WASHINGTON COUNTY, TN - WILLS - Thomas Rodgers, 6 Apr 1800 ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Owen & Marlene Ross omaronthemtn@smnet.net ==================================================================== Will Book I [1779-1857, page 53 Probated August Sessions 1800. Washington Co., Tn. Will dated 4/6/1800 Washington Co. Tn. and signed by him. In the name of God, Amane, On the six day of Aprile in the year of our Lord one thousand aught hundred I Thomas Rogers of the County of Washington and State of Tennessee calling To mind to mind the mortality of my of my of my Body and that it is apinted unto all men once to die and being sick and weke in Body but in parfectly sound in judgement and memory do macke constitue and ordaine this to be my Last will and testament that is to say I do primarly and first of all I give up and resign my soul unto God who give it and Recomend my Body to be burreyed in Christian like and decent manner at the descretion of my Excutor Nothing accepting but that at the last day I shall Receive the same again by the mighty Power of God. And as to such worldly estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me I do devise and disspose of in the manner and form following to witt. ____ out my ____ ____ forty is paid. 1. I don give and bequeth to my beloved son Samuel my land that I now live on with my mantion Hous and Barn with the outher out houses ________ the same the land to extend to the first cros fince between the said hous and Andrew Rogers hous he now lives in. 2 I Don give and bequeath to my beLoved sone William the Land from the first cros fence to the second fence towards the said Andrew Rogers. I Don give and bequeath to my beloved son Andrew the Land from the second cros fence til Joseph Mitcalfs Line the Last to Extend from the one side of the Land to the other in the best mannor for the advantig to the difarant Lots. I Don ______ at law the three boys that the land is left give to pay forty pounds State of _____ of them tobe paid to the Executors and said executors of devide the same Among those that have not Received A Horse and saddles. I Don at law twenty five pounds to be tacken out of Andrews forty pounds that he was to pay in place of the mare the mare that died in ____ of the Estate these Differant sums above mintined to paid in Cash and herd equal to it. and the ballans of money to be paid equal to all the Heirs . I don ------- at Law the wagon to be sould and the price of it to be devided Amongst the Heirs ______ the Executors sees it would be more for the advantig of the Heirs for it not be sould. the farming youtentials to Equally devided betwen William and Samual and lickways the still and vesals to be sould and disposed of the price as bove mentioned of the lagon lckways the Chist of drors to be sould and Equally devided among the three garls. Except the Agree for one of them to keep them and pay the other tow theyr part. Idon at Law my bed and bed cloth to my son Samual and the Rest of the beds and Cloths to be Equally devided Among the three garls and lick ways the whole the hous and fornartior not Above mentioned to be Equally devided A mong the garls. I Don A pint my tow sons Moses and James Rogars to be my Executors to this my Last Will and testament to wich I set my hand and seal. Thomas Rodgers and his seal The money that is mentioned from the three boys of the Land if it is not enuf to mack them equal, I at law to tack out of the price of the still and wagon to mack them equal and two match to mack them equal and no more. Witnesses Jas Rogers and Thomas biddel