RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - WILLS - John Gambill 1843
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Will and Heirs of John Gambill of Rutherford County, Tennessee

Rutherford Co., TN Record Book 12, 1841-1844, pages 380-383

Gambill, John Decd. State of Tennessee Rutherford County Court July Term  1843
William H.B. Gambill David R Gooch & James  S  Smith  citizens  of  Rutherford
County. It appearing to the court that John Gambill has died leaving a written
will in which you are appointed Executor which has been duly  proved  in  open
court and you having given bond and qualified according to law and  it  having
been ordered by the Court that letters testamentary issue  to  you  These  are
therefore to empower you the said Wm H.B. Gambill David  R  Gooch  &  James  S
Smith to enter upon the execution of said will and take into  your  possession
all the property and to  return  to  this  court  in  ninety  days  a  perfect
inventory thereof and make due collection of all debts and paying all the just
demands against the testator and settling  up  the  business  of  said  estate
according to law you will pay over and deliver the property  and  its  effects
that may remain in your hands and to do all other things that may be  required
according to the provisions of said will and the  law  of  the  land.  Witness
Robert S Morris Clerk at office the 3rd day of July 1843 and the 67th year  of
American Independence Recorded July 6, 1843 Robt. S. Morris Clk

Will of J. Gambill Decd. I John Gambill do make and publish this  as  my  last
will and testament hereby revoking and making void all other wills  by  me  at
anytime made. First I direct that my debts be paid as soon after my  death  as
possible and they very few out of any monies that I may die  possessed  of  or
that may come into the hands of Executors. Second I loan to my wife Hanna  one
hundred acres of land Begining at my southeast corner near Thos Bennetts Black
Smith shop then west for enough to include the fields on each side of my  lane
and 20 poles farther then north sufficiently far  to  include  my  cottonfield
even if said bounds should contain more than 100 acres then east to my eastern
Boundary then south to the Begining with the privilege of getting timber south
of said land if there is not sufficient on it and with all the  buildings  and
my mill conditional this lone to be void so soon as my wife Hannah marries  or
dies or removes that in as much as I paid for her two hundred and nine dollars
after our marriage, that she shall refund or pay said money to  my  estate  at
her death and the acceptance of this will shall guarantee the payment of  said
money also I loan her one horse either Charles or Kit two cows and calves  two
sows and pigs 5 ewes two set of cups and saucers two set of plates  a  set  of
knives and forks and 3 dishes a half dozen chairs a table one pot one  skillet
one oven & 2 pair of hooks Also I confirm our marriage contract that is to say
she shall have to dispose of as she pleases at her death one negro  man  named
Tud and one named Davy one negro woman named Fanny and her children  Booker  &
Alfred & increase, one cupboard two beds and bedsteads and all the bed  cloths
she brought here one chest and two trunks one hundred Dollars in money and her
full years provisions for the next year but there is to be interruption of the
negroes or anything else that interfers with the making or saving the crop the
years provisions to consist of one hundred Barrels  of  corn  fifteen  hundred
pounds of Pork 20 bushels of wheat 50# coffee 100# sugar and a barrel of salt.
Thirdly I give and bequeath to each of my children in the manner following  or
their heirs an equal share or portion of my estate viz, the heirs of  Charlott
(1st) Hall Elizabeth (2) Lovel John K. (3) Gambill Kiziah  (4)  Brown  William
(5) Gambill Frances (6) Dyer Martha (7) Halfield James (8) T. Gambill heirs of
Mary (10) Rogers John (11) Pope George (9) W. Gambill. Fourthly,  I  give  and
bequeath to Elizabeth Lovel and her heirs the tract of land on which  she  now
lives believing that it will only make her equal to the rest of my children in
a division already made and not to be taken into the divisions  of  this  will
with all the property of mine on said premises, and I appoint my  son  William
her trustee to take charge of said property and also her portion as legatee to
manage for her benefit and at her death decend to her children Fifthly I  give
and bequeath to my grand son Thomas Rogers, son  of  Mary  Rogers  decd,  five
hundred Dollars in the Nolensville turnpike stock in lew of  any  part  of  my
lands the balance of one share to to be made out in money and in case  of  his
death without heir the property or bequeath to  return  to  my  estate  and  I
authorise my Executors to act as Guardian for him his share is not  to  extend
to division already made. Sixthly, all that  part  of  my  estate  divised  to
Martha Halfield and James T. Gambill shall go into the hands  of  Wilie  Brown
whom I appoint their trustee to manage and control for their  benefit  and  at
their death to decend to their heirs Seventh I appoint John Hall  trustee  for
my daughter Jane Pope with the power of managing and controlling said property
for her benefit and at her death said property to go to her  children.  Eighth
either of my children that is dissatisfied with their trustee may change  said
trustee by conforming to law or applying to court and if the share drawn  does
not suit the situation of the legatee the trustee by  the  consent  and  joint
conveyance of the legatee may change or sell said share but  nothing  in  this
contained shall excuse said trustees from giving  bond  as  provided  by  law.
Ninth my land at home shall be equally divided among all my legatees except T.
Rogers according to quality and quantity the school tract of land by J.  Halls
and the Pucket tract together may be divided into shares to suit the number of
my legatees also except T Rogers. In the division that is to be made among  my
children notes and amounts which I have against them are to be taken into  the
account and I nominate and appoint D.R. Gooch George Beaty William Allen  Jas.
J. Smith and Robert Cook to make the devision  of  the  land.  Tenth  for  the
purpose of making an equal division among my legatees I direct my slaves to be
sold to the highest bidder with all other property of mine which  I  have  not
here to fore disposed of on a  credit  of  twelve  months.  Eleventh  all  the
perishable property I have loaned to my wife shall be valued to her  and  paid
back to my estate at her death Lastly I do hereby nominate and appoint my  son
William H.B. Gambill David R Gooch & James S. Smith my  executors  in  witness
whereof I do to this my will set  my  hand  and  seal  this  16  May  1843  My
Executors are not be be ruled to security. John hisXmark Gambill {Seal} Signed
sealed and published in our presence} and we have subscribed our names  hereto
in } the presence of the testator this 16th of May 1843 and the words  without
here inserted in T. Rogers Josiah Ellis A M Dunaway

May the 19th 1843 I John Gambill on reflection to do more equal Justice do  ad
this codicil number one in lew of the legacy left my Grandson Thomas Rogers my
wish and desire is that he have out of my estate the  stock  of  five  hundred
Dollars in the Nolensville Turnpike and three hundred  and  fifty  dollars  in
cash out of my estate this is to be in full of the  legacy  bequeathed  in  my
will above I also give my wife Hannah in addition to what I gave her above one
pail one can one pigon one cotton wheel and half dozen tumbles and our looking
glass. John X Gambill R B X Vaughan A M Dunaway

State of Tennessee} Rutherford County } Court July term 1843 The execution  of
the foregoing last will testament & codicyl thereto of John Gambill dec'd. was
this duly proved in open court by the oath of  Josiah  Ellis  A.M.  Dunaway  &
Richard B. Vaughan Subscribing witnesses thereto & was ordered to be  recorded
Recorded 6 July 1843 Robt. S Morris Clk