SEVIER COUNTY, TN - WILLS - Phillip Roberts, 14 Jan 1874
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Contributor's Note:  This Last Will and Testament is transcribed from the 
original in the Sevier County Courthouse, Sevier County, Tennessee.  

Will Book I, page 222.

Will of Philip Roberts

I  Phillip Roberts do make and execute this my last will and testament on 
this 14th day of January 1874.  Revoking any former wills by me heretofore 
made.

1st  I will and bequeath to my P.W. Roberts the tract of land on the big 
East fork of Little Pigeon River adjoining the lands of Wm. Mitchel, C.H. 
Fox, J. Furgesson and my home farm being the tract that I purchased from 
Emanuel Fox, but I require him to pay as follows:  three hundred dollars 
to my daughter Sarah McMahan, three hundred dollars to my grandson John 
Roberts, son of my deceased son John Roberts and three hundred dollars to 
my grandson Charles Roberts, son of my deceased son, Charles Roberts.  The 
amount to my daughter to be paid in one year after my death, and the 
amounts to my grandsons to be paid when they are twenty-one years of age.
2nd   I will and bequeath to my son Thomas S. Roberts my land lying North 
of the big Road adjoining John Webb on the west, John Furgesson on the 
north, C.H. Fox on the East and the big road on the South and also the 
little meadow South of the Road and the line to run with the branch 
containing a little over two acres and in part consideration I require him 
to pay to my son James Roberts three hundred dollars to be paid in one 
year after my death.
3rd  I will and bequeath to my daughter, Rebecca Seaton, the North end of 
my land that lies immediately above my home tract of land the dividing 
line to beginning on a white oak in the cave on the line between me and 
William Webb then running with the cave and the branch to a beech then to 
a stake one and a half poles below the spring then running up the ridge 
South to the top of the ridge then a little East of South to the back line 
but I require her to pay three hundred dollars to my Executor in one year 
after my death.  
4th  I will and bequeath to my daughter Elvira Webb my land lying south of 
the consideration line made in the third clause of this will, and she is 
to pay the following amounts in part consideration, that is to say one 
hundred dollars to my daughter, Nancy Fox, and one hundred & fifty dollars 
to my daughter Malinda Ogle and fifty dollars to my Executor all to be 
paid in one year after my death.

I have heretofore alowed to my daughter, Nancy Fox two hundred dollars for 
which I hold her husbands note which she is to have to make her equal with 
any other children.  I also advanced to my daughter Malinda Ogle one 
hundred and twenty eight dollars for which I hold her husbands note which 
she is to have to make her equal with any other children.

Should my wife, Polly, survive me she is to have the possession and 
control of my home farm for her use and benefit during her natural life 
and after the death of myself and my wife it is my will that all my heirs 
jointly inherit my home farm.

It is my will that the lands before devised shall severly be liable for 
the amount to be paid on them.

It is further my will that should my wife survive me she shall have the 
use and benefit of all the personal property that may be on hand she may 
want for her support and she may turn over to my executor any property she 
may not want to be sold and divided among all my heirs and after the death 
of both myself and wife I want all my personal property sold and equally 
divided among all my heirs together with the amounts to be paid to my 
executor - on the lands and all moneys on hand.

I appoint my son, P.W. Roberts, Executor of this my last will and 
testament.

Given under my hand and seal this 14th day of January, 1874.

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 					Phillip (x) Roberts (seal)
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Attest:
M.W. McCown
John Furgesson