SMITH COUNTY, TN - WILLS - William Pharris, 1805
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Source: Smith County, Roll A-6100, Book 1, Page 11-12

LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT  of WILLIAM PHARRIS


In the name of God Amen I William Pharris of county 
of Smith, State of Tennessee, being very sick of body 
but perfect in mind and memory Thanks be given unto 
God. Calling into mind the mortallity of my body and 
knowing that it is appointed once for all men to die, 
Do make and ordain this my last will and testament, 
that is to say principally and first of all I give 
and recommend my soul in the hands of Almighty God 
that gave it and my body I recommend to the Earth to 
be buried in a decent Christian burial and as 
touching such worldly estate where with I has pleased 
God to bless me with in this life I give, demise and 
dispose of the same in the following manner and form.
	First of all I give unto the hand of my 
Executive one land on James Jones for 80 dollars in 
cash, four hundred acres of land that my son William 
Pharris now lives on.
	I leave to be sold to discharge all just debts 
that may come against me or my estate and the balance 
that remains over paying my just debts shall return 
unto the estate to be qually divided.
	Secondly I leave to my wife and five small 
children that now lives with her. Their names Nathan, 
Ruben, Elizabeth, Nancy and Hirem. I leave to them 
the plantation that I now live in, including four 
hundred acres of land, all of the furniture, all my 
sheep, all hogs, twelve milk cows and calves, three 
mares and two colts, one negro woman Hannah, one 
negro boy, Dave, all my worken tools. This I leave to 
my wife during her living a single life until the 
said children come of age and so they come of age 
allow them a at such a price and of their part this 
property and the increase is to be equally divided 
amongest them all when the youngest child comes of 
age and if my wife marries before the youngest child 
comes of age the property falls to my children.
	Thirdly I give to my five oldest children, 
William, John, Samuel, James and Absolum; I give to 
them one negro man named Cuff, one negro boy named 
Ben, two horses, one mare, all my cattle, over twelve 
cows and calves, this to be equally divided amongest 
them.    
	   Lastly I appoint John Pharris and my wife 
Caty Pharris excutors to execute and administrate this 
my last will and testament signed, sealed, published, 
pronounced and declared by the said William Pharris 
in presence of each other here to subscribe our 
names.

William Pharris
SEAL

James Carter
Martin Traps
Susannah Carter

State of Tennessee
Smith County                                       
Term 1805

	This the written Last Will and
Testament of William Pharris was duly
Proven in open court by James Carter and 
Susannah Carter subscribing witnesses
Thereto and order to be recorded
S. Williams
Clerk