RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - WILLS - William Vandike  1831
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Rutherford Co., TN Will of William Vandike


Will of WILLIAM VANDIKE - WB 4, pp 40_? Rutherford Co., TN In the name of God Amen
I William Vandike of Rutherford County and State of Tennessee being weake in body
but sound in mind and memory calling to mind the mortallity-of my body and knowing
that it was appointed for all men once to die do constitute make and apoint this
my last will and Testament in manner and form following - that is to say my wish
is that my mother Barbary Gregory and her children that is now living with her
remain on the land where they now live and that they have the use and benefit of
the same for their support and also that all my houshold and kichin furnitur
farming utinsels & stock of all descripson. remain on the place for their us and
benefit and that my brother John Gregory have the management of the same as long
as he stays on the place and carefully manges the same but if there is like to be
any wast made of the said property for it to be in the power of my Executor to
take charge of the same & take care of it so that the famly have the benefit of it
so long untill the death of mother & after her death if the children think proper
to stay together & keep house for them to do so, but at any time if they brake up
houskeeping for the land & house hold Furnitur Farming utinsels and stock to be
sold and the proceds to be equally divided equally among my brothers and sisters
shear and alike namely John Gregory Catesy Gregory Abraham Gregory Sarah Gregory
Isaac Gregory and Alexander Gregory and also that my Executor sell my Negro man
Sam and that he collect my mone Debts. and that he my Executor pay the same out to
my brothers & sister above named each there share when they arive at the age of
twenty one years my wish that my brother Samuel Moony Jr? have one hundred dollars
In cash notes to be delivered to him by my Executor amediately after my death I
also appoint Allsea Harris my Execut(remainder of word torn) to this my last will
and testament revoking all others by me heretofore made in witness whereof I have
here unto set my hand and seal the 12th day of September 1831-
                                    Wm Vandike (Seal)
Presents of
     Wm Vinson jurat
     Joel M. Loyd jurat