WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TN - WILLS - John Motheral, 20 Dec 1822
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WILL OF JOHN MOTHERAL OF WILLIAMSON COUNTY 1824
Recorded in Book C, pages 724 &725

I John Motheral of Williamson County and State of Tennessee being of sound 
mind blessed be God for his marcis to me knowing the uncertainty of my 
time in this world have thought proper to make the following distribution 
of such worldly goods as it has pleased God to give me, To my wife and 
children,

First I will that all my lawful debts and funeral charges be paid out of 
the hole of my estate,

2. I will that my wife Jane have half the profits of the place where I now 
live and all the profits of the Slater place and all the farming tools and 
chichin furniture two beds and furniture three work horses one waggon and 
gears for fore horses and a negrow man called Bob and Nancy his wife and a 
negrow woman called Maese and a negrow man called Caleb and a negrow girl 
Called Charity and her increase one forth of the Cattel Sheep and hogs and 
two hundred dollars to be paid to her in silver to possess during life and 
all but the land to be disposed of at her pleasure.

3. I give to my two daughters Katharine Shannon and Anne McCutchen all my 
interest in a tract of land on the Tennessee of 1020 acres also all my 
interest in a town lot in Nashville to be equal shareirs in both,

4. I give to my daughter Mary Motheral half the profits of the place where 
I now live till her Mothers death and then the tract of land to be hers 
one for ever also a negrow woman called Nancy and the two children that 
she now has and all that she may have, all the horses that is now called 
hers two cows and calves two beds and furniture and her bedsteds and the 
buroo that I got in Nashville and as much chitchen furniture as her others 
sisters had and three hundred dollars to be put in possession of it all 
when ever she may call for it,

5. I give to my two grandsons John Currie Kirkpatrick and William 
Alexander Kirkpatrick etch one hundred dollars when the come of age or 
sooner if my Exators think it best,

6. I give all the remainder of my estate to my children here after named 
Katherine Shannon, Anne McCutchen, James Motheral, Joseph Motheral and 
Mary Motheral to be equally davided among them, and I think what may be 
Josephs share in the divide he sould have it in the Slater land at a fare 
prie and I do apoint my two sons James and Joseph Motheral Exators of this 
my last will and testament and in confirmation of the above I have set my 
hand and seal this 20 December - 1822 and acknowledged in the presence of 
us 

Wm Edmiston Jurat 			John Motheral (seal)
William McCutchen Jurat, 
George Hodge 

The last will and testament of John Motheral deceased is presented in open 
court for probate and the execution thereof proven thus.

William Edmiston and William McCutchen subscribing witnesses thereto being 
sworn say they became such in the presence and at the request of the 
testator, and that they believe he was in his proper mind when he executed 
said last will and testament ordered that the same be recorded.

Whereupon Joseph Motheral and James Motheral the executors therein 
nominated appear in open court and give bond in the sum of twenty thousand 
dollars conditioned for the faithful execution of said last will and 
testament with Thomas Berry, William Edmiston and William Armstrong their 
securities - were qualified agreeably to law and received letters 
testamontary accordingly.