WASHINGTON COUNTY, TN - WILLS - Jacob Robinson, 7 Feb 1840
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Jacob Robinson

In the name of God amen; I Jacob Robinson of the state of Tennessee, 
Washington County being weak in body but sound of mind and memory, but calling 
to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed that all men 
must die do make this instrument of writing my last will and testament in the 
following manner.  First I recommend my spirit to God who gave it and my body 
to my Executors to be by them buried in a decent and respectful manner.  
Second- I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife and bosom friend Elizabeth 
Robinson my black horse named _____, my black mare named Lucie, also my four 
horse waggon and __________ in full and two sett plow one large _______ plow, 
______ one small _______ plow, two plows with _____ The wind mill 
__________________ & knife, two clevers, two _______________, one steer, all 
the sheep after Sarah and Elizabeth gets six apiece, the sow & pigs that was 
bought of John Robinson, one thousand pounds of fatted pork next fall, all my 
wheat, corn, rye & oats thats now on hand, all the beef and pork thats now on 
hand for the use of the family at home, my _______ in the dwelling house with 
all its furniture, the desk, the clock, all the castings, my kettles _______ 
water vessels, _________ falling leaf table, _______, my large bible & hymn 
book, one _______________ and six chairs, my lost log chain, four pitchforks, 
two _________ one mattock, _________ all the _________, one pair tongs & 
shovel, single trees, one double tree with single trees, my _______ tooth 
harrow, one small spinning wheel, the blacksmiths tools & one half bushel 
measure, my two ___________ buckets, two mowing ________ one brier hook, 
_________________, two whetstones, waggon ladders, with log chain __________ 
four cider casks, also the __________ and two felling axes.  Thirdly, I give 
and bequeath unto my daughter Mary Robinson my two horse waggon in place of 
the other horse she was to have.  Fourthly, I give and bequeath unto my 
daughter Sarah Robinson, my black mare named __________ & my waggon horse calt 
Jim.  Fifthly, I give unto my daughter Elizabeth Robinson my sorrell horse 
named Jack and my nigger filly.  Sixthly, I give and bequeath unto my son 
Fielding F.B. Robinson my home farm, say one hundred and sixty acres moreover - 
- the said Fielding F.B. Robinson is to provide for his mother and keep her 
during her natural life in comfort, plenty & _________ or as much as so as the 
nature of his care will ____________ also Sarah and Elizabeth is to have their 
home and support with the said Fielding F.B. Robinson while single, also the 
solomon filly he now _________, and the ________ steer he purchase of 
_______________ and one sow and four pigs, his gun, one sythe and cradle, one 
bed and bedstead and furniture. Seventhly, I want all my property not named in 
my will to be sold and all my just debts paid off of the proceeds and the 
ballance if any to be divided with my children equally. Eighthly, I want the 
Daniels farm and the Fulkerson place to be sold at the end of twelve months 
after my death and the proceeds to be divided between my children equally.  
Ninthly, I nominate and appoint my son Samuel Robinson my Executor of this my 
last will and testament for to carry the same into effect hereby revoking all 
other wills __________ and bequeaths heretofore made and only acknowledges 
this to be my last will and testament in _____________ I have _______ my hand 
and seal this 7th day of Feb 1840
witness  Thomas Fulkerson			Jacob Robinson (seal)