather beds 

and their furniture all my kitchen and dresser furniture.  Item I do will and 

bequeath to my son Henry Bishop my Negro boy named Sampson allowing him to pay 

the one half of the value of the said boy Sampson to my son in law Robert 

Elliot.  Item  I do will and bequeath to my son William H. Davis my negro 

woman named Dolle allowing him pay my son in law John Ervin one half of the 

value of said negro woman Dolle.  I also ordain constitute and appoint my 

trusted friends John Ervin and Robert Elliott to be my executor this my last 

will and testament and do acknowledge and make void, dismantle all other and 

former wills and titlement and legacy and bequeath and executed by me.  In 

witness thereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 11th day of 

September eighteen hundred and nine.



Signed sealed and published

							     her

						Elizabeth    x     Davis   

(seal)

							    Mark



Witness



James Sharp

Marcus Sharp

Isabella Martin



Recorded 20th October 1809



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