SEVIER COUNTY, TN - WILLS - John Kerr Sr.

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Last Will and Testament of John Kerr Sr..

Will Book I (page197-199)

I, John Kerr Sr., of the County of Sevier and State of Tennessee being
desirous to dispose of all my worldly affairs, and being in Sound Mind and
disposing Memory do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament,
revoking all wills heretofore made.

My will and desire is that at my death my daughter, Fatha and my wife Martha
has all my stock on hands together with all my household furniture and
kitchen furniture equally between them. I further will and bequeath to my
wife Martha and daughter Fatha all my land where I now live upon during
their natural life for to support upon, and at the death of them both, I
will the same land to be equally divided between the heirs of my daughter
Fatha and belong to them and their heirs and assigns forever.

I give and bequeath to my daughter Fatha my negro woman Rose and all her
increase together with her three children, Peter, Dean and Polly. I also
give and bequeath to my daughter Fatha my negro man Washington all her
natural lifetime and at her death be equally divided amongst her children.

My will is that my daughter Fatha and my son John has all my debts and money
together with two of my Stills equally divided between them except three
hundred dollars of my money or so much out of my debts that I will to my son
Daniel, also I will to my son Daniel one of my best Stills, the other two to
John and Fatha.

I give and bequeath to my son John all land where he now lives upon for
himself and his heirs and assigns forever. I also give to my son John my
black man Peter and my black woman Hannah together with all her children and
increase.

I give and bequeath to my son Daniel all the land where he now lives
together with my Grist Mill and all its appertainances thereto to have and
to hold for himself, his heirs and assigns forever. I also give to my son
Daniel my negro man Dick.

I give and bequeath to my daughter Polly all the land that she now lives
upon together with a Small Entry adjoining J.Cannon & Rogers to have the
benefit of during her natural lifetime and at her death to be equally
divided between her children and to belong to them and their heirs and
assigns forever.

Let it be understood that I made an Entry of about twenty acres adjoining or
near the Mill Place where I have given to my son Daniel which I intended for
my son Daniel to have with the balance of the land I have given him.

My will is that any part of my Estate that may be overlooked before to my
daughter Fatha and my son John equally between them both.

And Last of all I appoint my son John Kerr my Executor of this my Last Will
and Testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto Set my Hand and Seal this
the Seventeenth Day of February Eighteen Hundred and Thirty Six.

Signed, sealed and acknowledged in the presents of us at the request of him
the said John Kerr Sr.

Attest: John Brabson and Frederick Scruggs

                                            John (X) Kerr (Seal)

State of Tennessee

Sevier County I, O.H.P. Hill, Clerk of the County Court, do hereby certify
that the foregoing is true and perfect copy of the Last Will and Testament
of John Kerr, Sen. deceased as taken from the original Will of the said John
Kerr, Sen., deceased now on file in my office. In testimony whereof I have
hereunto Set my Hand and Affixed my Seal of Office in Sevierville, this 8th
Day of October A.D. 1839.

                         O.H.P. Hill, Clerk of Sevier County Court