Wilson County TN Archives Wills.....Whitson, Abraham September 17, 1819
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Source: Wilson County Tennessee Court
Written: September 17, 1819
Recorded: April 11, 1820

In the name of God Amen; I Abraham Whitson Senr of the county of Wilson and 
state of Tennessee being of a law state of health but thanks be to God of 
perfect mind and memory and knowing it is appointed for men once to die, do 
make this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following. Towit, I in 
the first recommend my soul to God who gave it and my body decently buried. It 
is my desire that my just debts should be paid. I have made sale of fifty acres 
of my land and if the bonds that I have should fall into the hands of my 
executors here after mentioned for my debts to be paid out of their hands and 
if not be paid out of my perishable property and (unreadable). I give and 
bequeath unto my beloved wife during her natural life or widowhood my land and 
plantation, tools, household and kitchen furniture and my stock of horses, 
cattle, hogs, sheep. I further give unto my beloved wife the balance of the 
money of these bonds if they should fall in the hands of my executors here 
after named for the purpose of raisen and schooling my small children to 
dispose of as she thinks best that way at the intermarriage or death of my 
beloved wife Liday it is my desire that my land, household, kitchen, furniture, 
stock of horses, cattle, hogs, sheep should be sold and equally divided amongst 
my children namely; John Whitson, Deborah Whitson, Roda Whitson, Isabella 
Whitson, George Whitson, William Whitson, Elizabeth Whitson, Margaret Whitson 
and lastly I do nominate, constitute and appoint Samuel Gray & Isaac Wright my 
executors to this my last Will and Testmanet I further empower my executors 
above mentioned to get a right to my land agreeable to the calls of the bond I 
have on Jonathan Downey. To wit where of I have here unto set my hand and 
affexed my seal the 17th day September in the year of our Lord one thousand 
eight hundred and nineteen.
Signed sealed in presence of;                 Abraham (hisXmark) Whitson
Henry Cocke, jurat
Willis Wray, jurat
State of Tenn
Wilson Co Court
Feb Term 1820
The written last Will and Testament of Abraham Whitson was produced in open 
court and was proven by oaths of Henry Cocke and Willis Wray two of the 
subscribing witnesses hereto and ordered by court to be recorded the same is 
recorded the 11 April 1820.
Test. John Alloe clerk
Wilson County Court

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