SEVIER COUNTY, TN - WILLS - Matilda Roberts, 31 Oct 1877
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The following Will was transcribed from Microfilm Roll #27, Sevier County, 
County Clerk.  Will Book I, Page 411.

Will of Matilda Roberts

I Matilda Roberts, this day execute my last will and testament.  I am seized 
and possessed of a trace of land in district No. 9, County of Sevier, State of 
Tennessee.  Bounded as follows viz; north by Lew FALCONNIER and Beray BURNETT 
south Andrew J.  PITNER, east A.H. PITNER and Mary PITNER , west Joshua HINES - 
Containing by estimation one hundred and forty two acres more or less.

I bequeath the above described tract of land as follows viz; To John H. 
ROBERTS I bequeath all of the above described tract of land lying south of the 
public road leading from Sevierville to Knoxville, without any consideration 
whatever, I also bequeath to the said John H. ROBERTS a second portion of the 
above described tract of land bounded as follows, beginning on A.H. PITNER 
line west of the house where J. H. ROBERTS now resides in or near the public 
road leading from Knoxville to Sevierville thence with said public road to 
Mary PITNER line thence with Mary PITNER line a northerly direction to the 
mouth of a ditch coming out of the said Matilda ROBERTS field - thence a 
westerly direction with said ditch a direct line to A.H. PITNER line nine roda 
south of a sassafras corner to the said A.H. PITNER and the said Matilda 
ROBERTS near a cross fence.
Thence with A. H. PITNER line a southerly direction to the public road the 
beginning.  Provided the said John H. ROBERTS pays to Diannah CLARK one 
hundred dollars.

If the said John H. ROBERTS fails to pay to the said Diannah CLARK the sum of 
one hundred dollars, James M. ROBERTS is to pay the said Diannah CLARK the sum 
of one hundred dollars and have the land (the last portion described)  to 
James M. ROBERTS.   I bequeath all the remainder of the tract of land as 
described in the beginning of this my last will and testament, by the said 
J.M. ROBERTS paying to W. E. MURPHY and P.J. FALCONNIER the sum of one hundred 
dollars each, this I bequeath to the said J. M. ROBERTS partly in 
consideration of one hundred and forty six dollars and thirty seven cents of 
the purchase money that he advanced in the foregoing described tract of land.  
The foregoing parties are all heirs of my body.

I hereby appoint O.M. WHITTLE to execute this my last will and testament 
signed sealed in the presence of:  J. R. CHANDLER, D. R. PITNER

This October 31st 1877
           Matilda Roberts (seal)

Admitted to probate July 20, 1891.
J. Ellis, clk