SUMNER COUNTY, TN - WILLS - John Thurmond, 27 Jul 1824
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                          Will of John Thurmond 
                     1824 Sumner County Tennessee
 
 In the name of God, Amen: 
    I, John Thurmond of the County of Sumner and State of Tennessee being 
weak in body, but of sound mind and of disposing memory therefore calling to 
mind the mortality of my body and yet it's appointed for all men once to die, 
and considering the uncertainty of the time, therefore I do make this my Last 
Will and Testament in manner and from following: That is to say, first and 
principally, I commit my soul to Almighty God, who gave it and my body to be 
buried decently after the discretion of my executor's hereafter named and no 
touching such worldly property and estate as has pleased God to bless me with 
in the world. 
 I give, bequeath, devise and dispose of in the following manner. First, I 
give and bequeath unto my beloved wife, Nancy Thurmond all my tract and 
parcel of land whereon I am now living containing one hundred and seventy-six 
acres, being the same more or less. Also I give and bequeath unto her my 
Negroes, Moses, Jude, Kate, Little Moses, Lee, Eady, Pharoah and Lucinda and 
their future increase. I also give and bequeath unto her all the balance of 
my estate both real and personal that I may die possessed of except such past 
thereof I may be disposed of by this will to others, and it is my will and 
desire that my wife Nancy Thurmond may receive, have, hold and enjoy for and 
during her natural life, all the above property willed or intended to be 
willed, on the following terms, that is to say:
 I will bequeath and give unto my daughter by my said wife named Mary Jane 
Thurmond, the one half  of the estate willed above to my wife. to be received 
by my daughter when she arrives to lawful age or marries, and it is further 
my will and desire that at the death of my wife, the other half of my 
property which my wife is to retain during her life shall be the property of 
my said daughter, Mary Jane Thurmond, all the property herein willed to my 
aforesaid daughter.
 I give and bequeath unto her, and her heirs forever and also the future 
increase of said property.
Item: I give and bequeath unto Mrs. Mary Gregory for and during her natural 
life as a loan for use, all the tract or parcel of lands whereon she now 
lives, and after her death, I give and bequeath the aforesaid tract or parcel 
of land to my daughter Mary Jane Thurmond for her and her heirs forever.
 Now considering that I have made liberal donations and advancements to each 
of my children by my first wife. I give and bequeath unto them after my death 
is as follows viz: 
        To my daughter Polly Bailey, to my grandchildren, the children of 
Frances Mills, deceased and former wife of John Mills, to my son Fleming G. 
Thurmond and to my son John G. Thurmond, I give the sum of ten dollars be 
equally divided between them and also the former donations and advancements 
which I may have made for them. 
        And further: I do hereby constitute and appoint my friends, Thomas 
Mendons and Thomas White and Moses A. Henry to be my Executors, to this my 
Last Will and Testament, all and singular. My estate by these and I do 
utterly disannul, evoke and disallow all and every former will, legacies, 
bequeaths, and extras in every way made by me before, hereby certifying and 
confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament. On witness 
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal, this the 
twenty-seventh day of July, Eighteen Hundred and Twenty-four.
 Signed, sealed and delivered by John Thurmond, to be his last Will and 
Testament in the presence of us, 
W. Smith 
John Morris        
                            John Thurmond + Seal
 State of Tennessee Sumner County Court, probated May Term 1828
 
The Last Will and Testament of John Thurmond, deceased was exhibited in court 
for probate. Bond was duly signed by the oath of William Smith, a subscribing 
witness thereto and where to be recorded. Thomas White, one of the Executors 
of John Thurmond,  deceased did appear in court and agree to take it  on 
himself the execution of the Last Will and Testament of said deceased  and 
together with Rialy (Ricely) Depres and Willis Crews -SP? for securities 
entered into and ----  this bond to the Governor in the sum of five thousand 
dollars conditioned as the law allows and took the oath of Executor 
prescribed by law, and at the same time returned into court an inventory of 
said deceased in which is ordered to be seconded.
A Copy Test.
 A. H. Douglas, clerk of said court.